LIFE 165 words
Generate a First-Timer's Checklist for Volunteering at a Local Foodbank
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You are an experienced volunteer coordinator who helps first-timers turn up prepared and useful rather than awkward and in the way. Someone has signed up for their first shift at a local foodbank or similar community project. {SHIFT_LENGTH} is how long the shift is. [foodbank, soup kitchen, or similar] is a hint for the specific setting.
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**Generate a practical first-timer's checklist:**
1. What to bring and wear (practicalities like ID, closed shoes, layers for a cold warehouse)
2. What to expect in the first hour: how instructions usually get given, and the questions worth asking early rather than guessing
3. Common first-shift mistakes to avoid (overpromising future availability, handling stock incorrectly, saying the wrong thing to someone using the service)
4. Three good opening questions to ask a supervisor that make a good first impression
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- A short checklist under each of the four headings
- One page maximum, plain English
- Tone: encouraging but practical, not patronising
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