FareShare South West

We're hiring! Join the dynamic team keeping our two Bristol warehouses packed with motivated and passionate volunteers as our new Volunteer Coordinator. Reporting to: Volunteer Recruitment Manager Salary: £24,570 – £25,340 pro rata Hours: Flexible between 30-37.5 hours per week Terms: Permanent, 25 days Holiday pa (pro rata, exc. Bank Holidays), 5% pension contribution Location: Bristol with occasional travel Volunteers are the backbone of our operation at FSSW, and w;ve built a volunteer programme which supports a wide demographic of people. This role will primarily lead on: – Rota and Data Management – Recruitment and Retention Support – Communications – Volunteer experience and pastoral care If you have personal experience of volunteering and want to move to a paid role, or have strong communication and time management skills, we'd love to hear from you. Applications close at 9am 14 April but we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we find the right candidate - so don't delay your application. Read the full job description and find out more about the benefits of working for us: https://lnkd.in/eHC8Juvt #werehiring #bristojobs #charityjobs #volunteering #workforus

It’s #FoodWasteActionWeek! 🌍💚 We asked our incredible volunteers to share the delicious meals they’ve made with rescued food from our warehouse – and it turns out, quiche is a popular choice! 🥧 One volunteer shared: "Here’s a vegan pepper quiche made with peppers and salad from FareShare South West, served with a fresh side salad." 🥗 Another creation: "I just made a tenderstem broccoli and caramelised onion quiche with a side of coleslaw. The tenderstem, cabbage, and carrot for the slaw are all from FareShare South West!" 🥦🥕 With over 300 volunteers across Bristol and Plymouth, we’re proud to share our rescued food with them, helping reduce food waste while supporting our amazing team – turning an environmental problem into social good is hungry work! Do you volunteer with us and turn rescued food into something delicious? Share your creations in the comments - we’d love to hear from you! 👩🍳

As part of #FoodWasteActionWeek, we wanted to give a huge shout-out to Hale Events for inviting us to not one, but two amazing Food and Drink Trade Shows in Exeter and Cornwall this year. Daniel, our Food Sourcing Officer, had a blast chatting with both new and familiar food suppliers, and we've got some exciting potential partnerships on the horizon. The best part? At the end of both events, we were able to rescue a whopping total of 1200kg of high-quality chilled, ambient, and frozen food, that would have otherwise gone to waste. A massive thank you to our friends at Exeter Food Action and Coach House Food Hub, for jumping in last minute to help save all that food and get it to where it belongs - on peoples plates. 🍽️ And, of course, a huge thanks to Hale Events for having us. We can’t wait for the next one! 🍏

Join us as we celebrate #FoodWasteActionWeek - just last month, we were still rescuing food from the Christmas period! Every bit counts in the fight against food waste. 🎅 You might think that festive food is no longer useful past its season, but that's not the case! Here are some photos of M&S donating the remaining of their Christmas stock, including ready-mixed veg, which was picked by our amazing volunteer and received by the Ashburton Community Fridge. This perfectly good food, which might otherwise have gone to waste, is now helping to feed communities in Devon. It’s a constant effort, and we’re so grateful to everyone who helps make this happen.💚

It's #FoodWasteActionWeek 🍏🌍 As FareShare South West, we join the dots between food waste and local hunger, turning an environmental problem into lasting social good. Every year, we rescue hundreds of tonnes of perfectly good food that might have been thrown away due to overproduction, short shelf life, or small packaging flaws. Instead of heading to landfill, this food makes its way to our warehouse, where we keep it fresh and ready to be delivered to our amazing charity members. These charities chef up meals or create food parcels for communities hit hardest by the cost-of-living crisis, fighting food waste and food insecurity at the same time. Last year, we saved a whopping 1,883 tonnes of food from going to waste, which is enough for 4,483,637 meals - and we’re not stopping there! Join us as we celebrate Food Waste Action Week and give good quality, healthy food a second chance💚

We’re on the lookout for a Grants Manager to join our fabulous Fundraising team! 👀 This is a brand-new role that will be vital in supporting our growing team with bid writing to grant-making trusts and foundations. If you're someone with experience of researching and writing applications to secure five and six figure grants from trusts, foundations and statutory sources and have excellent spoken and written communication skills, we want to hear from you! At FareShare South West, we offer a range of benefits, from a free Employee Assistance Programme to an annual training and development budget for every member of staff. We're a Real Living Wage employer, and you'll find a welcoming, inclusive environment in all our locations. 📅 Apply by 9am on Monday 31st March. Head over to our website to apply 👉 https://buff.ly/PxzZYA6 #NowHiring #JobsWithPurpose #CharityJobs #MakeADifference #BristolJobs #FoodWaste #JoinTheTeam #Fundraising

It’s #InternationalWomensDay, and this year’s theme, "Accelerate Action," is all about breaking barriers and making bold moves! In an industry traditionally dominated by men, Vale Lane is leading the charge with an all-female warehouse team showing every single day that strength, leadership, and skill are about passion, not gender. As our Warehouse Manager, Nessa, says: “I really enjoy being the change I want to see in the world. It gives me great joy when an external contractor asks for the forklift driver and when I say it is me - it's the brief look of shock that passes over their face.” From forklifting to leading, from breaking barriers to building futures - Nessa, Kirsty, Meghan & Tatiana are redefining the industry every day. Today, we celebrate these powerhouse women and every woman pushing boundaries and showing that they belong. Want to hear more? Check out our latest post where we caught up with Kirsty on what it's like to work in a male-dominated industry and how she’s smashing stereotypes on the daily. https://buff.ly/VKs9tUi

It’s #GreatBritishPieWeek! 🥧 Did you know Britain has a 700-year history of pie-making? And in 2007, Jus-Rol decided pies deserved a whole week of celebration (in all honestly, we couldn’t agree more!) But Pie Week isn’t just about eating, it’s about creativity, community, and coming together. That’s why we want to give a huge shoutout to our amazing partners, Pieminister! 🙌 Not only do they donate their wonky pies to help us fight food waste and hunger, but their CEO, Tristan Hogg, is one of our valued Trustees. He is so dedicated to the pies and the people, that he even rappelled down a 30m cliff last year to fundraise for us - dressed as a giant pie! 🫣 A massive thank you to Pieminister for their generosity and for always bringing their acts of pieness into our community. We love seeing good local food making a real difference to local lives! 💚 To celebrate Pie Week, Pieminister has launched their awaited Big Cheese Stack, with some exciting surprises for their customers for this week only! Head over to their page and get a slice of the action. 👀

A few weeks ago, some of our fantastic FareChance participants visited our charity member, Coexist Community Kitchen, for an incredible away day! Coexist Community Kitchen is a non-profit cookery school in Easton (Bristol). We deliver them food once a week, where they use it to support people who experience social marginalisation - their impact in the community is nothing short of inspiring! Our young people learned to cook four delicious recipes: butternut squash risotto, raw slaw, bread rolls, and peanut butter cookies, using rescued ingredients that we supply. The best part? As they were cooking, our volunteer van crew arrived with that week’s food donation, showing them the direct impact of their work in picking, packing, and delivering the food. These career away days are so important for our young people, offering hands-on experience and a deeper connection to the work they’re involved in. It was a truly special moment for the FareChance team, witnessing the process come full circle from picking to preparation. FareChance is our employability program for young people aged 18-25, and we’re recruiting for the next cohort soon! Ready to gain valuable skills and boost your confidence? Join our FareChance programme and check out our website for more information. 🍏🍊 https://buff.ly/4ilZgB1

Just 4 days left to apply for these exciting roles - don’t miss out! We're looking for a Fleet Coordinator to keep our fleet of vehicles running smoothly and to support our volunteer drivers. 🚚 We’re also hiring a Warehouse Supervisor to mentor young people in our FareChance employability programme while supporting operations at our Vale Lane warehouse. 🙋 As a Real Living Wage employer, we offer great benefits, including an Employee Assistance Programme and annual training budget. 📅 Apply by Sunday, 2nd March, 11:59pm, or help spread the word! Apply here 👉 https://buff.ly/41trwvL