Volunteer With Us
We're looking for volunteers!
We are always looking for volunteers in the warehouse, kitchen, farm, market and more. If you have a skill or interest you’d love to explore, or just want to come along and help out, we’d love to hear from you! You could be part of our mission to build a fair food system for all!
At the moment we are especially looking for people who are available to drive with Food Works on weekends.
To apply to volunteer at Food Works, please complete this application form or send an email to volunteers@thefoodworks.org
We hope to see you soon!
Volunteer Roles
We offer a variety of roles across our Hubs. Each role is a bit different so why not try them all out!
Shifts are flexible – you can commit to regular days and times or simply help out when you are available. Our team are always on hand to help you get the most out of your time volunteering.
Van Driver
What will I do?
As a van driver your role is to collect the surplus food from our partner stores. All stores know about Food Works and know the days that we collect from them.
The vans are easy to drive, instructions are very clear for where to park and stores are really helpful with collecting.
What will I need to wear?
You will be given a high vis jacket and a phone with a route installed to show you where to go.
If you have a full, clean UK drivers licence then we’d love to hear from you.
Warehouse Assistant
Food Works Handsworth is where our warehouse and food market is based and is the heart of the operation.
We receive over 10 tonnes of food each week from businesses all over Sheffield.
What will I do?
As a warehouse assistant there are many roles you will get involved with:
- serving customers in the market
- sorting and categorising the food that we intercept
- helping to pack orders for our cafés and customers
It is open 7 days a week and we have volunteers from 9-3:30pm.
Cafe Assistant
Volunteering at Food Works Sharrow or Food Works Upperthorpe at our community cafes is great learning experience for anyone who enjoys cooking, working with people and customer service. Full training is provided!
What will I do?
- Help to cook meals
- Get creative with the ingredients in both cooking and baking
- Serving cafe customers
- Use the tills
- Make barista coffees
Our cafes are open Monday – Friday and we have volunteers from 9-3pm
Farm
Volunteering at the Food Works Farm is a real chance to get involved with growing food for a hyper-local food system in Sheffield.
What will I do?
- Prepare beds for growing
- Plant seeds and plug plants
- Weeding
- Harvest food and much more
The farm is based at Norton Nurseries in Graves Park and is the engine room of a community-led growing mission supported by Food Works. It is a great opportunity to pick up gardening skills while growing fruit and vegetables for the community.