Love to Help in the Kitchen? Join us as a Kitchen Support Volunteer!

Kitchen Support Volunteer

Mission: New Life Center’s mission is to help eliminate domestic and sexual violence through support services, education, and expertise.

Purpose: The Kitchen Support Volunteer helps with the daily meal service, including preparing, cooking, cleaning, washing dishes and serving meals. They are a key aspect of our successful kitchen, helping provide meals and a welcoming cafeteria for residents daily. This position plays a critical role in upholding New Life Center’s mission, vision, and core values of compassion, resilience, equity, and community.

Duties:

• Practice safe food handling procedures
• Assist the kitchen staff with the preparation and cooking of meals
• Serve meals during designated meal times
• Ensure dishes are properly washed in three compartment sink/dishwasher
• Maintain a clean work station throughout shift
• Keep food prep areas sanitized and the kitchen clean and organized
• Assist in organization of dry storage and walk-in refrigerator and freezer
• Assist staff with accepting and storage of food donations as requested
• Participate in any additional required trainings
• Help the agency maintain a clean campus
• Communicate emergencies and participant concerns to staff
• Adhere to all policies regarding participant/program confidentiality
• Actively contribute to New Life Center’s trauma informed philosophy
• Perform other kitchen duties as requested

Requirements:

• Minimum age: 19
• 16 hours of Hope’s Closet Volunteering & Hope’s Closet paperwork
• Volunteer Application
• Handbook and Policy Acknowledgement Forms
• Fingerprint Clearance Card (reimbursed by NLC)
• Negative TB Test Results
• Central Registry Form
• Criminal History Form
• National FBI Background Check
• Food Handler’s Certificate (reimbursed by NLC)
• Trauma-Informed Care Training Session

Qualifications:

• Effective communication skills
• An understanding of the need to keep the food environment clean
• Ability to work as part of a team and work independently as required,
• Commitment, understanding the importance of providing a reliable services
• Regular and consistent attendance