FareShare Greater Manchester is looking for volunteer Driver's Assistants to join our busy friendly delivery team with redistributing tonnes of surplus food a month to charities and community initiatives across Greater Manchester. 

Key responsibilities
Working closely with the driver of a temperature-controlled 3.5 tonne Mercedes Sprinter van, to deliver surplus food orders to the premises of the Community Food Members we support. 

Loading and unloading the vehicle and carrying out a range of tasks, from basic vehicle checks to delivery administration.

The required skills and attributes are:

• Interest in the work of FareShare Greater Manchester and our values
• Physical fitness to take on moving and handling of food orders
• Ability to follow procedures and instructions
• Good verbal communication skills
• High respect for Health & Safety standards
• Reliability and ability to commit to pre-agreed volunteer shifts

In return you will gain:

• Career, CV advice and support
• A reference for future employers
• Travel and lunch expenses reimbursed
• The opportunity to give practical help to fight food poverty and reduce food waste (and associated CO2 emissions)
• The opportunity to meet like-minded people and make new friends

Our operating hours are Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Within these hours, the Driver and Driver’s Assistant shifts are 9am to 1pm or 12pm to 4pm.

We welcome volunteers who can commit to a minimum of a 4 hour shift, one day a week.
The days and rota hours of volunteering are agreed around your availability.

Location: Maynard House, New Smithfield Market, Openshaw, M112JW

Getting to us:

We are just a 15 minute bus ride from Manchester Piccadilly, with our brand new base, Maynard House, located on New Smithfield Market, which is only a few yards off a main route into the city: Ashton Old Road. The market can easily be reached on a number of bus services, with the 219 being the most frequent. There are bus stops on both sides of Ashton Old Road, very close to the entrance to the market: (the WESTLAKE STREET stop, if you are heading out of the city centre towards Ashton under Lyne, and the GREENSIDE STREET stop being the closest if you are travelling towards Manchester Piccadilly). From Ashton Old Road, turn onto Whitworth Street East, and go through the market entrance barriers, then turn left and proceed to our base, which is on the left hand side. For cyclists, we have secure bike storage at our base, as well as free onsite parking within the market for those arriving by car.
If you are using a sat nav to get to us, please note that the gate on Whitworth Street East is the only point of entry to the market site, although some navigation systems may say something different.

We welcome any amount of time you can offer us, but we do ask for a minimum commitment of 4 hours a week in order to cover our standard shifts. The shift you take part in is assigned according to what suits you best.