Available volunteering roles

Role Description

• To support older people living independently at home to eat well, live well and age well. 
• To report any matters of concern to Food Train staff 
• To inform Food Train Staff of any accidents, incidents or complaints 
• To maintain confidentiality 
• To represent Food Train in a professional manner to customers and the wider community

Skills & Experience Required

• There are no formal educational requirements for these roles however knowledge of the needs of older people acquired through life and family experiences, training received or practice-based experience is desirable. 
• Friendly, sociable and patient with a caring manner. 
• Good verbal communication skills are required as well as being a people person with a sense of humour who can adapt to any situation and changing people behaviour. 
• Motivated, reliable, trustworthy and enthusiastic individual who can be responsive and flexible on delivering positive outcomes and experiences for older people.

• 3 hrs – 8am to 11am or as advised by your local branch
• Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday 
• On-going role

Role Description

• Making up and checking customers shopping orders 
• Packing boxes ensuring weight distribution 
• Putting customers’ orders through the till 
• Pay for the shopping and complete necessary paperwork

Skills & Experience Required

• Good literacy and numeracy skills. 
• Ability to work as part of a team. 
• Good level of fitness.

• 6 hrs – 9am to 3pm 
• Weekdays
• On-going role

Role Description

• Drive Food Train Van 
• Collecting shopping lists from customers 
• Collecting shopping orders from shops  
• Stack van to ensure shopping boxes are secure 
• Deliver and unpack shopping orders for customers 
• To record mileage

Skills & Experience Required

• Driving Licence – essential. 
• Good level of fitness

• 6 hrs – 9am to 3pm 
• Weekdays
• On-going role

Role Description

• Collecting shopping lists from customers 
• Collecting shopping orders from shops  
• Stack van to ensure shopping boxes are secure 
• Deliver and unpack shopping orders for customers 
• Collect monies and complete all necessary paperwork

Skills & Experience Required

• Good literacy and numeracy skills. 
• Good level of fitness.

• Once a week for between 30 min to an hour. 
• On a day and time that suits both you and the member

Role Description

• Paired with an older person for weekly visits to their home. 
• Provide an effective befriending service for your befriendee. 
• Spend time with your befriendee, listen, chat and discuss various topics.

Skills & Experience Required

• Good communication skills and willingness to use own phone and online device to record and submit activity logs and complete online forms. 

• Various and flexible  
• On-going role

Role Description

• Provide an effective befriending service for your befriendee in their homes or on group outings/activities 
• Make the service, events attended and conversations interesting and fun  
• Be reliable and presentable – your befriendee may be expecting you at a previously agreed date and time  
• Provide monitoring and reporting information as required on time spent and activities with the befriendee to the project staff 

Skills & Experience Required

• Enthusiastic about working with, or caring for, older people  
• Driver with access to a car is helpful but not essential

• Once a week for about 30 mins to an hour  
• Time and day that suits both you and the member

Role Description

• Paired with an older person to deliver a weekly home cooked meal.  
• Provide an effective meal sharing service for your diner.  
• Spend time with your diner, listen, chat and discuss various topics. 
• To report back to Food Train Connects team and complete all required documentation after each mealshare.  

Skills & Experience Required

• Ability to cook a home cooked meal while employing good food hygiene principles. Willingness to use own car or public transport to deliver meals. 
• Good communication skills and willingness to use own phone and online device to record and submit activity logs and complete online forms.

• 3-4 hrs  
• To be agreed with office

Role Description

• Visit the member’s home as part of a team of two (driver and helper) 
• Collect customer files from the office 
• Complete small household tasks for customers (both driver / helper) 
• Collect monies and complete all necessary paperwork

Skills & Experience Required

• Driving licence is essential (if in driving role). 
• Practical skills for odd jobs at home. 
• Good level of fitness.

• Usually 3hrs am or pm 
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 
• On-going role

Role Description

• Answering the telephone dealing with enquiries and taking customers’ shopping orders 
• Checking customers shopping lists and sorting for the shopping/delivery service 
• Taking shopping lists to the appropriate store 
• Checking shop/van box has the necessary resources 
• Photocopying/filing and any other administration tasks as necessary

Skills & Experience Required

• Excellent telephone manner and being able to use your own initiative with the ability to ask for help when needed. 
• Good literacy, numeracy and data input skills.

Totally flexible depending in the time you have available .

Role Description

• To participate in organised fundraising event to raise funds for Food Train Connects.     
• To organise your own fundraising event to raise funds for Food Train Connects.    
• Choose from a menu of fundraising events to participate in or create your own.    
• Support existing Food Train fundraising activity by sharing across social media.    

Skills & Experience Required

• Creativity, planning and organisational skills. 
• Willingness to use own phone and online device to record fundraising activities and submit activity logs and online forms. 

• 5hrs – 9am to 2pm 
• Friday only 
• On-going role

Role Description

• Deliver books to the member’s home as part of a team of two (driver and helper) in the Food Train van 
• Collect paperwork from the office 
• Collect books from libraries listed on that week’s rota 
• Stack van to ensure boxes/bags of books are secure 
• Deliver and uplift books from customers

Skills & Experience Required

• Driving Licence – essential (if in driving role) 
• Good literacy and numeracy skills 
• Good level of fitness.