Supermarket In-store collection volunteers

JOB DESCRIPTION Responsible to: Supermarket co-ordinator Responsible for: Assisting with in-store collection days for the foodbank. Salary: Voluntary Hours: Ad-hock – in-store collections run for anything from 1-3 days at a time. Volunteers would be on a rota to cover 2 or 3 hours at a time throughout the promotional period Responsibilities: • Be the face of the foodbank at supermarket collection days, encouraging shoppers to donate items to the foodbank • To receive the items from shoppers and thank them for their support – placing items in crates ready for collection by the driver. PERSON SPECIFICATION Experience: • No experience necessary Key Skills and person attributes: • Friendly and welcoming – you are the face of the foodbank and need to uphold our good reputation in any interaction with the public. • Non-confrontational (not everyone is keen to give and we may get the occasional rude comment which volunteers need to ignore) • Hard working with a reasonable level of physical fitness – you will be on your feet for a few hours. There will be an element of lifting. • Honesty and integrity – you will be responsible for overseeing donations of stock and money received in-store until it is handed over to the foodbank. For further information or to arrange an informal chat please email [email protected]