Volunteer Van Driver - Food charity (Afternoons) – Brighton to Guildford Food Deliveries

Join FareShare Sussex & Surrey as a volunteer driver and help get good food to people who need it most. From our busy Brighton warehouse, you’ll be out on the road delivering surplus food to our Guildford hub - where the food will then reach community groups and frontline organisations supporting thousands of people.

FareShare Sussex & Surrey is a charity project that redistributes surplus food from a busy warehouse in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, with another hub in Guildford. We redistribute this food to a broad range of different smaller charitable organisations across communities in Sussex and Surrey. Although independently funded, we are part of a national network of regional centres working to alleviate food poverty and reduce food waste across the UK. Our support reaches 25,000 people each week.

The Role

As a volunteer driver with FareShare Sussex & Surrey, you’ll play a key part in getting surplus food to the people who need it most.

• Driving a FareShare Sussex & Surrey van to deliver food to our Guildford hub - then returning to Brighton
• Afternoon shifts 13.30 - 17.30
• Occasionally collecting surplus food donations from local suppliers
• Carrying out vehicle checks before each shift
• Providing a friendly, reliable service to the organisations we support
• Representing FareShare out in the community

What you’ll get out of it

• A fun, sociable role where you’ll meet people from all walks of life
• The chance to make a real impact, helping provide food to those facing hardship
• A sense of purpose from doing vital, frontline work in your community
• Learn driving and warehouse skills
• A cooked lunch before every shift

Skills

This role requires:

• A full clean licence
• Volunteers to be 25 or over
• Punctuality and good time-keeping skills
• A commitment of one shift per week
• Good people skills
• Ability to work well in a team.