VOLUNTEER
Thinking of volunteering?
Craigmillar Hub
We are looking for volunteers for a new foodbank session at our foodbank hub in Craigmillar. At the Craigmillar hub we are able to offer the people we support more choice in the items they receive and can also supply fresh fruit and vegetables. People can also access support and advice from a range of specialist support agencies who are present during the foodbank session. The new service has been very well received and we want to open extra sessions in the new year. At the moment we are recruiting a new Friday team and we will also be looking for a team to staff a Monday session starting early in the new year. Visit here to find out more about volunteering with us and to complete the online application form.
Grassmarket foodbank
Our Grassmarket team work out of StColumba’s by the Castle on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. This busy centre needs some extra volunteers to help out at both sessions. You can find out more, and complete the online application form here.
South Queensferry foodbank
South Queensferry foodbank is open on Thursday mornings at the Priory Church in South Queensferry. The team would love to have some new faces to help out each week. You can find more information here.
Broughton foodbank
Broughton foodbank is located in Bellevue Crescent. The centre is open on Monday and Thursday afternoons. They would welcome some new team members and you can find out more about them here.
Foodbank cover
Sometimes our foodbank teams need cover for holidays and illness. This happens at almost all of our centres from time to time – sometimes we have lots of notice, and sometimes it can happen on the day. If you would be interested in providing cover on an ad-hoc basis to different foodbanks then we’d love to hear from you. Drop us an email here.
Transport
Our transport team make sure that all of the donations are collected from supermarkets, schools, churches and workplaces. They bring the donations to the warehouse for checking and sorting by our warehouse volunteers and then they deliver the completed food parcels to the foodbank centres. Each team consists of a driver and a buddy, so you don’t necessarily have to be a driver to join this team. We are particularly looking for some extra help on Thursday mornings. If you think this opportunity might be for you then drop us an email here.
Investing in Volunteers
Investing In Volunteers is the UK standard for good practice in volunteer management. Edinburgh Food Project is, and always has been, powered by volunteers and we wanted to achieve the standard to show our commitment to and appreciation of our volunteers. We also wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on our processes and learn from other organisations. In October 2021, after completing and reviewing our self assessment, providing supporting documents and going through hours of interviews we achieved the Investing in Volunteers award.
The assessment reviewed our processes in six quality areas:
- Vison for volunteering
- Planning for volunteers
- Volunteer inclusion
- Recruiting and welcoming volunteers
- Supporting volunteers
- Valuing and developing volunteers
