At The Parish Trust, we believe that volunteering should enrich the lives of our volunteers. We like to make volunteering as beneficial as possible, so here is a list of some of the benefits you can expect from volunteering with us:
If you are eligible through the amount of volunteer hours you commit to the charity, we can give you “Time Credits.” These credits can add up to get you a selection of different benefits, like Netflix and Disney+ subscriptions, days out, meals out and even money on a PAYG phone!
Volunteering really stands out on a CV, and employers are likely to favour someone who has volunteering experience as it shows a variety of desirable qualities in a potential employee.
If you’ve been volunteering with us for a while, we will be more than happy to provide a reference for you in whatever you look to doing in the future.
Our volunteers are very friendly and we like to see them as a family of volunteers. We realise that communication and friendship with others is very important - and you get to make a direct and positive impact to your community while you do it!
We often get our service users thanking us for all we do for them. Our delivery drivers and assistants especially know the impact our services have on the lives of those that we help. It’s wonderful to know that the work you do is helping those in need locally.
Call Handler – Working from home taking phone calls from Service Users. 9am-3pm, Monday-Friday. Shifts are on a claim or regular basis.
Ticket Administrator – Working from home using our online ticketing system to confirm food parcels. 9am-3pm Monday-Friday. Shifts are on a claim or regular basis.
Food Packer – Packing food parcels at the charity HQ, helping to clean up afterwards and assisting with Bag A Bargain. 4pm-7pm – Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Shifts are on a claim or regular basis.
Delivery Driver – Delivering food parcels to Service Users in CF83, either in volunteer’s own vehicle or using the Parish Trust’s delivery van. 4:30pm-6:00pm, 5:00pm-6:30pm, 5:30pm-7:00pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Shifts are on a claim or regular basis.
Delivery Assistant – Assisting Delivery Drivers to deliver food parcels to Service Users in CF83. No driving is required. 4:30pm-6:00pm, 5:00pm-6:30pm, 5:30pm-7:00pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Shifts are on a claim or regular basis.
Food Collector – Collecting food from a specific place at a specific time, usually in the evening/night time, and then putting the food away when at the charity HQ food hub. Shifts are on a regular basis. Various slots are available.
Replenishment Worker – Assisting in the food collections to put food away in the charity HQ food hub. Shifts are on a regular basis. Various slots are available.
CARE Collector – Posting collection leaflets around one or multiple streets and collecting food donations from that street(s) at the arranged time to be delivered at the charity HQ whenever is convenient for you. This can be done whenever suits you and there are no requirements on how frequently you do it.
Community Garden Guardian – Looking after the Community Garden, through regular maintenance and/or helping out at specific arranged times. There are no shifts, you are welcome to come down whenever you’d like to.
Events Helper – Assisting with a variety of events that happen at The Parish Trust. These would be prearranged and organised. There are no shifts.
The Parish Trust is a Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in England and Wales (no. 1186996)
Please note that in order to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and to enjoy the Easter Holidays, The Parish Trust will be closed from Thursday 28th March 2024 and will reopen on Monday 8th April 2024. We wish all our stakeholders and beneficiaries a Happy Easter.
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