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What does KCA do Video

Located in Johnsonville (Wellington), our vibrant community at KCA eagerly welcomes new volunteers like you.

Your role at KCA is invaluable, embodying qualities of reliability and punctuality. All volunteers must be aged 16 and above, commitment on a weekly basis for at least 3 to 6 months is required. Engaging in food rescue entails physical activity, so being reasonably fit is essential, capable of lifting 15kgs independently or 20-25kgs with a partner. Our Sunday food rescue shift requires a once month commitment.

In the spirit of transparency, it's important to note that none of our volunteers are permitted to take any donated food or goods for themselves.

At KCA, we're characterized by our size, speed, and flexibility. Our dedicated volunteers operate from our distribution hub, aiding over 120,000 residents in Greater Wellington last year alone. Through food rescue efforts, we redistributed a staggering 345,080kgs of food to various local institutions and families in need.

In addition to food-related tasks, our warehouse volunteers contributed significantly, assembling 3,909 banana boxes filled with essential stock items.

With a team of 60 enthusiastic volunteers, we're excited to welcome a few extra pairs of hands to join our cause.

During your interview, please inform us of any upcoming holidays you may have planned.

Please feel free to choose a day and time slot that suits you best.

Thank you for considering joining us on this meaningful journey at KCA!

KCA Staff

Experienced Chiller Truck Drivers or Food Sorter & Admin

Shift times: Sunday mornings, departing from our Johnsonville warehouse at 8:30am sharp and returning at approximately 11:30am.

About the Role

Kiwi Community Assistance (KCA) is looking for caring and community-minded volunteers to join our Sunday Food Rescue team. This role combines driving, food sorting, and basic administration tasks, helping us rescue quality food that would otherwise go to waste and redistribute it to people who need it most.

Volunteers in this role generally assist once a month on Sundays, but are more than welcome to volunteer more frequently. To ensure everyone feels confident and supported, new volunteers are asked to complete two consecutive training shifts before moving into a regular monthly roster.

Your Responsibilities

As part of our Food Rescue team, volunteers work together to help collect and redistribute quality surplus food that would otherwise go to waste.

Responsibilities may include:

Driving our chiller truck (for volunteers applying for a driving role). Drivers must hold a full, clean driver's licence and will also assist with food sorting and packing duties.
Sorting and boxing donated food collected from local supermarkets and other food donors.
Checking 'use by' and 'best before' dates in accordance with our food safety procedures.
Weighing rescued food donations to help with our reporting and funding requirements.
Taking photographs while out on collections and deliveries and uploading them to Facebook (admin volunteer role).
Using your personal cellphone to check in at stores via the Woolworths Visitors App (minimal data usage), or manually checking in at customer service when required.
Working alongside fellow volunteers to help ensure food reaches community organisations efficiently and safely.

What You'll Need

Applicants must be at least 16 years old to do the admin work or 25 years old to meet the requirements of our vehicle insurance policy.
A full, clean driver's licence if applying for a driving role.
Safe driving skills and a responsible approach to vehicle operation.
Good communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively with volunteers, food donors, and recipient agencies.
A reasonable level of physical fitness, including the ability to lift up to 15kg individually or up to 20kg with assistance, and use a barrel trolley when required.

Commitment

We ask volunteers to commit to one shift per month for a minimum of six months. This helps us provide a reliable food rescue service to the community and ensures the time invested in training and supporting volunteers is worthwhile.

By joining our Food Rescue team, you'll be helping reduce food waste while supporting local whānau and community organisations. Every shift makes a meaningful difference.

KCA Sunday Food Rescue Application Form

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Food Rescue Admin Team

Shift times: Back up person to cover volunteer absences, 7:45 am - 11:45 am

About the Role

Join our team on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday morning starting from our warehouse in Johnsonville at 7.45am to 11:45 am. Upon arrival at our warehouse, you'll receive a manifest listing where you need to go to rescue food and who the food is to be allocated to whilst out on the road. Training is provided via a one-on-one session and there is a comprehensive manual for reference.

Your main tasks will include:

Going out in our branded chiller truck as a passenger.
Checking 'use by' and 'best before' dates for quality assurance.
Sorting and boxing donated food from local supermarkets.
Weighing all donated food for accurate reporting on the scales that we provide you.
Using KCA's smartphone provided to upload photos and narrations to our Facebook page while on the road.
Contacting the local foodbanks and organisations on your manifest when you're on your way back to base so that they can meet you to get the food off the truck back at our base in Johnsonville.

You'll also use your personal cellphone to check in and out of stores via the Woolworths app (minimal data usage), or manually check-in at customer service desks.

What You Need

Effective communication skills to coordinate with partner agencies for refrigerated stock pickups across the Greater Wellington region (Kapiti, Upper Hutt, and Wellington City).
Physical fitness: You’ll be required to lift up to 15kg individually or 20kg with a partner, with the assistance of a barrel trolley provided by KCA.

This role requires a weekly commitment for 6 months. Join us in making a difference by rescuing and redistributing food to those in need!

Click here to apply to assist us to do food rescue

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Experienced Chiller Truck Drivers

Shift times: Tuesday or Thursday 7.45 am - 11:45 am

About the Role

As we are based in Johnsonville you will need your own transport to get to our warehouse. Upon your arrival at our warehouse we will go through the route you are to take in our chiller truck (full class 1 car licence required and for our commercial insurance coverage you must be over the age of 25).

You will be working as part of a team with another food rescue volunteer who will do all the admin work.

This role involves heavy lifting up to 15kgs at a time so you must be physically fit.

Your responsibilities include:

Sorting and boxing food donations from local supermarkets
Checking 'use by' and 'best before' dates, weighing donations for reporting
Driving the chiller truck safely, adhering to time slots at each store
Using your personal cellphone for store check-ins via the Woolworths Visitors app (minimal data usage), or manually checking in at customer service
Be an ambassador for KCA, and represent us in a positive manner in all dealings with donors, recipients, and the general public

What You Need

Applicants must be at least 25 years old to meet the requirements of our driver insurance policy
Full driver’s license and careful driving skills
Effective communication skills to coordinate with other volunteers and agencies
Physical fitness: Lifting up to 15kg individually
Have a 'can do' attitude

This role requires a weekly commitment for 3 to 6 months. Be part of our food rescue initiative and make a positive impact on the community!

Click here to apply to assist us to do food rescue

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