We are looking for a confident driver with a passion for supporting the community and those in need of using the foodbank. This role involves driving your own car to support the BS4 foodbank on Fridays.

This role involves delivering to Brislington, St Annes, Totterdown and Broomhill areas of Bristol using your own car as part of BS4 foodbank which is based in Totterdown and Knowle and is part of Bristol and Severn Vineyard Churches.

What you will be doing

• Collecting food donations.
• Delivering food to the foodbank.
• Delivering food to clients.

The volunteering hours are Wednesdays weekly 9.45am to 12.15pm.

We ask volunteers to be prepared to commit to a minimum of six months volunteering.

What you will be doing

• Collecting van and empty crates from Carpenter House ready to take to Costco.
• Driving van to Costco at Avonmouth, and collecting food donations, checking dates.
• Organising food into groups on the van.
• Potentially dropping some provisions off at other local locations.
• Returning to Carpenter House and unloading van.
• Putting food in storeroom in organised way.

The Client Pathway Group Activity role role will be based at Spring of Hope.

Spring of Hope exists to support vulnerable women. We need caring women to help be a welcoming presence to those attending the beauty group.

The volunteering hours are Wednesdays 12.30pm-4.15pm.

We ask volunteers to be prepared to commit to a minimum of six months volunteering.

Volunteers must have the capacity to commit to regular volunteering to maintain consistency for vulnerable clients.

Spring of Hope is a female single sex service, and therefore it is a requirement that volunteers and staff are female.

What you will be doing

• Ensuring that Spring of Hope is ready to receive guests by setting up the group space.
• Welcoming women into Spring of Hope.
• Encourage good interactions between the women who attend groups.
• Supporting activities such as beauty activities or visits from outside agencies.

As a Morning Support Volunteer, you will play a vital role in creating a warm, welcoming environment for women staying at Spring of Hope. Your presence and support in the morning can make a real difference in how our guests start their day. You’ll assist with supporting the women before they walk over to breakfast, ensuring that they have all their belongings needed for the day ahead, chaperoning the women from Spring of Hope over to the Wild Goose, serving breakfast, engaging in friendly conversation, and helping to foster a sense of safety, dignity, and respect.

The volunteering hours are Thursdays 8am – 11am, weekly.

We ask volunteers to be prepared to commit to a minimum of six months volunteering.

The breakfast will be for female guests only. It is therefore a requirement that volunteers are female to ensure a safe and supportive environment.

What you will be doing

• Help serve breakfast to shelter guests.
• Sit with and chat to guests in a relaxed, friendly manner.
• Offer a listening ear and emotional support where appropriate.
• Maintain a calm and welcoming atmosphere.

We are looking for a confident driver with a passion for supporting the community and those in need of using the foodbank.

This role involves driving your own car to collect food from local businesses and deliver to BS4 foodbank, unload the food and also help with unloading food parcels. You will need to be able to lift heavy crates and packages.

This role is on Wednesdays 10.30am to 12pm.

We ask for a minimum volunteering commitment of 3 months.

What you will be doing

• Collecting supermarket/retail donations and delivering them to the foodbank outlet.
• Interacting with supermarket/retail staff and foodbank volunteers.
• Collecting food from the warehouse and delivering it to the foodbanks.

We are in need of volunteers on Fridays 10am to 12pm OR 11.15am to 1.30pm at our new BS5 Foodbank based at Woodlands East church.

You will be greeting clients and providing them with their food parcels. The 10am start will include setting up for the session. The 11.15am start will include closing down after the session.

We ask for a minimum volunteering commitment of 3 months and are looking for reliable volunteers.

What you will be doing

• Welcoming guests
• Sorting and providing food parcels
• Assisting with the smooth running of the foodbank
• Setting up before the session and tidying and cleaning at the end of the session
• Preparing food and drinks for guests.

Maintenance volunteers help ensure that our environments are in good working order and safe for those who work, volunteer and use our services.

The maintenance tasks could be in any of inHope’s locations in and around central Bristol ad hoc depending on service need and volunteer availability, approx. once or twice a month during office hours, approx. 2-4 hours per time.

We ask volunteers to be prepared to commit to a minimum of six months volunteering.

What you will be doing

• Performing maintenance and light repairs, such as equipment fixing.
• Painting and decorating.
• DIY such as putting up shelves, picture frames and notice boards.
• Basic carpentry.
• Light installation of fixtures and fittings.
• Filling gaps and sealing.
• Any maintenance seen as appropriate by Operations Team.
• Cleaning facilities by sweeping, dusting etc after maintenance is completed.
• Identify and report the need for major repairs.