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If you are unable to attend your shift, for any reason, we would appreciate you notifying us. We shall ask you, if appropriate, to do a make-up shift. Please select your shift change form below:
In normal circumstances, if you are going to be absent for 8 weeks or more we ask you take a break from your roster and then get in touch on your return. Your absence might be due to an illness or injury, study or work commitments, or an extended holiday.
We need full crews attending each shift to ensure we meet our production targets of meals for those in need. We will fill your spot with one of the many people on our waiting list.
When you are ready to return, please contact the Melbourne or Brisbane office to let us know that you wish to resume your regular shift. We will fit you into a shift as soon as we have a vacancy that suits you.
No. If you are feeling unwell, please do not attend your shift even if you do not have COVID-19. Please refer to the latest public advice from the Victorian Department of Health and Social Services or the Queensland Health Department and your GP if you think you may have contracted the virus or have been in contact with someone who has.
LATEST NEWS: We will do our utmost to ensure your safety while you are on our premises by maintaining a clean and sanitary work environment.
If you have been diagnosed with COVID-19, you must advise us immediately. Please refer to the latest public advice from the Victorian Department of Health and Social Services or the Queensland Health Department and your GP.
In Victoria, you must not return to FareShare until you are fully recovered, displaying no symptoms and feeling well.
In Queensland, you must not return to FareShare until after 7 days from when you tested positive, and if you’re feeling well and displaying no symptoms.
Please tell your supervisor. We cannot reiterate how important it is at this time to stay away from FareShare if you are unwell. Seek medical advice and get tested if you have symptoms of COVID-19.
You can read our policy on PPE requirements for our kitchens here.
There may also be a requirement to wear masks depending on current Government restrictions and FareShare’s COVIDsafe protocols.
Why volunteer at FareShare? FareShare completed another huge year in 2022 – our 21st. Together we cooked more than two million meals, grew 100 tonnes of vegetables, responded to natural disasters and shared our nutritious meals with the most remote communities we’ve ever reached. Undoubtedly, one of our biggest highlights
Better together: a tale of two volunteers Jennie and Nans both roll up their sleeves to give back but their journeys to FareShare have been very different. Jennie is a die-hard volunteer who gives her time to numerous charities and has supported FareShare for more than nine years. Nans came
Volunteer power trumps COVID as FareShare welcomes back our full unpaid community at the start of National Volunteer Week. For the first time in 15 months, our regular, corporate and school volunteers will work hand in hand with chefs in FareShare’s Melbourne kitchen. They join FareShare’s unpaid workforce in Queensland
When Emmanuel Meraveka lends a hand in our Brisbane kitchen, his employer converts his contribution into dollars. “I loved volunteering with FareShare even before I found out that my employer, Mastercard, had a volunteer incentive program that would donate $500 to an approved charity for every 40 hours of time