Food Delivery jobs in Bedford

Background: IMPAKT Housing & Support has been providing homes and support to people with complex needs since 1991. We are a Registered Social Landlord, registered charity, and Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) provider, and we take all three seriously. We directly house over 400 people across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Northamptonshire who have experienced homelessness, domestic abuse, or trauma, and we work hard every day to make sure that a home with IMPAKT is the stable foundation from which people can rebuild their lives.

Beyond our directly managed provision, we deliver domestic abuse outreach services across the East of England, operate a community food larder, and run social enterprise retail stores. We are also developing a growing partnership housing model, working alongside specialist third-sector organisations across the Southwest, Kent, and North and South Yorkshire to extend our reach.

Our approach is rooted in trauma-informed, psychologically informed practice. We believe that understanding what has happened to someone, rather than focusing solely on their presenting behaviour, is the key to supporting lasting change. It shapes how we design our services, how we train our staff, and how we show up for the people we support every single day.

We are a registered provider and charity, and we take our responsibilities seriously. We maintain high occupancy, low rent arrears, and strong governance standards because sustainable, well-run services are how we protect the people who depend on us.

We look for staff who are genuinely motivated by making a difference, people who will go the extra mile not because they are told to, but because they care. In return, we offer a competitive remuneration package, real investment in your development, and a working environment where your contribution to ending homelessness is recognised and valued.

IMPAKT Housing and Support is an equal opportunities employer

This role is subject to safer recruitment checks, including a basic DBS check, reference checks, and employment history verification. We are committed to safeguarding residents and service users of all ages and expect all staff to uphold our safety and protection standards.

Job Purpose: To support the delivery and day-to-day running of our community food larder service. The role combines driving our food larder van, collecting and delivering food donations, and assisting with warehouse and shop-floor tasks to ensure the smooth operation of the service. This role plays an important part in helping local people access affordable food and household essentials.

Our Values:

• Aspirational - We believe everyone can be the best they can be and dream big dreams.
• Caring - We believe everyone should be cared for.
• Empowering - We believe we should support and encourage people to take ownership of their lives to enable them to achieve positive change.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive the van safely and responsibly
• Carry out basic vehicle checks and report any maintenance issues.
• Lift and move heavy items (e.g. furniture)
• Complete multiple collections from supermarkets, suppliers and partner organisations.
• Undertake dynamic risk assessments when delivering and collecting items.
• Assist with receiving, sorting and rotating stock
• Ensure food is stored safely and in line with food hygiene standards.
• Stack shelves and maintain well-organised storage areas.
• Deliver goods and food packages to customers as required.
• Ability to use own initiative when planning the route of collections / deliveries.
• Must have a full driving licence and able to drive a Transit type van.
• Present a consistent face of IMPAKT Housing & Support to our service users and community partners.
• Creating a welcoming, organised customer centred atmosphere.
• Be an active member of our food and retail team.
• Help prepare the food larder for opening and support the team in maintaining clean, welcoming environment.
• Assist service users during opening hours.
• Checking deliveries with purchase orders, ensuring we have received all requested stock.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be flexible to the changing needs of the organisation and its service users.
• Abide by the organisations staff working policies and procedures.
• Promote the aims, purposes, mission and services delivered by the organisation.
• In addition to the duties set out in this job description the post holder may at times be required to undertake additional or other duties to meet the needs of the organisation.

Skills & Experience required:

• Delivery driving, warehouse, retail or charity work.
• Full UK driving License
• Reliable organised and punctual
• Friendly and approachable with good teamwork skills

Hours - 15 hours per week:

• Mon 9am-2pm
• Wed 9am-2pm
• Thurs 9am-2pm

Interviews are held on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early.

Closing Date: 28th October 2026

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £9,913.80 per year

Expected hours: 15.0 per week

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person