20 Oct
FoodCycle
Hucknall
Job Description Hucknall Cook Project Lead Volunteers Location Hucknall NG AS :
About the role
As a volunteer Cooking Project Leader you'll induct volunteers into the kitchen, facilitate the team, create recipe ideas, and lead on the preparation and cooking of the meal. You'll be protecting the environment through the use of surplus ingredients donated by local businesses, and you'll help to build a resilient and empowered community through the sharing of delicious food and conversation.
Responsibilities include:
- Running cooking sessions, leading a team of volunteers to create a three-course meal in a limited timeframe.
- Encouraging the whole team to have input into planning a tasty, healthy, and nutritionally balanced menu
- Inducting new volunteers into the kitchen.
- Working with your Project Leader team to ensure that all elements of the Project run smoothly, including maintaining a tidy and well stocked store cupboard.
- Ensuring that all volunteers follow the food safety procedures set out in our kitchen handbook.
- Completing the weekly checklist in the kitchen handbook, and the weekly session report via our website.
You don't need to have any previous cooking experience - you just need to love food and motivating people! Our Hucknall project runs every Sunday with cook project leaders starting at 9:45 am and finishing at 3pm.
About FoodCycle
Week in, week out we nourish the hungry and lonely in our communities with delicious meals and great conversation, using food which would otherwise go to waste.
FoodCycle aims to:
- Connect communities
- Support mental health and wellbeing
- Nourish the hungry
- Promote sustainability
- Inspire change A FoodCycle Project is where the magic happens.
Each Project is run on the ground by a team of lead volunteers called Project Leaders, who ensure the smooth running of their FoodCycle Project. Project Leaders are passionate, committed and want to make a positive change within their community. They take ownership and make decisions about the day-to-day running of their Project.
Skills you'll learn
✓ Teamwork: you'll work as part of a team to prepare a delicious meal and serve it to our guests.
✓ Leadership and delegation: we'll train you up to lead cooking sessions and induct new volunteers.
✓ Cooking: you'll learn how to cater for large numbers of guests and make nutritionally balanced meals.
✓ Problem solving: you won't always know your ingredients ahead of time, so you'll need to get creative to produce delicious three-course meals.
✓ Relationship building: you'll be building lasting relationships with your guests and volunteers, ensuring they come back each week.
Job Type: Volunteer
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Hucknall Cook Project Lead Volunteer