Community Donations Volunteer
About Crisis at Christmas
Christmas can be very challenging, but particularly for people who do not have a place that they can call home. We mobilise a huge volunteer effort to bring warmth, companionship, and vital services to people at one of the hardest times of the year. We help people take their first steps out of homelessness, offering Crisis’ year-round support and training to help them leave homelessness behind for good
About the role
This role is essential in making sure all of our brilliant community donations are fully sorted through and ready to be distributed to our centres. The role involves a combination of sorting through donations and carrying out a variety of odd jobs around the warehouse. We receive hundreds of deliveries of gift in kind donations from members of the public. You will be helping to sort through donations of food, clothing, and other essential supplies needed to set up and run Crisis at Christmas.
Skills and experience we are looking for
You don't need any previous experience or specific skills for this role.
You should have a positive attitude and a willingness to help in a variety of tasks, and get stuck in!
Additional info
All Crisis at Christmas Volunteers are asked to:
- Comply with Crisis policies including health and safety, data protection and Volunteer code of conduct at all times
- Be positive, productive and have the passion to help end homelessness
- The minimum age is 18
- We strive to ensure that our services are welcoming, remain relevant and are fully accessible to everyone that we help and support. We are particularly welcoming of volunteers from diverse and other marginalised communities, as this helps us ensure the best experience for those that we are here to help. People who have lived experience of homelessness are also particularly welcome to apply
- This role is not guest facing and will be based in our Christmas Warehouse in Canning Town