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Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering with us. We could not do what we do without our amazing volunteers.
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As a first step please fill out the form below. You can find more information about our different volunteer roles on this page.
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Each role has a different shift pattern, but all occur within the hours of 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday.​
We know that this can make it hard to volunteer; for the majority of roles, you can decide how often you volunteer, whether it's once a week or once a year. ​
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Please note, to volunteer with us you must be 16 years of age or older.
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Kitchen Assistant
Our kitchen assistants support our chef with basic food preparation - lots of chopping and peeling!
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Full training is provided, so whether you are a kitchen pro or a newbie, you are welcome to join.​
Kitchen Porter
​​Our kitchen porter volunteers help us keep our kitchen stay clean and looking lovely, supporting with dishwashing.
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This role involves using our industrial dishwasher.
Packing
​Our packing volunteers turn our lovely meals into meal packs. You'll help us by portioning meals and packing into bags, ready for delivery.​
Delivery
The final step of getting meals to the people who need them. If you have your own bike or car, you can help us deliver meal packs to people's homes, temporary accommodation or local collection points.​
Welcome Desk
In addition to 'onboarding' new service users, our Welcome Desk volunteers are help to ensure that we provide a comfortable and friendly environment for our volunteers and the people we support.
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Service User
Support
The Service User Engagement (SUE) team provide holistic care to complement the meal pack deliveries. They check in with service user about how the deliveries are going and ask about other support that might be helpful.
Community Lunch
​We have a Community Lunch every Friday. You would help prepare or serve the meal, or clean up afterwards. This is a busy and sociable time to volunteer!
Gardening
​On a Monday and Thursday, our volunteer gardeners help to keep our community garden tidy, grow vegetables and keep on top of the garden pests.
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Cleaning
The cleaning shift is a nice short, 2-hour shift. It involves sweeping and mopping the hall, foyer, corridors and toilets. Our cleaning volunteers are really essential to our operations in allowing us to maintain a hygienic food-handling environment.
To start volunteering, please complete the form below. You will then receive an automated response, which includes all the information you need to get started.
If you would prefer to sign-up over the phone, call us on 07918 121606.​
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Corporate group days
We're happy to chat about corporate volunteering days, and have your team join us!
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We can offer groups of up to 3 people at a time, on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.
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If you're joining us for a volunteer day, we do ask you to consider making a donation or taking part in some fundraising. This supports our core service and covers the cost of a group visit.
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To learn more, please contact our Fundraising Officer, Sarah (sarah.hutchison@emptykitchens.co.uk).