Salary: £14.80/hour / 5 hours a week (10am-3pm Thursdays)

Join a team of Food Waste Warriers by collecting surplus food and delivering to local community cafe venues.

The Real Junk Food Project Twickenham opened its first community cafe in East Twickenham in 2018 and now operates nine sessions a week at six venues across Richmond upon Thames.

Since that first opening, they have fed 151,826 bellies and saved 402 tons of food surplus from landfill (Jun 2018 – Apr 2026).

In this essential role, you will be using a hired Enterprise van each week on a Thursday to collect surplus food from the Felix Project in Acton and redistribute it to four of community café and surplus food hub venues across the borough of Richmond upon Thames. Empty crates will then need to be returned to Acton.

Applicants must must:

• hold a full clean UK Driving Licence
• be comfortable driving a hired van
• be available on Thursdays 10am-3pm
• be able to to lift crates of food (crate carriers are available at each venue).

It would be ideal if you are also available some Monday mornings to cover for the Monday driver.

The role is ideal for someone living near Acton or Ealing, although it is possible to hire vans from other areas.

You can check here if there is an Enterprise van near you.

Interested, have questions, or want to apply? Email Sarah at trjfp.twickenham@gmail.com.