Kitchen Volunteer
Catching Lives
Catching Lives is looking for new volunteers to join our kitchen team to prepare meals for the homeless clients who access our day centre.
Assisting with the preparation, cooking and serving of food to clients who access our centre. Helping to maintain a high standard of hygiene, including personal hygiene, and ensuring the kitchen and all kitchen equipment are cleaned after use. The usual kitchen volunteer shift is 8:30am – 13:30pm. We set a simple menu for 3-4 volunteers to prepare.
Catering
Talking To Others, Teamwork, Listening
• Basic cooking skills, and basic food hygiene awareness is essential (please feel free to contact us for further clarification if required). • Good communication skills, honesty and reliability. • Enthusiastic and willing to learn. • Empathy towards our client base. • An ability to maintain clear professional boundaries with clients in a consistent manner at all times. • The ability to work as part of a team. • Willingness to work with, and value the contribution of other volunteers. • Ability to work in an organized and systematic manner. • Committed to taking part in food preparation, cleaning tasks and hygiene training.
• The chance to learn more about the services that we offer to clients and an understanding of the causes of homelessness and effects it has on people’s lives. • A chance to meet other volunteers and work with them as part of a team. • The potential to move into more client focused roles after a ‘settling in period’ (usually set at 3 months). • An expanded knowledge of food preparation and kitchen hygiene procedures. • Character References where applicable. • The opportunity to attend free Training Sessions on topics such as Mental Health Awareness, De-escalation techniques and other subjects relevant to our client base.
5 hours per week or more
CT1 2RB
Canterbury Open Day Centre, Palmer House, Station Road East, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2RB.
The centre is a 10 minute walk from the central bus hub in Canterbury. It is opposite Canterbury East Station and a 20-25 minute walk from Canterbury West Station. There is no parking on site but there are some residential roads near by that you can park at for free. Speak to Rosie when organising a visit to find out these roads.
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