Cook
Enable community members to share a nutritious, warm lunch together.
Remote, Onsite, Hybrid
Volunteer Role
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Opportunity Snapshot
Commitment
Weekdays
ideally once per month
Format
Remote, Onsite, Hybrid
environmental health approved kitchen (Mary's crypt cafe is step free)
Eligibility
Age 18-80
Your Role in Creating Change
The role: To cook a simple vegetarian two course mean (about 15-20 portions).
Responsibilities: To help prepare, serve and clear a hot lunch for local families
Up to 3 hrs probably Monday or Tuesday - from 1 -4 weeks per month
Requirements:
Skills: Cookery
Customer service
Attention to detail
Team work,
Communication (verbal)
Able to follow policy and procedure
Experience: Cookery (to recipe)
Hospitality (Desirable)
Personal Attributes:
Friendly
Friendly
Responsible
Reliable
Consistency
Flexibility/ adaptability (Desirable)
Qualifications/ Training: Food safety (env health approval- home kitchen if needed)
Safeguarding (- free online course or can be done in person)
Data Protection (Desirable)
First Aid (Desirable)
Availability:
One - four afternoons per month (flexible)
Check: references and probably Enhanced DBS check required: children & adult
Support:
Induction, termly meetings, feedback.
A supportive team of up to 20 volunteers with 5-6 working each week, you will be alongside another Cook and will be offered recipes and resources required.
Reasonable adjustments as required.
A supportive team of up to 20 volunteers with 5-6 working each week, you will be alongside another Cook and will be offered recipes and resources required.
Reasonable adjustments as required.
Potential benefits for you:
Enable community members to share a nutritious warm lunch together. Hospitality experience (potential reference)
Be part of a team. Enjoy a warm drink.
Personal development opportunities
Personal development opportunities
About St Mary's
Everyone is welcome.
We work with community groups, schools, care homes, churches, foodbank, Parkrun, Todmorden in Bloom, Music for the Many, Todmorden Folk Festival, Independent Living, Narcotics Anonymous, Book Festival and others....on environmental, social and interfaith activities.
We work with community groups, schools, care homes, churches, foodbank, Parkrun, Todmorden in Bloom, Music for the Many, Todmorden Folk Festival, Independent Living, Narcotics Anonymous, Book Festival and others....on environmental, social and interfaith activities.
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