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Driver's Assistant - Tempe - # 122628

Gift Of Bread
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Do you enjoy going for a drive and meeting people, and want to help out your local community? An exciting opportunity is now available for an ongoing volunteer to assist the driver of a delivery van for a food rescue and distribution charity. The successful applicant will deliver bread from our Community Workshop in Tempe to charities and clients in the Inner West and Western Suburbs, as an offsider in one of our Toyota HiAce vans. The minimum commitment is three hours per week, with various days and flexible times available.

Duties include

  • check deliveries against the run manifest
  • assist driver to load the van in reverse delivery order (first in, last out) unload empty crates end of shift.
  • lift moderate weight (up to 15 kg)
  • advise the driver on the order of delivery
  • deliver bread in accordance with the client’s request

Skills: • Reliability, punctuality and good organisational skills • Agility to enter and exit the van cabin • Ability to follow directions • Greet clients in a friendly and courteous manner

For more information and links to register are provided in the return email you will receive when submitting interest online, please look out for this email

Gift of Bread has a COVID-19 safety plan in operation at every volunteer session. We also have a trained health officer in attendance at all sessions, to check the temperature and general health of every volunteer. The safety and welfare of our volunteers is of paramount importance to us

Benefits: Volunteering allows you to connect to your community and make it a better place. Dedicating your time as a volunteer helps you to make new friends, expand your network, raise your self-confidence, improve your social and work skills and achieve a natural sense of accomplishment.