BRITE Box Volunteer

University of the Arts London; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking initiative aimed at enhancing community resilience through food support. As a volunteer, you will play a vital role in the BRITE Box project, which provides weekly meal kits to families in Southwark. This opportunity allows you to develop essential skills such as communication and organization while engaging with the community. You will work closely with a dedicated team, preparing healthy meals and ensuring their delivery, all while gaining valuable experience in project management and community engagement. If you're passionate about making a difference and eager to learn, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Lunch provided on Thursdays

Qualifications

• Develop written and verbal communication skills while volunteering.
• Enhance organisational skills through project management tasks.

Responsibilities

• Set up the hall and kitchen for meal kit preparation.
• Pack ingredients into boxes for delivery.
• Clean up after the preparation and delivery process.

Skills

Written communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Adaptability

Job description

Hours: 9:30am - 11:30am, 11:30am - 1:30pm, or 9:30am - 1:30pm (Thursday), and/or 9:30am - 11:30am (Friday)

Closing Date: 22 July 2025

Benefits: Lunch will be provided and paid for each Thursday

Volunteering Location: South London Mission, Bermondsey Central Hall, 256 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3UJ

Volunteering Length: Minimum 3 months (during the school term dates)

Supervisor Job Title: Projects Coordinator

Are you interested in supporting our ‘BRITE Box’ project?

BRITE Box (BRITE, being an acronym for Building Resilience In Today’s Environment), provides a weekly recipe meal kit to families across Southwark. All the ingredients are provided, which enables them to prepare and eat varied meals that are balanced and healthy. Not only does this bring families together with joy, but it sparks an interest in cooking, a development of key cooking skills, and the self-confidence to use such skills.

The boxes are distributed to a year group in each primary school (4 schools, currently) – on a Friday, before the end of the school day.

You will volunteer weekly on a Thursday, and/or Friday, either for the 1st shift (Thu / Fri), the 2nd shift (Thu), or for both shifts (Thu) – it depends on your preference and availability. On Thursdays, most of the BRITE box preparation is undertaken. On Fridays, the remaining preparation is completed, and the boxes are sent out on delivery.

Please note, your volunteering hours may be shortened, lengthened, or reallocated, depending on the needs of the project.

To deliver this project, you will work closely with the Projects Coordinator, Food Projects Coordinator, as well as other SLM Staff and Volunteers.

Main Duties

• Setting up the hall and kitchen with tables, equipment, utensils, and other necessary items
• Building and closing the cardboard boxes with adhesive tape
• Preparing the fresh ingredients associated with the week’s menu (any allergens and dietary preferences will be taken into consideration)
• Placing/packing all ingredients (fresh and non-perishable) into cardboard boxes, and into the cooler bags/boxes when necessary
• Ensuring all the correct ingredients are in the boxes
• Loading the cardboard boxes and cooler boxes into the delivery van
• Driving the van to deliver the boxes (only if you are interested, are able, and are assigned this responsibility)
• Unloading the cardboard boxes and cooler boxes as part of the delivery process
• Cleaning up the hall and kitchen, ensuring that tables, equipment, utensils, and other necessary items are put away

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. You will be required to undertake any other work that is in line with your abilities and with delivering this project.

What will the volunteering role offer the student and what will they learn while they are with you?

Skills you can learn or develop:

• Written and verbal communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Ability to be flexible or adaptable

Experience you can gain:

• Community engagement experience
• Experience supporting a food-focused project/programme