Volunteer Shopper   Alnwick/Haldimand  Brighton (Municipality of)  Cramahe  Hamilton Township  Port Hope (Municipality of)  Trent Hills 
Northumberland Fare Share Food Banks, Cobourg, Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank, Cobourg
19-700 D'Arcy St, Cobourg, ON K9A 5T3

Both our Cobourg and Port Hope locations offer in-house shopping assistance for our Neighbours. In this client facing role, the volunteer accompanies the Neighbour throughout the store assisting with their food eligibility and answering any questions they may have. The volunteer needs to be able to adopt to a changing environment and work with the Neighbours in a non-judgemental, empathic, and courteous manner at all times. Volunteers need to be able to spend a considerable amount of time on their feet for this role.

Receiving Volunteer   Alnwick/Haldimand  Brighton (Municipality of)  Cramahe  Hamilton Township  Port Hope (Municipality of)  Trent Hills 
Northumberland Fare Share Food Banks, Cobourg, Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank, Cobourg
Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank 700 D'Arcy St - Building 19, Cobourg

Heavy lifters are required to move crates/boxes within the food bank building and assist with the loading/unloading of the truck when merchandise comes into the food bank. The volunteers must be comfortable with lifting up to 50lbs, including lifting over shoulder height and standing for long periods of time.

Volunteer Driver   Alnwick/Haldimand  Brighton (Municipality of)  Cramahe  Hamilton Township  Port Hope (Municipality of)  Trent Hills 
Northumberland Fare Share Food Banks, Cobourg, Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank, Cobourg

The role of the Drivers/Helper Team is to safely and efficiently collect/load purchased and donated foods from various locations in the Cobourg and/or Port Hope areas utilizing Fare Share vehicles, transport them to the respective Fare Share foodbank and unload the foods to their respective storage locations within the facility. A driver and helper are assigned to the vehicle and additional helpers may be assigned to assist with offloading at the foodbanks.

*Drivers are insured on Fare Share vehicles