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Soup Kitchen & Food Bank Volunteer

Organisation

St John's Soup Kitchen

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Short Description

We are looking for volunteers to support our community Soup Kitchen in N4.

What you will be doing

We are looking for volunteers to support our community Soup Kitchen in N4.

There’s a role for everyone, whether that’s in our busy front of house area serving guests directly, or behind the scenes in the kitchen or food bank working with another volunteer or two.

Kitchen: A busy back-of-house role engaging with other volunteers, getting creative by improvising a delicious and nutritious meal using what fresh fruit/vegetables our local grocer partners have donated that week.

Food Bank: A busy back-of-house role engaging mostly with one other volunteer, filling bags and restocking the shelves as you go.

The Hatch: A busy front-of-house role engaging with other volunteers and some guests, receiving and filling hot food and dessert orders.

Taking Orders: A busy front-of-house role engaging directly with our guests, requiring warmth, patience, and efficiency.

Lucky Dip: A steady front-of-house role engaging with guests, standing guard at our donated lucky dip items (incl. sandwiches and ready meals).

You will be joining a wonderful team of friendly volunteers, and will report to a Lead Volunteer who can help you settle in.

Demand is high due to the cost of living crisis, so we are keen to meet enthusiastic new volunteers to help serve our local community's most vulnerable people. Our guests are always so grateful for our time and energy - Come join!

Once you have registered interest in joining us, we will ask you to fill out a short Google Form. Please note we CANNOT process your application if this form is not completed. Thanks!

Activities

Catering,Community Work

Skills & Attributes

Basic IT skills - internet & email, Cleaning & Tidying

Skills Description

Happy to help with duties listed above, able to improvise/get creative, interpersonal/conversational skills, organised/tidy

What is in it for you

A busy, happy place to give back to the community and its most vulnerable people, providing a warm space where guests can enjoy a hot meal, stock up on food for the week, and (most importantly) have a little chat with a friendly face.

Time Commitment

Our shifts run Sundays 10.30am - 2.30pm, and you can volunteer for half or full shifts (after your first full shift). We do ask for a regular commitment from our volunteers, but that doesn’t mean every week. We ask people to come for 1 full shift or 2 half shifts a month to stay connected and involved (roughly 4.5 - 5 hours / month).

Driving Licence & Vehicle Required

Travel Expenses

Available in multiple locations

Further location details may be provided below.

Contact Person

Bea Holahan

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Directions

5min walk from Finsbury Park station, 10min walk from Manor House station, LOTS of buses nearby. You can bring your bike inside.

Number of volunteers required

100

How to find out more

Application Process

Application Form

ID Check

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)

References

Informal Discussion (may include an interview)

Support you will receive

Wheelchair Access

Disability and Access Support

We are keen to facilitate however we can.

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