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 Volunteer with us 

Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering with us. We could not do what we do without our amazing volunteers.

Volunteering takes place at 3-11 West Granton Road, EH5 1HG. All our volunteers must be over the age of 16. 

​​To learn more about all of our roles, please scroll down. You can sign-up by completing the form here.

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Volunteer Roles

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Kitchen Porter

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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. 

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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 throughout the building.

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Welcome DESK 

In addition to 'onboarding' new service users, our Welcome Desk volunteers are a big part of helping ensure that we provide a comfortable and friendly environment for our volunteers, staff and the people we support. 

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Kitchen Assistant

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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.​

Packing

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Our packing volunteers turn our lovely meals into meal packs. You'll help us by portioning meals and packing into bags, ready for delivery.​

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Deliveries

 

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.​

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Start Volunteering

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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Message sent - you should get an automatic response with information about next steps. If you don't receive this, please check your spam folder.

Group Volunteering Days
 

We are able to host a group of 3 team members for the day. This is typically from 9.30am-4pm, on either a Tuesday or a Wednesday. We are happy to work with you to find a mutually convenient date.

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To learn more, please contact Sarah, our Fundraising Officer, on sarah.hutchison@emptykitchens.co.uk.

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What our volunteers say

“It has been a delight to be on the Welcome Desk throughout this year. We welcome every volunteer and try to get to know all of you - and what a wonderful

lot you all are. We are also the first contact for many of our service users. It has been so rewarding to ‘onboard’ new services users and to help them with their food needs.”

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