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Members pay a small subscription of a few pounds a week, and in return can choose groceries worth many times more, often saving up to £1,000 a year on shopping bills.
‘A hand up, not a hand out’
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Pantry Driver
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Summary
We're looking for friendly, reliable drivers to pick up food from our local suppliers. This is primarily evening shift work with manual lifting.Detailed description
Our Pantry Drivers play a crucial role in ensuring we maintain good relationships with our local suppliers, pick-up, deliver, stock and label food ready for our shoppers.
We're looking for friendly, reliable drivers with a clean driving licence, who are happy to take on some evening shifts, drive our van and are happy to lift crates of food.
Requirements;
- Must have clean driving licence
- Be prepared to work unsociable hours (evenings and/or Saturday mornings)
- Good customer service skills
- Maintain good relationships with food suppliers
- Manual lifting and handling required
- Must have own transport for occasional use (fuel costs covered)
Pick-up location examples include M&S and Tesco Stevenage, Aldi Letchworth etc. Example hours include Wed, Thurs or Friday evenings between 8.30pm and 10pm.
You'll be playing an very important and active role in the supply chain - ensuring we have enough food for our shoppers and helping our local community have access to affordable good food.
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costsAbout Hitchin Pantry
‘A hand up, not a hand out’
○ Dignity - everyone deserves secure access to good food. In a
Pantry, everyone is greeted with compassion and respect.
○ Choice - at Your Local Pantry, members always choose what they
want, as they would in any shop.
○ Hope - Pantries help to create financial wriggle-room for
members to start building the better future they seek.
Everybody should have access to good food. Everybody values community.
Your Local Pantries provide both – and more. Across the UK, 80,000 people
are finding friendship, food and freedom through Pantry membership.
Pantries are all about dignity, choice and hope. Each one operates as a
member-led neighbourhood hub, often serving as a springboard to other
community initiatives, opportunities and ideas. As we all strive for a brighter
future, Pantries are an immediate big step in the right direction, loosening
poverty’s grip and creating the breathing space for communities to pursue
ambitious goals