Volunteer:

Delivery Driver Job Description

Role Title: Meals on Wheels Volunteer Delivery Driver

Role Description: Deliver hot and/or frozen meals directly to the homes of our East York clients, and providing caring social interaction.

Volunteer Criteria:

  • Must have access to a vehicle, along with a valid driver's license

  • Capable of delivering on a route alone OR with someone from their social bubble as a runner (onboarding process also applies)

  • Can follow all new health and safety meal delivery protocols put in place due to COVID-19

  • Volunteer commitment is flexible, and completely up to you. We do not require a set number of days/hours, but many of our current volunteers will come in once a week for 2 hours. "On-call" capabilities are also a plus.

  • NOTE: Before applying, please refer to a COVID-19 self-assessment test to ensure the safety of all staff and clients at our organization.

Where:

Meals are picked up from our office at 52-2 Thorncliffe Park Dr. All delivery addresses on each route are typically found relatively close to each other within the same vicinity in our catchment area.

When:

Food pickup times from our office is at 11:00am every day of the week. The delivery shift will normally last about 2 hours and will end upon arrival to our office following the completion of the route.

Training:

Proceeding the sign-up process, our Volunteer Coordinator will set a time and day that fits your schedule to come into our office for a small informative introduction and test route. This will consist of 3 clients and serves as an opportunity for you to familiarize yourself with the delivery process.

Sign Up to Volunteer:

Please fill out the Volunteer Application Form. Once received, you will receive a call or email from our Volunteer Coordinator to begin the on-boarding process.

Thank you for supporting Meals on Wheels in this time of crisis and ensuring our essential service is able to continue. We look forward to connecting with you soon!