At Sheffield Food Chain, our volunteers are an essential part of helping us achieve our mission. They play a crucial role in every aspect of the operation and as we continue to expand our reach and impact, we warmly welcome new volunteers to join our team.
Volunteering for Sheffield Food Chain offers the opportunity to meet like-minded individuals, learn new skills and give something back to the community through tackling food poverty and food waste. After each shift, volunteers gather for a social meal, giving the chance for everyone to get to know each other over a hot delicious meal.
The Roles
Cooks
Our team of volunteer cooks help transform donated surplus food into a variety of tasty vegan and vegetarian meals.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are comfortable in a kitchen environment and are willing to carry out a variety of kitchen tasks, including:
- Setting up: Carrying equipment from our office to the ktichen
- Preparing & cooking the food: Chopping and peeling
- Portioning: Dividing out the food into meal sized containers for distribution
- Labelling: Ensuring all our meals are clearly labelled for convenience and safety
- Cleaning: Tidying and cleaning the kitchen space
Head Cooks
Our head cooks play a pivotal role in the operation of our batch-cooking sessions, they will be responsible for leading the operation of the batch-cooking session and overseeing the volunteer cooks.
We are looking for individuals with cooking experience in a kitchen environment and are confident with creating varied meals from scratch. As well as helping with the tasks outlined from our volunteer cooks.
Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene training will be provided for Head Cooks
Cyclists
We are looking for competent cyclists who can:
- Provide their own bike for deliveries
- Safely transport frozen meals using panniers or backpack (we can provide trailers and panniers if needed)
- Serve as a friendly point of contact for our clients, communicating information on the project and gathering feedback on the meals
- For larger deliveries, we’ll need to utilise our e-cargo bike (an introduction and lesson will be provided for)
Everything Else
We encourage our volunteers to foster their skills where they can, and we offer various roles you can support us with, beyond the cooking and cycling;
- Social media content creation
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Coordinating Fundraising
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Administrative support
- Building connections with charity’s to help us deliver more meals to people in need
Join us in creating a positive change, one meal at a time!
“Volunteering as a cyclist for Sheffield Food Chain has been an incredible experience, our journeys filled with laughter and shared stories. Being part of such a hard working team of volunteers dedicated to making a positive impact is both heartening and inspiring!”
Will, Volunteer Cyclist
“I moved to Sharrow a year ago and was really keen to meet new people. Joining Sheffield Food Chain has been a great experience – I’ve met some fantastic people and have learned how to create some really exciting new veggie recipes. It feels lovely to be able to give something back!”