This is a training or re-training shift for folks who have attended orientation and/or volunteered in a different role at our warehouse before, but have not tried out any shifts as a food sorter. It also serves as a re-training for folks who want to brush-up on their sorting skills. After you complete this training, you will receive a Sorting qualification that will unlock our regular sorting shifts and give you access to sign up for them.
Sorting Superstars help us move donated food from our warehouse out into communities in need. When grocery stores donate food, it usually arrives by the truckload in varying states of disorganization. During a sorting shift, volunteers go through the donations, organize the individual items according to our sorting system, check for quality and safety, and discard any spoiled or unsafe items. Sorting the donations is essential so that we can pack the food up efficiently and make it available to our agency partners for distribution.
- Standing and walking for 2-2.5 hours
- Lifting banana boxes full of product (up to 25lbs) from floor level to 4ft high
- Reaching into bins at floor level to place items or retrieve them
*As with all our shifts, these are not firm requirements, merely a heads up regarding the general activity involved in the shift. If you are interested in this activity but unsure if it's the right fit, we're happy to figure out accommodations or adjustments that will allow you to participate safely and comfortably!
Shifts close ten minutes after the scheduled start time. In order to provide adequate instruction and safety information to all volunteers, we cannot admit folks who arrive later than ten minutes past the scheduled start time.
