Volunteer
Give the Gift of your Time
Available Positions
Intake Interviewer-
Please contact us by email or phone for current shift openings.
Job Description:
Our Intake interviewers are the first point of contact between our clients and the food bank. Our interviewers are empathetic and have great communication skills.
Volunteer interviewers assess, over the phone, whether or not a potential client qualifies for the services of the food bank. They are required to go through an application with the client and ask for income and expense information to determine eligibility.
Required Availability:
Volunteer screeners are asked to be available for 2 hours in the afternoon and usually work a total of 4 hours a month.
Warehouse Volunteers
Volunteer Role Overview
Our warehouse volunteers play a key part in ensuring our food bank runs smoothly. They help unload and sort community donations and contributions from our local grocery partners. Volunteers also assist with packing hampers every Friday morning—up to 25 hampers each week.
Required Availability
Please contact us by phone or email to confirm current shift openings.
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Unload & Sort: Weekday mornings, 8:30–11:00
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Hamper Packing: Friday mornings
Physical Requirement
Volunteers must be able to lift up to 40 lbs.
Drivers
Our drivers assist with food pickups from grocery stores and food drives in the area. We provide the Food Bank van for them to pick up at our local grocery stores and at any food drives in the area.
Required Availability:
Our drivers take a one-week shift every 4-5weeks. Most days, our drivers only work in the morning. There is the occasional trip to Calgary
*Must have a clean driver’s abstract.
Physical Requirement
Drivers must be able to lift 50lbs
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Contact Us
Please call 403-324-4335 or email: info@wheatlandfoodbank.com