We currently have two exciting volunteering opportunities available for The Pyramid Community Shop.

The Pyramid Community Shop aims to provides the local community with easily accessible affordable food. We work with several partner organisations to help save quality food from going to waste and distribute it where it is needed the most. Each week we bring in, sort and distribute 1 ton of food. This is currently helping 120 – 140 local families on a weekly basis.

Shop Helper

As a Shop Helper you will assist with day to day running of  The Pyramid Shop. You will work alongside staff and fellow volunteers to deliver a friendly service to Shop members. Your responsibilities will include running the till, shelf stacking and assisting shop visitors with their shopping. 

What’s in it for me? 

• Help bring positive change to the Yorkhill, Finnieston and Anderston communities 

• Become a member of a diverse and friendly team 

• Improve your communication skills and gain confidence 

• Working reference provided on request 

What is expected from me? 

• A Friendly, non-judgmental approach 

• Ability to work as part of a team 

• Reliability and good timekeeping 

• Follow all training you receive from us 

• Willingness to abide by The Pyramid At Anderston Policies 

Commitment 

Every Friday 12pm-2pm. Ideally, we are looking for a volunteer that can commit to working with us for at least 6 months. 

Application notes 

Get in touch with us over email shop@thepyramid.scot 

 Please include a couple of lines about yourself and why you would like to volunteer with us. There is no deadline. 

Food Surplus Collector

The Pyramid At Anderston is looking for volunteer to assist with surplus food collection. Availability needed: for 2 hours on Thursdays anytime between 9:30am – 3pm.

As a Food Surplus Collector you’ll pick up weekly food donations from our partner supermarkets and retailers. You’ll then bring the food back to The Pyramid Shop where it will be sorted and stored securely. Collections to be done by car or bike.

What’s in it for me?

• Help bring positive change to the Yorkhill, Finnieston and Anderston communities
• Become a member of a diverse and friendly team
• Gain new skills such as planning, organisation and people skills
• Working reference provided on request
• We reimburse mileage for cars when collecting for The Pyramid, this is at 45p per mile.

What is expected from me?

• Follow all training you receive from us
• Be able to lift and carry relatively heavy crates of produce
• Reliability and good timekeeping
• Willingness to abide by The Pyramid At Anderston Policies

Collecting by bike:

• We have a cargo bike for you to use
• You should be confident riding a bike
• Adhere to bicycle safety requirements

Collecting by car:

• A full UK driving licence.
• A road-worthy vehicle with up-to-date road tax and MOT certificate.
• Fully comprehensive insurance

Commitment

A typical volunteer shift is 2 hours. For Surplus Food Collectors, Neighbourly circulates notifications of available surplus via email. You will be asked to commit to a certain time slot (eg. Thursday 9:30 – 11:30 ) and we will receive a notification if the collection is available. We ask our volunteers to commit to at least one slot a week, however, you are welcome to pick up multiple collection slots if you wish.

Application notes

Get in touch with us over email shop@thepyramid.scot. Please include a couple of lines about yourself and why you would like to volunteer with us. There is no deadline.

If the opportunities above are not of interest to you, please fill in the form below and a member of our team will get back to you!

The Pyramid at Anderston SCIO, Scottish Charity SCO48144