HowDelicious Cafe support

Family Gateway volunteers make a vital contribution to our aims. We recognise the added value that volunteers bring to our organisation and those who use our services. Our volunteers inform our work and help us to develop, and we can support volunteers to learn skills and achieve personal development during their time with us. We recruit volunteers using our “Barefoot Professional Model” which means we recruit people from our local community who have a range of life experiences that they can use to support other people who come to Family Gateway for support. A description of the Howdelicious (café) volunteer role is below.

Howdelicious Volunteer

Howdelicious, ‘Food with a Social purpose ‘is a community café based at Howdon Hub, serving affordable and nutritious food to our community.

As our Howdelicious volunteer you would be an integral part of our staff team providing a friendly and welcoming environment where people can socialise and enjoy a cuppa and some delicious ‘home cooked’ food. Duties include:

• Set up/clear away ‘front of house’
• Display products on sale, replenish stock as/when required.
• Support chef with food prep.
• Welcome customers

  Skills

  • Well presented with a friendly and cheerful persona.
  • Ability to work as a team.
  • Good communication skills (oral &written)
  • Good time management skills.
  • Basic numeracy skills.
  • Basic knowledge of food preparation.
  • Basic knowledge of food hygiene.
  • An awareness of health & safety issues in a kitchen/café environment.