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Pet Food Bank Support – Donations Assistant (Manchester RABU)
Organisation Details
Blue Cross
Activity type: Administration, Advice, Information and Support, Animals, Community Work
Sub theme: Animals
Stellify Award: This opportunity is part of 'Make a Difference'
Organisation Description: Blue Cross has been helping sick, injured and homeless pets, and the people who love them, since 1897. We are a charity that provides specialist care, services and support for pets and people throughout their life together. The help we offer includes rehoming services, behavioural advice, support with pet bereavement and education for future generations. And we’re not afraid to speak up for pets and their people to create a better world.
Our Greater Manchester rehoming, advice and behaviour unit is based in Radcliffe. Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, and we'd love you to join us. We aim to match volunteers with roles that suit their skills and interests and offer a variety of opportunities, from helping to transport supplies and pets in need, run our pet foodbank and charity shops, fundraising, ambassador dogs scheme, pet fostering, helping with events and more.
To search our current vacancies, please visit https://www.bluecross.org.uk/volunteer
Our Greater Manchester rehoming, advice and behaviour unit is based in Radcliffe. Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, and we'd love you to join us. We aim to match volunteers with roles that suit their skills and interests and offer a variety of opportunities, from helping to transport supplies and pets in need, run our pet foodbank and charity shops, fundraising, ambassador dogs scheme, pet fostering, helping with events and more.
To search our current vacancies, please visit https://www.bluecross.org.uk/volunteer
Description of role: Do you want to make a difference to vulnerable pets lives? Would you like to join a team providing practical support to keep pets with their owners in times of need? We are looking for volunteers to help support our Pet Food Bank activity. You'll use your attention to detail, organisational and communication skills to help our food banks provide support to the pets that need it most.
Volunteer role: Pet Food Bank Support – Donations Assistant
Why we want you
Sick, injured and homeless pets have relied on Blue Cross for help since 1897. Each year, thousands of dogs, cats, small pets and horses turn to the charity’s animal hospitals, clinics and rehoming services for treatment and support.
Our Pet Food Banks provide practical support to pet owners during financial crises, by distributing donated pet food via food banks in the local community. Our food banks can be the key to helping owners to keep their much-loved pets. Our Donations Assistants help manage the incoming donations and preparation of food for distribution. All this adds up to keeping more pets with their families. We would love you to join us and help us help more pets and people in need.
What you will be doing
- Organising donations as they come in and regular stock taking to keep track of the food we have available
- Checking use by dates on donated pet food
- Preparing packages of pet food and pet items to be given out to our pet food bank clients or to send to other local food banks for distribution
- Liaising with external food banks and organising deliveries of pet food to meet demand
- Using excel and our database to record the activity of the food bank
- Ensuring any stock overflow is collected for distribution to other Blue Cross coordinated food banks
- You can choose to combine this role with any of our other pet food bank roles if they are also available at your chosen location
The skills you need
- Competent, team player and self-motivated
- Friendly and with a professional approach
- Attention to detail
- IT literacy
- Good communication skills
- Used to dealing with a variety of people from different backgrounds
What's in it for you
- You’ll gain a variety of experience for your CV
- You’ll learn new skills such as customer service, communication and team working
- You’ll meet new people and get involved with your local community
- We’ll provide you with all the training you need
- You’ll be helping more pets and people in need
Volunteer role: Pet Food Bank Support – Donations Assistant
Why we want you
Sick, injured and homeless pets have relied on Blue Cross for help since 1897. Each year, thousands of dogs, cats, small pets and horses turn to the charity’s animal hospitals, clinics and rehoming services for treatment and support.
Our Pet Food Banks provide practical support to pet owners during financial crises, by distributing donated pet food via food banks in the local community. Our food banks can be the key to helping owners to keep their much-loved pets. Our Donations Assistants help manage the incoming donations and preparation of food for distribution. All this adds up to keeping more pets with their families. We would love you to join us and help us help more pets and people in need.
What you will be doing
- Organising donations as they come in and regular stock taking to keep track of the food we have available
- Checking use by dates on donated pet food
- Preparing packages of pet food and pet items to be given out to our pet food bank clients or to send to other local food banks for distribution
- Liaising with external food banks and organising deliveries of pet food to meet demand
- Using excel and our database to record the activity of the food bank
- Ensuring any stock overflow is collected for distribution to other Blue Cross coordinated food banks
- You can choose to combine this role with any of our other pet food bank roles if they are also available at your chosen location
The skills you need
- Competent, team player and self-motivated
- Friendly and with a professional approach
- Attention to detail
- IT literacy
- Good communication skills
- Used to dealing with a variety of people from different backgrounds
What's in it for you
- You’ll gain a variety of experience for your CV
- You’ll learn new skills such as customer service, communication and team working
- You’ll meet new people and get involved with your local community
- We’ll provide you with all the training you need
- You’ll be helping more pets and people in need
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Administration, Customer Service, IT Skills, Oral Communication Skills, Practical Skills, Written Communication Skills
Are volunteer expenses available?: Yes
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Start date:
End date:
Opportunity times: Monday AM, Monday PM, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Friday AM, Friday PM, Saturday AM, Saturday PM, Sunday AM, Sunday PM
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: 2
Location:
48 Blackburn Street
Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
M26 1NQ