Help get nutritious food to kids at Wilder Child Development Center

Wilder Child Development Center has a commercial kitchen where we prepare breakfast, lunch and snacks for our students onsite and Wilder's day-treatment program across the street. We are looking for help with basic cleaning, inventory, table setting, and stocking tasks. On Wednesdays, there is also a weekly food delivery to help unload. This role is very physical and hands on, and it helps us get nutritious food to kids we serve. This is a weekly recurring role with shift options one day per week.

Responsibilities:

• Review materials with our Child Development Center Assistant Director.
• Volunteer for a shift every week or every other week.
• Volunteer may set or reset tables, do light cleaning, take inventory, stock food and place items in bins, organize, open boxes or cases, and other hands-on projects.

Qualifications:

• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to be independent and take initiative with tasks on own.
• Ability to work in a kitchen environment and follow safety protocols.
• Physical ability to bend and reach with stocking or cleaning sometimes requiring reaching lower items or higher shelves.
• For a Wednesday shift: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• For a Wednesday shift: Flexibility to support projects as needed - exact time of the food delivery varies each week, so we will ask this volunteer to help with other projects before and after.
• Familiarity with being in a kitchen environment or ServSafe certification is helpful, but not required.
• All individuals seeking hours for school-based service learning or community service must notify Wilder ahead of time to check eligibility. Volunteer placement is not guaranteed. Volunteers must be approved to volunteer to have their hours confirmed by Wilder.
• Complete a criminal background check (Wilder covers the cost) and other onboarding steps before starting.

Time requirements and location:

• Total time commitment: Minimum 3-month commitment to this weekly or every other week volunteer role.
• Shift Time: Wednesdays from 9am-1pm (may be done early) or Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays from 9:30am-12:30pm. The volunteer can choose which weekly shift works best for them.
• Site: Wilder's Child Development Center, St. Paul, MN 55104

Learn more:

• Contact Volunteer Services at volunteer@wilder.org or express interest via Idealist to learn more.