Join Volunteers on Wheels as an assistant to help feed thousands
Posted 3 hours 43 minutes ago by Jewish Volunteering Network
At Volunteers on Wheels we are seeking ASSISTANTS. As an assistant you will accompany drivers on collection/delivery routes, helping to collect supplies and load/unload the vans. Our service operates Monday to Friday and assistants are needed from 8:30am (starting in Mill Hill NW7) to around lunchtime.
Schedule and LocationMonday - Friday, 8:30am to around lunchtime. Location: Mill Hill NW7, starting point. We are happy to be flexible on location and/or times if required.
Responsibilities- Accompany drivers on collection and delivery routes.
- Collect supplies and assist with loading and unloading van cargo.
- Ensure timely and safe delivery of food parcels to food banks.
- Contribute to a vital service that delivers more than 1 million food parcels per year.
- Support over 40 food banks helping more than 30,000 people per week.
- Help reduce food wastage, fuel consumption and environmental impact.
Volunteers on Wheels (VoW) collects and delivers food and other essential goods in bulk to food banks in North/Northwest London, Middlesex, Harrow and Hertfordshire, and surrounding areas. Food banks have limited volunteer numbers and say our transport logistics service is a "vital link in the chain distributing more than 1 million food parcels per year" to vulnerable members of our society struggling with food insecurity and poverty.
ContactUnit 10, Longfield Centre, Prestwich, Manchester
Phone: (London & Herts) (Manchester)
Mon Thur 9.00am 5.30pm
Fri 9.00am 1.00pm (winter) 3.00pm (summer)