City Harvest - Warehouse assistant
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City Harvest collects nutritious surplus food from manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers, and delivers it for free to鈥�350+ London鈥痗harities to feed those facing food poverty. The organisation provides life-changing support to homeless shelters,鈥痟ostels, soup kitchens,鈥痬ental health charities,鈥� projects supporting the elderly and socially isolated, community鈥痥itchens,鈥痵chools,鈥痜amily centres, children’s programmes, and domestic abuse refuges.鈥�
Details of the Volunteering Opportunity:
In this role, you will help City Harvest to support many Londoners facing obstacles such as homelessness, food poverty, and/or domestic abuse, while also helping the planet by rescuing food that otherwise would go to landfill, where it would release harmful greenhouse gases as it decomposes. As a Warehouse Assistant, you will acquire organisational, teamwork, speed, and accuracy skills.
Typical duties include:
- Carrying out warehouse tasks to help in the day-to-day running of City Harvest
- Unloading deliveries
- Sorting and packing food for delivery
- Creating mixed meal boxes for the homeless
Please note, the organisation would like you to commit to a minimum of 3 months.
Additional Benefits:
- Volunteering hours count towards the 明星八卦 Volunteers Award and 明星八卦 Plus.
- Volunteering achievement recognised on your HEAR Transcript
- Add work related experience to your CV and Strengthen your cover letter
- Network with employers
- Stand out in Job interviews