The Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre is advertising this role on behalf of BASScare.

Help your local older community by: reducing isolation and loneliness by providing a friendly face, delivering nutritious meals and checking in on client’s welfare.

Tasks and Responsibilities include:

• Be of a friendly nature engaging in conversation whilst delivering meals
• Use of own fully insured Vehicle, (to be kept clean with sufficient space for 2 medium sized eskies)
• Use of own mobile phone to contact office/clarify any delivery concerns
• Be available at 11.30am to collect meals from Canterbury
• Commitment of 1 ½ to 2 hours per shift (returning to Canterbury at completion of rounds)
• Willingness to complete a free online food safety training course, providing a copy of your certification prior to attending onsite induction/training

Skills and Experience:

• Comfortable driving in the local area, (maps are provided for the distribution rounds)
• Enjoy getting out, meeting new people and helping others in the community
• Show respect, empathy and consideration for others
• Happy to accommodate changes to the way meals are delivered (changing delivery requirements due to COVID concerns)

Benefits:

• Help maintain connections with older people in the community who use our services
• Provide more than just a meal, (as we ask our volunteers to report back on the wellbeing of clients)
• Enjoy the benefit of knowing that the service make a difference in the lives of others