Volunteer Telford

Brookside Community Fridge with support from Stirchley and Brookside Parish Council and Brookside Central CIO have launched Telford’s first Community Fridge.

The aim of the Community Fridge is to enable residents and businesses to share surplus food and for anyone to help themselves to quality food that would otherwise be wasted.

Volunteers to drive to and pick up food donations from local businesses – this will ensure the community fridge remains full.

Tasks

• Respond to requests from our Big Local Team.
• Be able to drive and collect food donations from local shops.
• Deliver food donations to Brookside Community Fridge.
• Respond to requests from Big Local.
• Adhere to Policies and procedures set out by Big Local.
• Volunteers will work off-site picking up food surplus from local suppliers.
• Volunteers will be working alone so will adhere to the lone working policy and will complete a risk assessment with staff member.
• Volunteers will carry food stuff to Brookside Community Fridge.
• Regular evening pick- up sessions Monday to Thursday evenings (Times in line with shop timescales (Usually 2 hours before shop closes).
• Early pick up of food stuff from stores (07:00am- 09:00am).
• Drop food to Brookside Central early mornings (09:00am onwards).

As a Secretary, you will be responsible for sending invites to our members for events (excluding Management Meetings), being the first point of contact for the charity, assisting other volunteers and the trustee’s with any tasks that may need completing, and to represent the charity at events, meetings etc. These tasks will not be made difficult for the post holder in anyway, and support is always available to all our volunteers when needed.

Necessary volunteer expenses available. Please note that we don’t have our own premises, so all our volunteers work from home. However, you will receive support from experienced volunteers and main point of contacts within the charity.

In return we can give you a reference if you’re looking for paid work. If you are passionate about helping people of all ages with a disability and/or carers, then you will find this role very rewarding.

Are you qualified, knowledgeable or experienced on a particular topic? Would you be willing to share your expertise with our staff or customers?

Topics might include mental health, substance misuse, anxiety, first aid, professional boundaries etc.

If you could run a session or workshop on any of the above topics or perhaps a different topic that you feel might be of benefit then please get in touch.

Event Volunteer

Luv2MeetU and HFT are a charity working with adults with learning disabilities and or autism to provide a fulfilling and engaging life to ensure the best possible experiences and individual requirements for the people we support.

Luv2MeetU (part of the HFT charity) are starting an exciting new programme of face to face and virtual events based at the HFT Forbes Close supported living housing.

We are looking for volunteers to help support these events, anything from karaoke to clay modelling to yoga!

We will work with you depending on the time you have to give to ensure you benefit too either with something special for your CV, training or just knowing that you are helping immeasurably to enhance the lives of the adults we support.