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Wednesday Warm Welcome volunteer - Deal

St George's Church Deal

Help to set out, serve, and clear up food and hot drinks for The Wednesday Warm Welcome lunches. You would need to be available from 11.30am to 2.15pm at least one Wednesday a month at St George's Church in Deal High Street. Volunteers need to be people who want to serve others, able to smile, and fit to carry trays of food and drink.

Detailed Description

Help to set out, serve, and clear up food and hot drinks for The Wednesday Warm Welcome lunches as part of a team of 4-6 people. You would need to be available from 11.30am to 2.15pm at least one Wednesday a month at St George's Church in Deal High Street. Through the summer, food will be bread and cheese/pate, savoury and sweet pastries, snacks and cakes. The Wednesday Warm Welcome runs from 12.00 noon to 2.00pm (this may be put back by 15 minutes) each Wednesday, and typically attracts around 25-40 mainly older people, split roughly 50/50 between regular churchgoers and those who come only to the lunches, and mostly people who would otherwise be alone at home. Volunteers need to be people who want to serve others, able to smile, and fit to carry trays of food and drink - cooking not required. We currently have about 12 people doing this role twice a month and, to make is sustainable with cover for absences, to recruit a further 12 who would be able to work at least one Wednesday a month. Suitable for people of all faiths and none so long as they are comfortable volunteering in a church building.

Activities you will be doing

Catering

What skills are required for this role

Cleaning & Tidying, Catering

Why these skills are required

Ability to carry light trays of food and drink. Ability to smile. An attitude of service.

What is in it for you

Job satisfaction of seeing people who would otherwise be on their own enjoying each others' company. Being part of a team.

Time Commitment

Wednesday 11.30am to 2.15pm at least once a month

CT14 6BA

St George's Church, St George's Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 6BA

St George's Church is on the corner of Deal High Street and St George's Road. On-street parking outside the church in St George's Road is for one hour only - paying parking in West Street (St George's) car park and walk through path to church. Free parking on sea front approx 1/2 mile further north.

12

Application Process
Support you will receive
Role Type
Suitable For
18 and over
We Welcome
N/A
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