Delivery teams come to the office at approx. 9.30am for a quick brief and then head to the supermarkets to collect the orders for their run. (you do not need to be a driver) but if you are you could drive one of our vans if you wish.

Volunteer to go out on deliveries with another volunteer in the van. There could be anything from 10-14 deliveries on thei van taking anything from 3-5 hours depending on location etc. 

Delivery volunteers enter members’ homes, unpack the groceries, put them away if needed.

Deliveries can be physical and will involve volunteers carrying boxes of groceries from the delivery van into members’ homes which may be up several flights of stairs.

We would advise volunteers to wear comfortable clothing when undertaking deliveries and bring a rain jacket with them.

This opportunity is available at all of our branches, which include: Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Stirling, West Lothian, Falkirk, Dundee, Scottish Borders and Dumfries.

This is a very flexible volunteering opportunity; volunteers can pick what days they wish to volunteer from week to week.

There are several volunteer roles available within our Food Train Connects service.

Shopping Friend - doing weekly grocery shopping for an older person.

Phone Friend – phoning an older person once a week for a friendly chat.

Befriender – visiting an older person at home once a week.

Shopping Companion – taking an older person out to do their grocery shopping.

Online Shopper – calling an older person to submit an online shop for them.

Telephone Supporter – calling lists of our members to check in on them.

Meal Maker Cook - Cooking and sharing a meal with a local older person

Several of these roles require you to complete a PVG check. A head and shoulders photo is also required and on completing your application you will be asked to complete online induction and role training.

These opportunities are avaliable throughout Scotland

• Call a specified number of Food Train members between Friday and Monday 

• Take a note of their shopping list for the week.  

• To report back to the Food Train team, either by email or online shopping list form.  

• To support the older person in putting the list together if required. 

• To report any matters of concern to Food Train staff. 

• To inform Food Train Staff of any accidents, incidents or complaints 

• To maintain confidentiality 

• To represent Food Train in a professional manner to customers and the wider community