Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities
Soup Kitchen
Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays
Volunteer Shifts:
7:30am – 11:00am & 10:45am – 2:30pm
- Cooking and cooking preparation
- Set up/clean up
- Serving
- Bussing – clear table and scrape dishes
- Dish washing
- Putting away clean dishes and portioning desserts
- Make coffee and supervise bread area
- Greeting/counting
- Divide bulk bread into smaller portions
The Soup Kitchen is operated out of the Salvation Army Church which is located at: 187 Alberni Hwy, Parksville, BC. Phone: 250-954-0707
Food Bank
Open Mondays to Fridays (Hours can vary by day)
Volunteer Shifts:
8:30am-12:00 & 1:00pm-4:00pm
- Greet clients
- Sort food (including bread)
- Stock shelves
- Help clients shop
- Build and deliver School Packs once a month
- Pick up bread/grocery items from donation points:
- Save On Foods
- Thrifties
- Starbucks
- Tim Hortons
- Quality Foods (Parksville and Qualicum)
- Costco
The Food Bank is operated out of the Salvation Army administration building which is located at: 886 Wembley Rd. French Creek Phone: 250-248-8793
Thrift Stores
Open Mondays through Saturdays
Qualicum Location:
103-671 Beach Rd. Qualicum Beach (250-752-1850)
Mon-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm
- Stocking items on the shelves and general merchandising
- Running the till
- Electronics testing
Parksville Island Highway (Main Store) Location:
109-192 W. Island Hwy, Parksville (250-248-8154)
Mon-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm
- Stocking items on the shelves
- Testing electronics
- Minor repairs to items
- Building/setting up displays
- Bagging items at the till
Parksville Hirst St. Boutique Location:
107 Hirst Ave Parksville (250-248-1590)
Mon-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm
- Ironing clothing items
- Building/setting up displays
Parksville Furniture Warehouse:
1210 Industrial Way, Parksville
Monday-Sat 10:00am-4:00pm
- Moving/sorting furniture
Seasonal Volunteer Opportunites
Christmas
- Kettle Workers (bell ringers)
- Kettle Captains (set up and retrieve kettles, check in for shift changes)
- Kettle money counters
- Christmas Hampers/Christmas Food Bank Shopping Preparation
- Administrative support
- Seasonal meals at the Soup Kitchen
Special Projects
Event Coordinators
Volunteers to assist in the planning and delivery of fundraising and training events.
These are challenging roles that require strong organizational skills and the ability to respond effectively in a high-pressure setting.
- Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator for more information at volunteers@nullparksvillesalvationarmy.ca or 250-248-8794.
Emergency Disaster Services
Emergency Feeding
Through our mobile kitchen units – provision of hot meals and beverages to disaster victims and emergency workers.
Meet and Greet
Meet and direct victims traumatized by disaster to any and all services required in an Emergency Reception Centre – beginning the process of recovery.
Emotional and Spiritual Care
Emotional support to disaster victims and EDS workers, as well as providing a chaplaincy presence among those coping with the aftermath of a disaster.
- Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator for more information at volunteers@nullparksvillesalvationarmy.ca or 250-248-8794.
Volunteer Hub Instructions:
Click here and follow this instructional PDF to sign in to Volunteer Hub to manage your shifts and volunteer profile.
If you don’t know your username and password please contact the volunteer coordinator for this information at volunteers@nullparksvillesalvationarmy.ca or 250-248-8794.
Interested in volunteering?
1. Select how you would like to volunteer:
General:
Christmas Kettle:
2. Create a username and password for yourself to access our volunteer system
3. Fill out and submit the volunteer application form and the attached policy documents required for volunteering with The Salvation Army. (Note that an email address is required to complete the application. If you do not have an email address please contact our volunteer coordinator at 250-248-8794)
4. You will get a confirmation email that we have received your application and we will get in touch with you to schedule a volunteer intake appointment with our volunteer coordinator.
All volunteers are carefully screened and trained. To volunteer, you will be required to:
- complete a Volunteer Registration Form,
- sign required policy documents,
- complete a RCMP Criminal Record Check (no charge),
- attend an intake interview with our volunteer coordinator, and
- attend specific on-site training.
Current Volunteer Needs
Our most urgent volunteer needs at present are:
- Qualicum Beach Thrift Store:
Cashier - Soup Kitchen:
Dishwasher
Busser
Janitor - Food Bank:
Client Helper
Reception
We are also always looking for volunteers who can provide professional services free of charge to our community client such as:
- Chiropractor
- Massage therapy
- Barber
- Tax Preparation
- Budget Counseling
Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering in a professional capacity.
We are also often running training programs, if you are a trainer or service provider interested in helping us with our training needs, please let us know.