Supported Accommodation Volunteer - Dairy House Hostel for homeless

Volunteer role job description

Dairy House Volunteer - Cookery Facilitator

Hours:                               Two to three per week

Department:                      Connect Centre: Dairy House

Location:                            Manor Farm, Stratton on the Fosse, Radstock, BA3 4QF

Reports to:                         Senior support worker – Aaron Oats

Purpose:

To help residents understand basic meal preparation and budgeting, as well as healthy meal options using a wide range of ingredients –

Essential characteristics:

The ability to communicate effectively and with a wide range of people

Be patient tolerant and understanding

Motivated and enthusiastic

Approachable

Have a passion for cooking and working with people

Key responsibilities

To plan and help create simple dishes with residents liaise with staff in advance for ingredients

Plan with residents to create a nutritious meal

To befriend and encourage residents

Volunteer Expectations:

·      Core Competencies Training (Boundaries, safeguarding, GDPR, Risk assessments and reading and understanding polices)

·      Writing up notes of time spent with SU

·      DBS if required

·      Supervision every 2 months

·      Review every 6 months

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