Volunteer Grocery Shopper for Older People
6 months ago
This is a Volunteer Position
**Role Title**: Volunteer Shopper
**Purpose of Position**: Food Train is an award winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. Shoppers work in the local stores to make up the customers’ orders for delivery.
**We cannot offer wages but do provide reasonable travel expenses for volunteers.**
**The Role**:
- Making up and checking customers shopping orders in our partner store
- Packing boxes ensuring safe weight distribution
- Putting customers’ orders through the till
- Pay for the shopping and complete necessary paperwork
- To report any matters of concern to Food Train staff or store staff if appropriate
- To inform Food Train Staff of any accidents, incidents or complaints
- To maintain confidentiality
- Representing Food Train in a professional manner to customers and the wider community.
**Skills and experience**:
- There are no formal educational requirements for this role however knowledge of the needs of older people acquired through life and family experiences, training received or practice based experience is beneficial.
- Good literacy and numeracy skills in order to read shopping orders
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Friendly, sociable and patient with a caring manner.
- Motivated, reliable, trustworthy and enthusiastic individual who can be responsive and flexible on delivering positive outcomes and experiences for the older people.
- Good verbal communication skills, a people person with a sense of humour who can adapt to any situation and changing people behaviour.
**Time Commitment**:
- 3 hrs - 8am to 11am approximately
- Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday
- On-going role
**Job Type**: Part-time
**Salary**: Up to £0.01 per year
Expected hours: No more than 9 per week
**Benefits**:
- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel
- On-site parking
Day range:
- No weekends
Application question(s):
- Do you understand that this is an unpaid volunteer position?
**Language**:
- English (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Vol Shop
-
Volunteer Grocery Shopper for Older People
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Renfrewshire Food Train Full timeThis is a Volunteer Position **Role Title**: Volunteer Shopper **Purpose of Position**: Food Train is an award winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. Shoppers volunteer in our partner supermarket, Morrisons Anchor Mills in Paisley, to make up the...
-
Volunteer Grocery Shopper for Older People
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Renfrewshire Food Train Full timeThis is a Volunteer Position **Role Title**: Volunteer Shopper **Purpose of Position**: Food Train is an award winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. Shoppers volunteer in our partner supermarket, Morrisons Anchor Mills in Paisley, to make up the...
-
Volunteer Shopping Assistant
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Renfrewshire Food Train Full timeThis is a Volunteer Position **Role Title**: Volunteer Shopper **Purpose of Position**: Food Train is an award winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. Shoppers work in the local stores to make up the customers’ orders for delivery. **We cannot...
-
Volunteer Grocery Delivery Team Member
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Renfrewshire Food Train Full time**This is a Volunteer Position** **Role Title**: Volunteer Delivery Team Member **Purpose of Position**: Food Train is an award-winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. Delivery team members collect shopping orders from our partner supermarket and...
-
Volunteer Delivery Team Member
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Renfrewshire Food Train Full time**This is a Volunteer Position** **Role Title**: Volunteer Delivery Team Member **Purpose of Position**: Food Train is an award-winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. Delivery team members collect shopping orders from our partner supermarket and...
-
Volunteer Delivery Team Member
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Renfrewshire Food Train Full time**This is a Volunteer Position** **Role Title**: Volunteer Delivery Team Member **Purpose of Position**: Food Train is an award-winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. Delivery team members collect shopping orders from our partner supermarket and...
-
Volunteer Delivery Team Member
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Renfrewshire Food Train Full time**This is a Volunteer Position** **Role Title**: Volunteer Delivery Team Member **Purpose of Position**: Food Train is an award-winning charity providing services to older people who are no longer able to manage independently, through age, ill health, frailty or disability. Delivery team members collect shopping orders from our partner supermarket and...
-
Specialist Occupational Therapist
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full timeNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and...
-
Specialty Doctor
1 week ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Nhs Greater Glasgow & Clyde Full timeNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles.We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and...
-
Specialty Doctor
1 week ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Nhs Greater Glasgow & Clyde Full timeNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles.We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and...
-
Health Care Support Worker
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full timeNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and...
-
Volunteer Shop Assistant
8 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom DEBRA Full timeWe're recruiting new volunteers for our popular charity shop in Paisley. Join our friendly team and do something you'll really love! Whether you're looking to learn new skills, meet new people or just have fun, our wide range of activities mean we have a perfect role for everyone. If you are passionate about helping to make a difference through giving your...
-
Volunteer Sales Assistant
8 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Salvation Army Trading Co. Ltd. Full timeAre you an enthusiastic outgoing individual? Do you like chatting to people? If this is you, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our team. Our Volunteer Sales Assistants are welcoming and helpful with a can-do attitude, making customers feel welcome and supported to find the things they’re looking for, as well as assisting them to purchase...
-
Physiotherapy Support Worker
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full timeNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and...
-
Frailty Practitioner-older People and Stroke
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full timeNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and...
-
Post Diagnostic Support Worker
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full timeNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and...
-
Activities Co-ordinator
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Minster Care Group Full time**Job description** Are you an outgoing individual with experience in activities coordinating within the care home setting. Kingsley Care Home is a luxury, brand-new, purpose-built private care home which will house 55 residents within the popular town of Paisley which is surrounded by local amenities, walks and parks. We are seeking a passionate activities...
-
Principal Clinical Psychologist
4 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Full timeNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and...
-
Principal Clinical Psychologist
2 weeks ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Nhs Greater Glasgow & Clyde Full timeNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles.We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and...
-
Care Professional
6 months ago
Paisley, United Kingdom Home Instead Full time**Company Description** Home Instead Senior Care is the world’s leading provider of non-medical care and companionship services for older people. With minimum visits of one hour, award winning training and an **excellent reputation** we are immensely proud of the quality of care we provide. We **match our CAREGivers** to our clients based on mutual...