Volunteer - Delivery Driver

Independent Society of Musicians; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

St Giles Trust is seeking a Voluntary Pantry Delivery Driver to support food delivery operations in London. This critical role involves driving, loading, and ensuring safe delivery of food while adhering to hygiene regulations. Ideal candidates are proactive, physically fit, and possess a valid driving license, contributing positively to a social cause.

Qualifications

• A full and valid driving licence required (only open to applicants 25+).
• Physically fit to load heavy items into a van.
• Experience in van delivery, preferably in food distribution.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive between food collection points and pantry sites across London.
• Ensure vehicle is checked for safety and cleanliness before each shift.
• Calmly react to changing scenarios, while being polite and courteous.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Good interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Awareness of safety issues

Education

Food safety and hygiene qualification

Job description

Ref VPD-251

Are you a physically fit, proactive and organised individual with experience of working in a van delivery role, preferably in food distribution and use of chilled vehicles? Looking to make a difference in a vital voluntary role?

If so, St Giles is looking for aVoluntary Pantry Delivery Driverto be responsible for the food delivery to our Camberwell Pantry. The Pantry is a Social Supermarket which will support clients to access affordable and healthy food each week (for a maximum of six months) and offers both a responsive solution and a sustainable route out of poverty, ensuring people can access healthy food whilst getting the support they need.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this important role

OurVoluntary Pantry Delivery Driverwill safely drive between food collection points and St Giles Pantry sites across London, loading the vehicle with food in line with food safety and manual handling regulations. You will ensure your vehicle is checked for safety and cleanliness before each shift, report any incidents with management and calmly react to changing scenarios, such as traffic, while always being polite and courteous to other volunteers who may be accompanying deliveries.

On the road, and at the Pantries, you will be representing St Giles and so you will drive safely, responsibly and within the law and be courteous to all road users, staff, volunteers and members. At all times you will ensure that you are following St Giles’ health and safety policy and food safety standards protocols to consistently ensure safe collection and delivery of food is maintained.

What we are looking for

• A full and valid driving licence (due to insurance requirements, this role is only open to applicants of 25 years of age or older)
• You must be physically fit to be able to manually load heavy items into a van
• Experience of working in a similar van delivery role, preferably in food distribution and use of chilled vehicles
• Food safety and hygiene qualification or willingness to work towards one
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to make effective decisions ‘on the spot’
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• An awareness of safety issues especially when driving, loading and unloading vehicles.

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require a Basic DBS check.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

To apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button. We encourage you to apply early as we will be shortlisting as applications come in.

Closing date 10 July 25 at 11pm