About
Volunteer
The Goodies team is an amazing group of people who make all of our activities possible. From cooking up a storm in the kitchen to cycling our electric trikes around to different supermarkets, our volutneers keep Goodies going.
Do good with Goodies!
If you’re looking for a way to meet new people, learn new skills, gain confidence, and give back to the community, then come and volunteer with us!
Check out some of the different ways you can get involved below:
Cafe helper
Where? – The Goodies Cafe, 6B Grange Road
When? – Weekdays, daytime
What? – Our cafe team serve hot drinks and pastries to our customers. We need people who can prepare food and drinks, help on the till, interact with customers, and generally keep an eye on the cafe space.
Shop helper
Where? – The Goodies Shop, 6A Grange Road
When? – Weekdays & weekends, daytime
What? – We’re looking for people to help out in our shop! This role will mainly involve serving customers, processing donations, and helping our on the shop floor.
Food collector/sorter
Where? – Different locations across Edinburgh, our cafe and shop
When? – Weekdays & weekends, evenings
What? – This is one of the most important jobs – collecting and moving the food from local shops to our cafe or our shop. For this role, we would train you on one of our electric cargo bikes. Please make sure you would be comfortable lifting and carrying crates of food too.
Not sure if you’d be suitable?
If there’s another way you’d like to get involved, or have any specific skills that you think could help us out, then please speak to one of the team – we’d love to hear your ideas!
As long as you’re eager to help and open to new experiences, then we’d love to hear from you. If you don’t know which role you’d be best suited for, then get in touch and we’d be happy to talk things over with you.