Volunteer

Volunteers make a difference in the local community across a range of roles, including boosting donations, packing food parcels, providing a warm welcome, tackling loneliness, signposting to additional services, connecting with partners, raising awareness and leading projects.

Here in Gloucester, we’d love you to be part of that story. Whether you can spare a few hours a week or help occasionally, every role makes a meaningful difference to someone’s life.

If you’d like to join our team, please call 01452 920271 or email us at info@gloucester.foodbank.org.uk — we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Take a look at our current volunteer opportunities below to see how you can get involved.

Volunteer vacancies

Marketing & Communications Volunteer

Are you creative and passionate about telling stories that make a difference? We’re looking for a volunteer to support our marketing and communications work. This is a flexible role that can fit around your availability.

You could be helping us by:

• Creating engaging content for our social media platforms
• Drafting press releases and liaising with local media outlets
• Designing posters, leaflets, or digital content to promote campaigns
• Sharing stories of impact to inspire our community to get involved

Experience with social media, commercial media, or content creation would be really welcome, but most importantly we’re looking for someone with enthusiasm, creativity, and a desire to use their skills to support local people in crisis.

Drivers & Drivers’ Mates

We’re looking for reliable, practical volunteers to help collect donated food from supermarket collection points across Gloucester. These collections are vital to keeping our warehouse stocked and ensuring we can provide food to local people in crisis.

The role involves:

• Driving one of our foodbank vans (drivers must be 25+ with a clean, full UK licence)
• Working in pairs with a drivers’ mate, who helps with navigation, lifting, and loading
• Visiting local supermarkets to empty the foodbank donation bins
• Returning donations to the foodbank to be weighed in and processed

What we’re looking for:

• Drivers (25+) with a valid UK driving licence
• Drivers’ mates (no licence required) to assist with collections
• Volunteers with a reasonable level of physical fitness, as the role involves lifting crates
• Reliability and a team spirit — you’ll be working alongside another volunteer

Time commitment: Flexible — usually a few hours at a time, depending on supermarket schedules.

This is a great opportunity if you want to make a hands-on difference in your community. Every crate collected helps ensure no one goes hungry.