Seeking Responsible Kitchen Lead Volunteers!

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Are you a whiz in the kitchen? Interested in working with other passionate volunteers and directly supporting an agency that serves homeless youth and young adults? Join our team as a volunteer kitchen lead and gain experience managing volunteers and leading a kitchen!

The Teen Feed Kitchen Volunteer Lead is a new volunteer position with the purpose of supporting kitchen operations during the time of COVID-19 at a trusted youth-focused outreach organization. The lead receives and expedites donated items, guides other kitchen volunteers, and ensures that high quality to-go food is available for distribution at Teen Feed dinner sessions. This position prepares and labels all dinner items for transport, overseas quantity, and occasionally is responsible for cooking dinner when needed.

The Lead volunteer is one of a team of seven (7) alternating leads, each responsible for overseeing one day of weekly service. Kitchen Leads must be 18+ Commitment is once weekly, 6-12 months, with preference given to longer term applicants. **This position does not involve direct contact with youth, but does involve working in a kitchen space with small teams of volunteers. Kitchen spaces are sanitized and PPE is required.

This is an enriching experience managing other passionate volunteers, leading large scale food preparation and kitchen management. Ideal for anyone interested in nutrition, food service, social justice, community causes or looking for in-person nonprofit experience.

**At this time, we are recommending that individuals who may be high - risk do not participate in - person at the Teen Feed dinner program. Kitchen Leads must be 18+

Teen Feed aims to create a volunteer corps reflective of the diversity of our youth - those who represent diverse identities and/or have lived experience with homelessness/housing insecurity are highly encouraged to apply.