Volunteer Shopping Assistant

2 weeks ago


Paisley, United Kingdom Renfrewshire Food Train Full time

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 Types**: Part-time, Volunteer
Part-time hours: 1-9 per week

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- 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



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