FoodStop Team member
Social Enterprise Kent
FoodStop is a volunteer-run mobile food service providing soup and sandwiches in Folkestone every week of the year. The food is prepared locally by our team of volunteers and given to those within our community who are homeless or in extreme poverty.
Purpose: - To be a part of a minimum three-person team preparing and delivering food to homeless clients or those in extreme poverty in two street locations in Folkestone. Principle Tasks: - To prepare soup and/or sandwiches as directed by the team leader. - To help the team load/unload the mobile food vehicle. - To be welcoming and distribute refreshments, soups, sandwiches in two street locations. - To observe personal boundaries and follow safety guidelines. - To be friendly, non-judgmental and respectful to clients at all times.
Caring,Catering,Community Work,Support Work,Under 16 Volunteering
Talking To Others, Outdoor Work, Teamwork, Catering
Many of the clients are often experiencing significant challenges in their lives, and find engagement with support agencies difficult. Our FoodStop volunteers are able to be the first point of contact with these “hard to reach” people, and encourage them to access our Homeless Support Service at the Rainbow Centre, where assistance is available by appointment. So, are you a compassionate person who has time to share with a team working hard to reduce food poverty and help those in need? If you would like to join our friendly team of volunteers, or would like to know more about volunteering with the Rainbow Centre, please contact us. The Rainbow Centre appreciates that there are many skills out there and we hope to utilise them all. Some of the skills that would be useful to succeed in this role are (but not limited to): - The ability to get on with others from backgrounds possibly different from your own and work as part of a team. - The ability to work with those in crisis. - This role includes standing, lifting and being outside in all weathers. Therefore, good physical fitness is desirable. - Open to giving and receiving feedback to and from the FoodStop Coordinator - Willingness to participate in any relevant training and information update sessions
The Rainbow Centre strives to be a diverse recruiter of volunteers, so we offer a range of benefits to all of our volunteers. We offer letters of recommendation to volunteers, who have completed at least three months of consecutive volunteering. An opportunity to learn new skills or brush up on skills you may not have used in a while, through our Volunteer Development & Training plan. We hold regular Volunteer appreciation events as well as Open Days, giving volunteers a chance to given their feedback and meet other volunteers from other services. “…let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good work…” – Matthew 5:16
Each volunteering shift is approximately 3 hours long. Volunteers are encouraged to have a chosen shift and day to make the rota run smoothly.
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FoodStop Volunteers gather at Harbour Church, Canterbury Road, to load the mobile food vehicle with the supplies need for preparation of the deliveries. Preparation of the food to be delivered is undertaken in the kitchen of the Salvation Army, Canterbury Road. Deliveries take place in two stree
From Folkestone Bus Station: Aboard Bus 16 from Bay C1 and light at Black Bull Road. Cross the street to Harbour Church, Canterbury Road.
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