Volunteering

We’re looking for energetic and enthusiastic people to volunteer and support us. The roles are varied, interesting and will support us getting people into healthy food, and healthy food into people. For general enquiries please contact Karen Miller on 0131 467 7326 or email kmiller@edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk. 

Community Food Co-op Volunteers

The Community Food Co-ops are volunteer run and mostly open one day per week for 2-3 hours. We need volunteers to help set up and pack away the food co-op shops and serve the co-op customers. This would entail cash handling, and weighing produce as well as customer service.

Contact: Karen Miller T: 0131 467 7326 E: kmiller@edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk

Food and Health Development Work Volunteers

Support our Food and Health Development workers by assisting with cooking courses, cookery demonstrations, nutrition workshops, health information sessions and tasting sessions.

Contact: Jane Scott T: 0131 467 7326 E: jscott@edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk

Hospital Outlet Volunteers

ECF hospital outlets are run by staff and volunteers and are open in various settings and at various times. Volunteers don’t need to work for the full duration of the opening hours. The role of the volunteer would be to help set up and pack away the produce and to assist serving the customers. This includes weighing produce, cash handling and customer service.

Contact: Karen Miller T: 0131 467 7326 E: kmiller@edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk 

Food and Health Training Hub Volunteers

Support our Training Hub worker by assisting with cooking courses, cookery demonstrations, nutrition workshops, health information sessions, tasting sessions materials research and development.

Contact: Lyndsey McLellan T: 0131 467 7326 E: lmclellan@edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk

Organisational Support

ECF welcome volunteers to support the organisation including individual membership and co-option to the Board as well as support in a range of roles including:

  • Enterprise / Business Development
  • Finance
  • Corporate Governance / Management
  • Human Resources
  • Funding / fundraising
  • Marketing / Public Relations / Sales
  • IT / Website development
  • Logistics

Contact: Iain Stewart T: 0131 467 7326 E: istewart@edinburghcommunityfood.org.uk