Food donation pick up and drop off (Strathcona) - Friday afternoons

The DTES Neighbourhood House is looking for a volunteer to support our Nutritional Outreach programs by picking up some food donations from Strathcona Community Centre on Friday afternoons (sometime between 3pm-ish and 4:30pm), and deliver it to the DTES Neighbourhood House (DTESNH). This is an unpaid position and we are looking for someone to start asap.

It would probably be easiest for someone with a vehicle to complete this task, however it is only a 7 minute walk in between the 2 destinations so a vehicle is not required as long as the person is alright with walking the donations over. If the volunteer does choose to walk, they can use our wagon. In that case 2 trips *may* be required--we aren't sure yet.

VOLUNTEER DUTIES:
-	Communicate with staff and volunteers at the DTESNH and Strathcona Community Centre via text (primarily) and email. Specifically, the volunteer will be communicating on a weekly basis via text on Friday afternoons between 2-4:30.
-	Pick up food donations from Strathcona Community Centre, and bring them to the DTESNH. 
-	After bringing the food into the DTESNH, the volunteer must store and label the donations appropriately (we will show you how to do this)

ASSETS
We ideally seek volunteers who have the ability to apply creative problem solving, have some experience working with food or in kitchens, can go with the flow, and have strong communication skills.
- lived/living experience in the DTES
- work/volunteer experience in the DTES
- other relevant experience to the role
- ability to speak multiple languages
- FoodSafe certification

REQUIREMENTS
We require a minimum 2 month commitment for this position. Volunteers will need to read and fill out our forms, and have a call with the Volunteer Coordinator before their position is confirmed. Other requirements include:
- understanding and support of the DTES Neighbourhood House's mission and philosophies
- ability to work respectfully with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences
- openness to learning from and honouring community members
- Must be able to lift up to 40lbs
- ability to work as a team and help each other
- review select parts of our Volunteer Handbook before the first shift

APPLYING:
If you are interested please send us an email at volunteer@dtesnhouse.ca. We would love you to join our team and help us bring nutritious and delicious meals to the community!

ABOUT THE DTES NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE:  
Our mission is to provide opportunities for residents to meaningfully engage with and contribute to their community in an equitable atmosphere of sharing and learning. The secular, grassroots Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (DTES NH) embraces people of all ancestries, genders, ages and descriptions; annually welcoming almost 9,000 DTES residents in a community where 70% of our neighbours have low‐incomes, 700 are homeless and 5,000 are under-housed.  Those who built the DTES NH put the Right to Food at the heart of our work, as nutritional vulnerability was a theme familiar to all. Our goal around the Right to Food is to reform the nutritional impact, quality, abundance and delivery of food in the DTES in consultation with residents, community food providers, non‐food community organizations, healthcare professionals, policy makers, growers/suppliers, food/beverage industry professionals and researchers. Learn more about our organization & programs at dtesnhouse.ca The DTES NH acknowledges and honours the fact that our community lies within the Unceded Territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.