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Take the lead in managing the Food Bank 🍞📦

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The experience

We are looking for a committed, organized person with leadership abilities to help us provide food assistance to those most in need. Your main mission will be to coordinate the management, inventory, and distribution of food, motivate and lead the volunteer team, and actively collaborate in maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene of the facilities.


What you offer

32 hours of help per week

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: € 150 One time

Description: Upon finalizing your participation, we request an additional fee as a refundable security deposit. This helps confirm your spot in the departments and ensures compliance with our Code of Conduct.


What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely


Requirements

Fluent Spanish or Intermediate English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

What do we offer?
- A Real Impact Experience: Your operational leadership will ensure that the food reaches those most in need, transforming lives directly.
- Immersion in an International Environment: You will coordinate and share day by day with a multicultural team of volunteers, enriching your personal and professional perspective.
- Autonomy and Leadership: You will have the freedom to manage the operations of the food bank, propose process improvements, and guide your team.
- Professional Development: You will gain key hands-on experience in logistics management, team leadership, and institutional relations in the social sector.
- Volunteer Certificate: At the end of your commitment, you will receive a certificate that certifies your work, your achievements, and the management carried out.
- The Charm of Barcelona: The opportunity to live and work in one of Europe\'s most cosmopolitan, dynamic, and multicultural cities.

Your main responsibilities will be:
- Manage and integrate the food bank\'s operational chain, supervising reception, storage, sorting, and distribution.
- Lead, motivate and guide our international volunteer team during working days.
- Establish and maintain relationships with donors and collaborating organizations to ensure sustainability and a constant food supply.
- Ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations, also guaranteeing cleanliness and order of the facilities.
- Prepare periodic reports on activity, impact and operational volume of the food bank.

Rules:
We have rules of coexistence that aim to promote harmony in the community, fostering personal responsibility, respect for others, and consideration for our actions.
- Alcohol or drugs consumption is not allowed in the dormitories or at the center. You are not allowed to arrive at the residence under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- It is not allowed to invite external people to any of the residences.
- Violent attitudes towards people or property are prohibited.
- Attitudes of sexual or psychological harassment are not tolerated.
- Absences must be notified, justified and approved in advance.
- Silence from 9:00 PM to guarantee the peace and rest of our neighbors.


Rules

We have convivencia rules that seek to promote good harmony in the community, fostering personal responsibility, respect towards others and consideration for our actions.
- Alcohol or drugs consumption is not allowed in the dormitories or at the center. It is not allowed to arrive at the residence under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- It is not allowed to invite external people to any of the residences.
- Violent attitudes towards people or property are prohibited.
- Attitudes of sexual or psychological harassment are not tolerated.
- Absences must be notified, justified and approved in advance.
- Silence from 21:00 to guarantee the peace and rest of our neighbors.