Sticky Business

  • Following food hygiene processes and procedures
  • Harvesting and preparing fruit and vegetables for cooking
  • Cooking a range of preserves (with staff support and training)
  • Jarring and bottling preserves
  • Labelling preserves
  • Delivering preserves
  • Supporting at sales events

Skills

  • Cooking experience -this could be in a professional kitchen or at home
  • Knowledge of food hygiene good practise and/or willingness to participate in training
  • Reliability, this is important for continuity and trust. 

Skills development offered

  • In-house training when available
  • Food hygiene training

Support available

  • Reasonable vehicle mileage or public transport costs will be reimbursed
  • Personal protective equipment will be supplied when needed
  • A full induction to the site and role 

Any other relevant information

  • You will be required to provide 2 references
  • You may be required to get a DBS check, Scotswood Garden will support with this and cover all costs.
  • We’re always looking for help with our community events and we may ask if you would be willing to get involved. There’s no obligation to do so, but this may be an additional activity for you to join in with.
  • Scotswood Garden operates comprehensive safeguarding and Health and Safety policies that all volunteers are required to adhere to.

Details

  • Accessibility
    Wherever possible we aim to include people. We can't provide 121 support. Most of our spaces are physically accessible to all - the main limitation is that a few areas in the garden are uneven under foot.
  • Age restrictions
    18+ only
  • DBS check required
  • Equal Opportunities Policy
  • Expenses reimbursed
    Reasonable vehicle mileage or public transport costs will be reimbursed
  • Health and Safety Policy
  • Ongoing support
  • Training provided
    In-house training when available Food hygiene training
  • Volunteer induction
  • Volunteer Policy
  • Volunteers covered by insurance
  • Written role description

When can I volunteer?

Start Date: 08/11/2024

End Date: 01/12/2025

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Morning Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Afternoon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Evening No No No No No No No

Availability Details

Ideally 1 day a week 9am-3.30pm (hours can be discussed e.g. to fit in with childcare) for a minimum of 6 months. The continuity is important for our participants and staff. There may be some training to complete outside of this time.


Location

Yewcroft Avenue,
Scotswood
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE15 6TU

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