Volunteer - Food Rescue Driver

About Community Gateway

Community Gateway has been supporting people across Northern NSW since 1976. Guided by our vision: "Many tracks, one road, sustaining community", we work to ensure everyone feels safe, included and connected. Our values of integrity, respect, inclusion and compassion shape everything we do.

Community Gateway exists to reduce socioeconomic disadvantage by delivering welfare and capacity building services, practical help, advocacy and opportunities for people to have a voice in decisions that affect their lives.

We are a registered charity, a child safe organisation and QIP accredited, against the Quality Improvement Council Health and Community Services Standards 7th Edition.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, we are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

More details about our organisation and services can be found on our website nrcg.org.au.

Role Summary

Community Gateway is looking for friendly, reliable Volunteer Drivers to support our food rescue program. If you enjoy being out on the road, meeting people and helping your local community, this role is a great fit.

Our volunteer food rescue truck drivers pick up surplus food from local supermarkets and food donors, delivering it to our community partners and neighbourhood centres.

You'll be part of a supportive team that ensures good food is saved from landfill and redirected to local people and communities doing it tough.

Shifts are flexible to suit your availability. Whether you can help daily, weekly or fortnightly, we'd love to hear from you.

There will be a combination of office-based work at 76 Carrington Street, Lismore and driving throughout a network of locations in and around the Northern Rivers NSW.

Responsibilities

• Driving and delivery: Operate a food rescue truck safely while transporting food to designated locations. 
• Loading and unloading: Lifting crates of produce, up to and around 15kg in weight, into and out of the truck. 
• Schedule management: Follow assigned routes to ensure timely collections and deliveries between our community partners. 
• Record keeping: Accurately complete and maintain all records, reports and outcomes.
• Report incidents, risks and hazards.
• Adhere to all relevant Community Gateway policies, procedures, safety practices and code of conduct. 
• Be a positive advocate for Community Gateway and committed to our work.

Skills and Qualities

Essential

1. Valid driver’s license and safe driving record. 
2. Physical fitness to lift and carry crates of food and engage in manual handling tasks.
3. Valid National Police Check (or willingness to obtain).
4. Ability to follow safety practices.
5. Strong communication skills for coordination between food rescue partners, food relief partners and Community Gateway.

Desirable

1. Previous experience working with Cold Chain Management.
2. Previous experience driving a small truck under 5-tonne.

Important conditions

• You must be over 23 years of age

What now?

If you're ready to start food rescue driving, please click on the apply now link and you will be taken to an application form.

From there our Food Rescue Project Officer, Sarah Berenice, will be in contact with you.

If you have questions about the program, please call Sarah on 0472 672 112 or email volunteer@nrcg.org.au. 

Thank you for your interest!