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Cooking and Baking Volunteer (Bromley)

Hestia

Could you be a star baker, master chef or perhaps you simply enjoy baking or cooking! We are recruiting for a volunteer to join our team supporting individuals to learn new recipes together as a group.

Detailed Description

Could you be a star baker, master chef or perhaps you simply enjoy baking or cooking! We are recruiting for a volunteer to join our team supporting individuals to learn new recipes together as a group. What you will be doing: - Research and plan new recipes for cooking/baking sessions in collaboration with the group each week - Encourage individuals to participate in the sessions and delegate cooking tasks - Support individuals to shop for ingredients needed for the session - Support individuals each week in setting up for the sessions and tidying away afterwards - Encourage individuals to participate in all aspects of the planning and attendance - Keep a record of attendees, provide feedback and report any concerns to the staff team

Activities you will be doing

Community Work

What skills are required for this role

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Why these skills are required

- Food Safety Certificate/knowledge or willingness to complete relevant training - Passion and knowledge of healthy eating and cooking - Ability to engage, encourage and motivate individuals to participate in sessions - Ability to provide a supportive and inclusive atmosphere

What is in it for you

- Supporting You - You will have a dedicated volunteer supervisor to support you in your role; Quarterly volunteer forums with the central Volunteering team and volunteers across Hestia; References for job applications - Developing You - You will gain knowledge and insight into issues that impact Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery and Mental Health; You will have access to our extensive Learning and Development Programme; 40% of our departed volunteers secured a paid role at Hestia last year. - Valuing You - We hold annual Volunteer Awards, outings, celebration, and social events for our volunteers to get together and have some fun; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering.

Time Commitment

Flexible - between Monday - Friday

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Bromley - Details to be shared upon interview

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Application Process
Support you will receive
Role Type
Suitable For
18+
We Welcome
Hestia supports volunteers as far as possible to overcome obstacles to volunteering. This includes a total commitment to the Equality Act 2010 and includes zero tolerance on any form of discrimination related to protected characteristics namely: Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage and Civil Partnership, Pregnancy and Maternity, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex and Sexual Orientation. We welcome applications from ex-offenders and will ensure that any positive disclosures on DBS records are discussed with candidates, fairly assessed by Senior Management with the resulting decision for approval, sitting with the relevant Director. We will ensure that the role is appropriate for the applicant, that the applicant is able to carry out the role, minimising the risk of placement failure at the outset, whilst fully taking into account Hestia’s Inclusion and Diversity policy.
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