All rounder - Volunteer Warehouse assistant & occasional delivery driver

FareShare Sussex & Surrey redistributes surplus food from our busy warehouse in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, to community organisations across Sussex and Surrey. Our work helps reduce food waste and provides food to around 25,000 people every week.

Help keep surplus food moving across Sussex and Surrey.

The Role

• Picking stock and labelling orders for deliveries.
• Driving either an Electric Automatic Van or a Diesel Van out into the community.
• You will have a driving assistant with you to help drop trays of surplus food to our community food partners.
• Sorting food and restocking shelves.
• Loading and unloading the van/deliveries.
• lifting (no more than 10KGs).
• Recording van temperatures and taking signatures on deliveries.
• Representing FareShare Sussex & Surrey out in the community.

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Benefits

• Make a real difference - help keep surplus food moving to community groups supporting people across Sussex and Surrey.
• Enjoy a varied role - ideal if you like hands on tasks, driving and helping out where needed.
• Be part of a friendly team - meet people, build new skills and play an important role in our local food redistribution network

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Practical Considerations

• Complete a free driving assessment before starting. This takes no more than an hour and helps us make sure you’re comfortable and confident driving our vehicles.
• Our warehouse is based in Moulsecoomb, Brighton. It’s easily accessible by bus (routes 25, 28, 29 and 50, with a stop at Moulsecoomb Way) or around a 10–15 minute walk from Moulsecoomb train station.
• Reasonable travel expenses are covered, and a delicious, freshly cooked lunch on site before your shift.

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Support Disabled

We welcome volunteers with a range of abilities and additional support needs and are happy to discuss individual requirements with applicants before they start. Where possible, we will look at reasonable adjustments or adaptations that may help someone take part safely and comfortably. This could include additional guidance, adapting tasks where practical, or agreeing suitable ways of working. The role does involve driving, loading and unloading food and some physical activity, so some aspects may not be suitable for everyone. The warehouse and office also have some accessibility limitations, including no lift to the upstairs kitchen and office space. Our ability to provide additional support is limited, so we consider each request on an individual basis and will be open and honest about what we can offer. We encourage anyone with specific support or accessibility needs to discuss these with us before volunteering.

What skills do I need?

We welcome people from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. You don’t need to tick every box or have worked in a similar role before.

For this driving role we ask for the following: 

• A full, clean UK driving licence
• Volunteers to be aged 25 or over for insurance purposes
• Good timekeeping and reliability, as our deliveries run to a set schedule
• A commitment to one regular shift per week
• The ability to work well with others and communicate positively with colleagues and volunteers
• A positive and respectful approach to working with people from a wide range of backgrounds.