Cooking Assistant
About organisation / project
We are a Social Enterprise.
Cracking Good Food launched in 2010, with the aim of encouraging and supporting more people to cook affordable, seasonal and nutritious homemade food from scratch. Driven by our belief that EVERYONE deserves good food, our mission is simple: to work collaboratively with others to eradicate food poverty and increase food sustainability in Greater Manchester.
We enthuse, encourage, and teach individuals and groups how to source and cook affordable, healthy, and tasty food from scratch, whilst minimising both food waste and our environmental impact. We do this by delivering accessible and empowering cooking courses and training, as part of a wider campaign for affordable, sustainable & healthier food for all.
During Covid we have harnessed over 13,800 of volunteer hours to cook & distribute over 99,000 meals for people in need of support across Greater Manchester. Throughout all of our work, we strive to show by example that eating sustainably and seasonally is both possible and affordable.
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Cracking Good Food delivers accessible and empowering cooking courses and training. Each session is similar but different.
Responsibilities may include
• Set up the area (erect gazebo, set up tables, help unload kit from cars)
• Display Banners & promotional material.
• Plan & organise the session.
• Welcome, introduction & any housekeeping.
• Encourage participation.
• Prep OR supervise preparation of ingredients.
• Cook OR supervise cooking.
• Engage & oversee participants.
• Aid communication of CGF’s educational messages (nutrition, sustainability, bulk cooking & any top tips).
• Gaining bespoke feedback.
• Wash up.
• Tidy up and put away.
• Dismantle area & re load cars.
Where you'll volunteer
- Once you've applied, CGF will send over a list of dates and locations throughout Manchester. You then sign up based on your availability.
- Previous sessions have been in Oldham, Salford, Cheadle Hulme, and Didsbury.
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Required Role
Key responsibilities
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- Confidence
- Initiative
- Interpersonal
- Listening
- Being Adaptable
- Non-judgemental
- Positive attitude
- Practicality
- Team Work
- Time Management
- Self Management
Desirable Skills
- Confidence
- Event Planning
- Initiative
- Interpersonal
- Listening
- Being Adaptable
- Non-judgemental
- Numeracy
- Planning and organising
- Positive attitude
- Practicality
- Decision Making
- Critical thinking and evaluation
- Teaching and training
- Team Work
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Time Management
- Networking
- Self Management
Skill to gain
- Communication
- Confidence
- Event Planning
- Initiative
- Interpersonal
- Leadership and Management
- Listening
- Mediation
- Negotiation and influencing
- Being Adaptable
- Non-judgemental
- Planning and organising
- Positive attitude
- Practicality
- Creative Problem Solving
- Problem solving
- Reviewing and evaluation
- Teaching and training
- Team Work
- Giving Feedback Sensitively
- Time Management
- Networking
- Opportunity and Recognition
- Self Management
When can you do this role/Calendar
Minimum commitment level: Once every two months
Start Date: 01-09-2021
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Date: 01-10-2024
End Time: 05:00 PM
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