• A minimum of one shift per month
• The Meal Connect program operates in the Joondalup area every Thursday morning
• Volunteers must be available from 9:00am- 12:00pm 

The program

With a focus on individuals, groups and communities in vulnerable situations, volunteers provide fresh produce and pantry items to people at no cost who are homeless, socially disadvantaged or on very low incomes. The Meal Connect Volunteer is required to have excellent communication skills and an understanding and empathy for people from diverse backgrounds, at all times behaving in a completely impartial and non-judgmental manner.

The opportunity

Volunteers must be over 18 and must have a valid C class driver’s licence. The Meal Connect Volunteer is required to have excellent communication skills and an understanding and empathy for people from diverse backgrounds, at all times behaving in a completely impartial and non-judgmental manner.

Volunteers will need to:

• Turn up and be on time for your rostered shift ‐ ﴾9am‐12pm Thursday)
• Be able to complete a minimum of one shift per month
• Distribute fresh produce and pantry items to all clients
• Ensure all sections of the Meal Connect questionnaire is completed accurately during the service
• Ensure any remaining boxes of produce is brought back, stored in the depot and vehicle is clean
• Act in accordance with Australian Red Cross and Meal Connect guidelines at all times

The impact

The Meal Connect Volunteer position will allow you to provide practical support to a diverse group of people, and the opportunity to give something back to the community in a friendly, relaxed environment. Red Cross supports people experiencing hardship to gain skills and knowledge, access resources and services and improve social participation.

Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with different lived experience, abilities, gender, ethnicity, age and sexual orientation.  We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children.  Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organization making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.

Thank you for considering volunteering at Red Cross. We also have great career opportunities.