Volunteer Donation Pickup Driver Needed! (Richmond-Vancouver)

The grassroots, secular DTES Neighbourhood House (DTESNH) aims to provide a dignified welcoming space for our neighbours to participate in various community inspired programs, as well as leadership, social, and recreational opportunities.

The DTES Neighbourhood House (DTES NH) is looking for a volunteer to help us with picking up and delivering food donations that we receive each Tuesday morning, from Feb 4-March 11th. If you are available but only for certain dates within the full range, please reach out to us anyways! We can offer a $10/week stipend to the volunteer who takes on this task as a token of appreciation for fulling this need. We may also need the same coverage for the month of May, if you are interested/available that month please let us know as well.

PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS:
The building name is UNFI and our pickup window is 9am-11am. The volunteer will arrive at the loading dock to pick up the order which will come out on a pallet. The volunteer will need to load all the items into their vehicle and then drive to the DTESNH and drop it off. UNFI address: 12757 Vulcan Way #153, Richmond, BC V6V 2Z6.

Drop-off at the DTESNH: We must receive the delivery between 10am-12pm. Volunteer drivers also help unload the items, with the help of staff and volunteers who are on site ready to sort the donations. 

REQUIREMENTS:
- someone who has a valid drivers license and has reliable access to a vehicle--truck, van, SUV, hatchback, or spacious car with seats that can go down.
- must be able to lift large produce boxes which can be up to 60lbs at most
- someone who is responsible, dependable, and punctual
- good communication skills (responds to emails in a timely manner, easily reachable, informs us of all planned or unplanned absences, etc. )
- understanding and support of the DTES Neighbourhood House's mission and philosophies
- able to commit to volunteering in this role each Tuesday between Feb 4-March 11 (unless otherwise specified).

ASSETS:
- living or lived experience, or work or volunteer experience in the DTES
- interest in food security
- ability to speak multiple languages (especially Cantonese or Mandarin)
- sense of humour is always an asset :) 

APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE:
Our application, screening and onboarding process includes: 
1. Email volunteer@dtesnhouse.ca letting us know which position you are applying for.
2. Applicants will be sent volunteer forms to fill out 
3. Before confirming your volunteer role, you'll have a call with the volunteer coordinator to discuss & confirm the details of the role, make sure it's a good fit, ask any questions, and get a basic orientation before you start your first shift.

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.