Thank you for taking time to explore what it means to volunteer with us.

Why Volunteer?

• Make a positive impact in our community
• Meet friendly, like-minded people
• Learn new skills and gain valuable experience

here’s how we we able to benefit to the community with:

Whether you can spare a few hours to help pack food parcels, greet visitors, or assist with deliveries, your time and kindness will make a real difference in someone’s life. No special skills are needed — just a big heart and a willingness to help.

Every week, we help provide essential food and support to individuals and families facing difficult times — and we couldn’t do it without caring people like you.

If you feel this is something that may appeal, then we’d love to explore the possibilities of you joining our amazing team of volunteers at the food bank.

Together, we can ensure no one in our community goes hungry ….

Volunteer Application

Interested? Then why not tell us about yourself including contact details of two Referees who are willing to support your application. Referees will be contacted in the final stage of your application and only if we are given permission.

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Tell us why you would like to volunteer with the Food Bank:

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Further information [skills, interests or experience] you believe could be useful to the Food Bank:

Areas You’d Like to Volunteer

• Warehouse – Parcel Pack and Dispatch
• Driver – Collections and Deliveries
• Drivers Buddy
• Local Distribution Hub – Supervisor
• Meal Preparation
• Not sure

Availability

• Weekly
• Every 2 weeks
• Once a Month
• Corporate Days
• Supermarket Events [monthly]
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• I confirm the information provided is accurate
• I agree to be contacted about volunteering opportunities

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Wansbeck Valley Food Bank is seeking to appoint new board members to help guide our work and strengthen the support we provide to local people facing food insecurity.

Our board members play a vital role in shaping the direction of the food bank, ensuring we remain a reliable, dignified, and community‑focused service for those who need us most. Board members give direction on matters such as strategy, governance, partnerships, volunteer welfare and long‑term sustainability.

We are looking for individuals who can bring commitment, insight, and compassion to our team and help us shape the future of the food bank whilst making a lasting and positive impact in our community.

Trustees Duties

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The six main duties of a charity trustee in the UK are:

• carry out your charity’s purposes for the public benefit,
• comply with the governing document and the law
• act in your charity’s best interests
• manage resources responsibly
• and act with reasonable care and skill.

If you would like to contribute but feel unable to commit fully to the responsibilities of a Trustee, then a Trustee Associate role may be ideal for you. In this role you would contribute to the routine working, governance arrangements and decision making alongside the team.

How We Work

Our Board meets bi-monthly when we focus on:

• Governance and policy
• Finance and compliance
• Operational practice
• Planning for future services and community needs

Meetings are collaborative, purposeful, and centred on improving the support we provide to our clients.

Who Were looking For

We welcome applications from anyone aged 16 or over. We would especially value interest from colleagues within partner organisations, as closer collaboration helps us understand each other’s work, share expertise, and improve the service we offer to local people.

While we understand that Trustees and Associates have other commitments, we encourage new members to contribute actively where they can. Skills in any of the areas listed in the Trustee Enquiry Form [below] would be particularly helpful:

However, enthusiasm, reliability, and a commitment to our mission are just as important and together, we can ensure no one in our community goes hungry ….

Trustee Enquiry

Interested in joining our Board – then let’s start a conversation. First tell us about yourself then include contact details of two Referees who are willing to support your application. Referees will be contacted in the final stage of your application and only if we are given permission.

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1Step 1 – Your Details

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3Step 3 – Declaration

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Occupation *

Qualifications

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Skills – Which of the following skills, interests or experience might you bring to the Board?

• Fundraising
• Procurement
• Governance
• Charity Sector
• Community Care
• Legal or Compliance
• Human Resources
• Business Management
• Financial / Accounting
• Welfare/Welfare rights
• Knowledge of the community
• Transport and Logistics
• Communications
• Nutrition
• Administration
• IT / Media skills
• Leadership
• Other

Further information in support of your application:

A statement of suitability [no more than 500 words] outlining how you feel able to contribute to the food bank and why it would be rewarding to you.

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Trustees Applicant’s Declaration of Eligibility: *

• · I am over the age of 16
• · I do not have an unspent convictions and would be willing to submit to a DBS criminal record check, if required
• · I do not have an IVA, debt relief order and/or a bankruptcy order
• · I have not been removed as a trustee in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales (by the Charity Commission or Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator or The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland)
• · I am not under a disqualification order under the Company Directors’ Disqualification Act 1986
• · I have not entered a composition or arrangement with creditors, or have an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) and I am not on the Insolvency Service Register
• · I have not been disqualified by the Charity Commission nor have been found guilty of disobedience to an order or direction of the Charity Commission
• · I am not a disqualified company director
• · I am willing that WVFB retain my details on the basis they will not release them to a third party
• · The information I have provided is true, complete and correct
• · I understand that it’s an offence under section 60(1)(b) of the Charities Act 2011 to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information
• · I undertake to fulfil my responsibilities and duties as a trustee of Wansbeck Valley Foodbank in good faith and in accordance with the law and within objectives/mission and Code of Conduct for trustees.
• · I do not have any financial interests in conflict with those of Wansbeck Valley Food Bank (either in person or through family or business connections) except those that I have formally notified in a conflict of interest statement.
• · I will specifically notify any such interest at any meeting where trustees are required to make a decision which affects my personal interests, and I will absent myself entirely from any decision on the matter and not vote on it.

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