Cooking Volunteer
About organisation / project
FoodCycle exists because every day, here in the UK, there are people going
hungry while perfectly good food is being thrown away and lots of people who
are lonely, could come together to form communities and make new friends.
We collect waste food from supermarkets, grocers and markets. We find spare
community kitchens and eating spaces. And we have over 3,000 trained
volunteers across the country who bring the two together. Every week they
collect more than a tonne of waste food, cook it into 850 tasty, nutritious
meals, and serve them to the people who really need them in big, joyful
community meals. Volunteers and guests sit down to eat together, meet
others and chat, building strong local communities across the country
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Come and join us at our regular evening cooking sessions at one of our Manchester projects. Using surplus food, we cook a 3 course vegetarian meal for a community of around 20-30 people for free every week and serve a delicious array of dishes!
What happens at a meal? The cooking team is in charge of turning the surplus goods into amazing dishes. Everything from choosing, chopping, cooking (& sampling) are the main roles of the team, along with ensuring that we wash-up as we go. You'll also get a chance to sit with the guests and enjoy our creations.
When and where?
Every Tuesday and Thursday 5pm - 9pm at Salford Langworthy Cornerstone centre. Every Wednesday 4:30pm - 8:30pm at Salford Angel Centre.
Please register as a FoodCycle volunteer (you can use this link Volunteer Sign up | Food Cycle) and watch our informative videos. Once registered you can sign up to volunteer at sessions at any of our projects - there's no ongoing commitment, just sign up when it suits you. Our other projects are in Wythenshawe (Wednesday evening), Oldham (Tuesday evening) Levenshulme (Thursday evening) and Prestwich (Saturday evening).
If you want to take on more of a leading role and can commit to attending at least once a month for a minimum of 9 months you might want to look at one of our project leader roles (this shows more info about our Project Leaders and what you will gain Project Leader - FoodCycle).
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Required Role
Key responsibilities
Desirable Skills
- Being Adaptable
- Non-judgemental
- Positive attitude
- Team Work
Skill to gain
- Confidence
- Initiative
- Interpersonal
- Listening
- Being Adaptable
- Positive attitude
- Creative Problem Solving
- Team Work
When can you do this role/Calendar
Minimum commitment level: Once every two months
Start Date: 29-11-2023
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