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Hospitality is central to our identity at St Paul's; through our weekly meals, we provide opportunities for people to meet, share, journey together and eat well. We host three hot meals a week, all ...
Lunch Club Volunteer Cook
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Summary
Prepare food for our lunch clubs, which provide company and community for vulnerable and older adults.Detailed description
Our lunch clubs run on Thursdays and Fridays, serving a warm two-course meal on both days. Most volunteers choose to work on just one day of the week, and your commitment can be anywhere from weekly to just once a month.
Cooks will start preparing the food around 9.30am, ready for serving at 12.30pm. You will prepare a two course meal (main and dessert), including a vegetarian option if your dish contains meat. We cook relatively simple and traditional food.
New volunteers may prefer to take the assistant cook role, helping with chopping, serving, and washing up - the lead cook will take responsibility for choosing the menu, ordering the ingredients in advance, and directing the cooking.
Cooks are welcome to stay to eat, and to socialise with those attending the meal. This is a whole range of people: the elderly, those living with dementia, those with learning disabilities, and other vulnerabilities, as well as people from the church and local community. For many guests, this is a core part of their weekly routine and they really value the lunch clubs as a reason to get out the house and meet people. It's about far more than the food.