Horsham Evening Meal Cooks And Helpers
At Turning Tides, we know that homelessness has so many possible root causes – domestic violence, debt, addiction, grief or mental health challenges, to name a few.
We believe that real change comes from more than a roof over someone’s head. With kindness and experience, our team of staff and volunteers help people tackle the issues behind their homelessness. Homelessness must never be normalised; we stand for a world where every person has a place to call home.
Volunteers are the backbone of Turning Tides. By contributing your time and expertise, you help people affected by homelessness to rebuild their lives and look to the future with optimism.
A bit about the role:
To cook a nutritious hot meal for the residents using the food resources available. To Help serve dinner, clean up while engaging with the residents.
What goes on here?
Roffey Place is a short-term accommodation service, where the needs of each individual are assessed and supported. Individuals are supported to transition from Roffey Place to suitable longer-term accommodation that also meets their needs at that time. The service is for local homeless people who have suffered multiple and often prolonged disadvantages throughout their life.
As such residents typically remain in the service for between 6 and 9 months during which time, they are supported to develop the skills and networks to be able to live independently in the community.
The service adopts a multi-agency approach, with ample space and facilities to support this, including provision for organisations to work directly with clients and connect with one another onsite. A clinical room, counselling rooms, digital inclusions facilities and training rooms will support the delivery of therapeutic services, medical interventions and skills development. We also have a large kitchen for catering and training. This holistic approach to well-being empowers clients to develop skills and independence.
What will I be doing?
As an evening cook you will prepare and cook a nutritious evening meal for residents.
- Prepare and help cook an evening meal
- After dinner help clean the kitchen
- Chat with clients
- We try to have at least 2 volunteers per shift.
What Training will I receive?
Before you start your volunteering, you will be invited to an induction. During this induction we will share with you our Volunteering Handbook.
The induction will cover Professional Boundaries, Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity and be a chance for you to find out more about Turning Tides and ask any questions.
You will be provided with copies of
- Volunteering Handbook
- Code of Conduct
- Volunteering Policy
- Health & Safety Policy
- Fire Safety Policy
- Risk assessment
- Safer Food Safety Policy
The expectation is that you read these documents and adhere to these throughout all your volunteering activities.
Commitment and Timeframe
Flexible, mornings and afternoons throughout the week. Hours and times can be flexible. Approximately 2 to 3 hours per weekly/ fortnight. Monthly opportunities available too.
Sign Up Process
All of Turning Tides’ roles require the expression of interest form to be completed and two character references. These references do not need to be employment references, however, we cannot accept references from family members.
More Information
If you have any further queries please contact Hannah on 07749 491285 or volunteering@turning-tides.org.uk