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.

Current Vacancies

If you are interested in volunteering for any of the roles below we'd love to hear from you!

You may wish to read our privacy notice before applying.

Social Media and Content Volunteer

As a food bank, we are part of a growing movement taking action to create a fair and compassionate society. We want to end hunger, together. We are looking for a creative and proactive Social Media Volunteer to help us elevate the voices of our staff, volunteers, and those with lived experience of hardship. This is a fantastic opportunity for a student or someone looking to gain hands-on experience in digital communications within the charity sector, or an experienced professional wanting to use their skills to support the local community.

Hours: Flexible, approximately 4–7 hours per week. We are more interested in consistent content and engagement across the month than fixed weekly hours, so there is flexibility around when support is provided.

Location: Our Bradford warehouse (BD10) with some flexibility for remote work.

Find out more and apply here > Social Media and Content Volunteer

Food bank centre volunteer (St Luke's Church, BD2)

As the welcoming face of the food bank you’ll be sociable, enjoy meeting people and able to offer friendly, caring support to those in crisis. You’ll receive and check food vouchers, prepare food parcels, make refreshments for visitors, and ensure items are packed safely and appropriately. You’ll also be comfortable using a computer to record information and support people in accessing other services. Throughout, you’ll provide a listening ear and help people with compassion and dignity.

Hours: Thursdays from 10.30 am to 1 pm.

Location: St Luke's Church BD2.

Find out more and apply here > Food bank centre volunteer

Van Driver

You’ll play an important role in transporting food from collection points to the warehouse for sorting, and finally onto the local food bank centre, which will help to make a real difference in your community. A confident and safe driver, you’ll enjoy being part of a team and be physically strong so that you can lift and load crates of food.

Shifts are on Thursday mornings (9.30am to 12.30pm).

All shifts begin and end at our warehouse in BD10.

Find out more and apply here > Van Driver

Van Buddy

We’re are looking to recruit volunteers to support our van drivers. You’ll play an important role in transporting food from collection points to the warehouse and onto the local food bank, which will help to make a real difference in our community.

Shifts are on Mondays and/or Thursday mornings (9.30am to 12.30pm).

All shifts begin and end in our warehouse in BD10.

Find out more and apply here > Van Buddy

Supermarket Collection Volunteer

Join us as a Supermarket Collection Volunteer and help support local people in crisis. Collections run during the week, and each session is led by a Team Leader with a full briefing provided.

You can choose dates that suit you — from a couple of hours a month to more regular volunteering. You’ll approach customers with a shopping list, invite them to donate key items, then sort donations for delivery to the food bank.

Your friendly, positive approach will help maximise donations and raise awareness in your community.

Find out more and apply here.

Fundraising Volunteer

Fundraising is a brilliant way to support local people in crisis - and there are so many ways to get involved. You might take on your own sponsored challenge, join one of our community fundraising activities, or help us run events that bring people together.

We’re always looking for enthusiastic people who can help plan and deliver fundraising events, especially outside office hours. Activities like quizzes, raffles and other creative ideas make a real difference and help raise vital funds.

If you’d like to support our fundraising events, have a brilliant idea you want to bring to life, or need help setting up your own fundraiser, please get in touch, email info@bradfordnorth.foodbank.org.uk.

Trustee Board

Trustees are responsible for overseeing the work of our foodbank, setting our overall vision and strategy and ensuring that our team are supported to carry it out. Trustees ensure that the charity, and its representatives, function within the legal and regulatory framework of the sector and in line with the organisation's governing document, continually striving for best practice in governance, and determining the overall direction and development of the charity through good governance and clear strategic planning. They do this in a way that adds to public confidence and trust in the charity and its reputation.

Currently, we do not have any trustee opportunities available, however, you are welcome to register your interest in becoming a trustee by emailing trustees@bradfordnorth.foodbank.org.uk