Volunteer Telford

Volunteers needed to help to run the Parent and Toddler Group which runs on a Friday morning 10-11.30am (volunteers would need to be there 9.30-12pm)

Volunteer Role Title: Café Assistant 

We are looking for volunteers to serve hot and cold drinks, cakes and pastries hygienically and maintain the professional presentation of the café.

 Key Responsibilities:

- To provide a warm welcome and friendly, helpful customer service

-  To comply fully with all Health and Safety and Food Hygiene Regulations at all times

 - To prepare and serve teas/coffees, soft drinks,

 - Use barista machine

 - To serve cakes and pasties

 - Collect payment from customers for refreshments etc

 - Using the till

 - To engage with customers in a positive manner and have a knowledge of the project

General Duties:

 - Serving customers promptly and courteously and with a smile

 - Ensuring drinks cakes and pastries served to customers is of a consistently high standard and well presented

 - Clearance and clearing of tables

 - Maintenance of a clean and tidy environment at all times in the café area

 - Assisting in the set up and set down of the café according to procedure as required

 -  In accordance with Health and Safety Act 1974, to take care of own and customers Health and Safety at Work, this includes reporting any risks or potential hazards to Line Manager and Health and Safety Officer.

Read Easy Telford & Wrekin is affiliated to Read Easy UK, a national charity that helps adults learn to read and which has nearly 60 groups across England.

Read Easy Telford & Wrekin was established in 2019 and continues to grow to be a highly impactful local group with an increasing number of Reading Pairs (Reading Coach and Reader).

It is run by a hard-working, dedicated group of team members, all of whom are also volunteers.
The group is now seeking a new Volunteer Treasurer. 

Role:

To keep accurate and up to date financial records and end of year accounts.

To ensure that the money and property of the group are properly managed.

What do you need to have?

Brookside Community Fridge with support from Stirchley and Brookside Parish Council and Brookside Central CIO have launched Telford’s first Community Fridge.

The aim of the Community Fridge is to enable residents and businesses to share surplus food and for anyone to help themselves to quality food that would otherwise be wasted.

Volunteers to drive to and pick up food donations from local businesses – this will ensure the community fridge remains full.

Tasks

• Respond to requests from our Big Local Team.
• Be able to drive and collect food donations from local shops.
• Deliver food donations to Brookside Community Fridge.
• Respond to requests from Big Local.
• Adhere to Policies and procedures set out by Big Local.
• Volunteers will work off-site picking up food surplus from local suppliers.
• Volunteers will be working alone so will adhere to the lone working policy and will complete a risk assessment with staff member.
• Volunteers will carry food stuff to Brookside Community Fridge.
• Regular evening pick- up sessions Monday to Thursday evenings (Times in line with shop timescales (Usually 2 hours before shop closes).
• Early pick up of food stuff from stores (07:00am- 09:00am).
• Drop food to Brookside Central early mornings (09:00am onwards).