Monday Food Rescue Volunteer 7am to 10am
### Monday Mornings Food Rescue Driver & Volunteer – Help Save Good Food from Going to Waste Are you passionate about reducing food waste and helping your local community? If so, this could be the perfect volunteer opportunity for you.
We are looking for a reliable and friendly volunteer to assist with our morning food rescue runs. This role plays an important part in ensuring perfectly good food is collected from local supermarkets and redistributed to community organisations that need it most.
About the Role Based in Johnsonville close to public transport, this role involves driving our refrigerated truck and collecting donated food from several supermarkets. You will depart from our warehouse at 7.00am and visit:
- New World Newlands
- New World Churton Park
- New World Porirua
During each collection you will carefully check donated food to ensure it has not passed its Use By date. After checking the items, you will box the food, photograph it using a KCA phone, weigh the stock, and upload the details into our online system and Facebook.
At New World Churton Park, you will also collect any empty banana boxes and record the number collected. These boxes are reused back at our warehouse to store non-food items.
Once you return to the warehouse, our team will assist with unloading the empty banana boxes. The rescued food will then be placed into refrigeration and the relevant community agencies will be contacted using the KCA phone so they can collect the food allocated to them.
Key Duties
- Drive our refrigerated food rescue truck
- Collect food donations from local supermarkets
- Check food dates to ensure safety and compliance
- Box and weigh rescued food
- Photograph and upload information to our online system and Facebook
- Collect and record empty banana boxes from one of the stores
- Return rescued food safely to the warehouse for refrigeration
Skills and Experience
- Full New Zealand driver’s licence
- Confidence driving a refrigerated truck
- Good attention to detail when checking food dates
- Comfortable using a smartphone to take photos and upload information
- Reasonably fit, as the role involves lifting up to 300kgs per shift
- You will need to be able to lift and carry boxes weighing up to 15kg.
### About Our Organisation Our charity works with supermarkets, businesses and community groups across the Greater Wellington region to rescue surplus food that would otherwise go to waste. We also provide the necessities of life such as clothing, footwear, linen and homewares to assist over 8,000 people per month.
All stock is redistributed to local foodbanks and community organisations, helping families while also reducing landfill.
Volunteers are not permitted to take donated goods home. We ask for a minimum three-month commitment, however you will not be required to volunteer on public holidays as we are closed.
Benefits of Volunteering With Us
- Help reduce food waste in your community
- Support local foodbanks and families in need
- Be part of a friendly and supportive volunteer team
- Gain experience in food rescue and community logistics
- Start your day knowing you have made a real difference
The Impact You Will Have
Every collection you complete helps ensure good food reaches people who need it rather than ending up in landfill. Volunteers in this role help rescue hundreds of kilograms of food that directly supports community organisations across Wellington.
How to Apply If this sounds like a role you would enjoy, please get in touch with us to discuss the opportunity further. We would love to hear from you.
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