Can you spare few hours a week to help us run our centre at Tiviot Dale in Stockport?
As the welcoming face of the food bank you’ll be sociable, enjoy meeting people and able to offer friendly and caring support to those in crisis. You’ll receive and check food vouchers, prepare food parcels and make refreshments for the people who visit the food bank. You’ll provide a listening ear and support people in accessing other services with compassion and dignity.
We are committed to ensuring anybody visiting a food bank is welcomed, valued and treated with
dignity. Volunteers take time to share a warm drink, discuss food requirements, offer a listening ear
and, when appropriate, signpost people for further support and help.
As a Food bank centre helper, you will play a vital role giving direct support to people who use food
banks, meeting and greeting people coming into the food bank, packing their food parcels, making
them feel comfortable and providing further signposting support where appropriate.
In this role you can make a real difference to people’s lives providing vital help and support to those in
crisis in your local community.
Tiviot Dale is one of the seven centres part of Stockport Foodbank. We open every Wednesday to
people in need in Stockport. This is currently our most attended session across Stockport, which
makes it a busy and dynamic environment. We are recruiting volunteers to help us running the weekly
session and ensure we are doing the best we can to support people in need our neighbourhood.
Role
Tasks involved in the role:
• Set up the venue prior to the session and tidy up once finished
• Welcome clients to the foodbank centre
• Receive vouchers, check validity, and prepare food parcels according to the standard packing
lists
• Make refreshments during the session
• Offer a listening ear and signpost clients, as required, to further support, using information
from the signposting leaflets
• Offer prayer to clients, when appropriate (if a volunteer is happy to do so)
• Work under the guidance of the session leader and report any health & safety or safeguarding
concerns to the team leader
The skills you need:
• Strong team player
• Excellent communication skills
• Empathetic
• Have an eye for detail
• Organised and self-motivated
• Comfortable in working in a busy environment
For more information or express your interest in the role please email
foodbank@stockportfoodbank.org.uk
