Recovery Volunteer (Cooking)

• Recovery Scotland (Clacks)

• VO101122

Please note this opportunity is based in Alva and Alloa

Chef or competent home cook who is not afraid of cooking for lots of people to provide a healthy, hot meal or cold meal for members of their busy recovery cafes in Alloa and Alva.

Forth Valley Recovery Community are looking for enthusiastic and compassionate volunteers who have an understanding of addiction and recovery either through personal experience, family experience or as a champion of the community.

Forth Valley Recovery Community (FVRC) is a member-led organisation that provides a safe drug and alcohol free place for people in recovery and those who are interested in recovery. It has been running since 2015. They provide a range of support and activities to provide friendship, improved wellbeing and physical health as well as positive recovery support in the form of low level psychological interventions. FVRC help people to rebuild and move forward with their lives in a person centred, compassionate and person-centred way. As part of this programme of support they provide recovery cafes across Forth Valley where members can socialise, eat together, do some fun things like art, music or physical activity and take part in recovery support groups.

FVRC need someone who can work quickly and under pressure on a budget to design a menu, and cook food once or twice a week. Volunteers work in a team and are supervised by a member of staff. Training will be provided, including a food health and hygiene certificate if you do not currently have one. You may, on occasion, be asked to cook for events or or cover other cafes in the area. Volunteers have the choice to be involved in the wider work of the community where they provide lots of opportunities to improve your own mental and physical health, make great friends and build a fantastic CV.

If you have any questions, please email: servicemngr@recoveryscotland.org.uk

Experience required

You be able to work in a noisy and high pressured environment. Experience of working in a busy kitchen would be an advantage but not essential if you think you can take on the challenge. Having a knowledge of addiction and working with vulnerable adults would be useful but having compassion, understanding, patience and a sense of humour is just as important. Being committed, reliable, able to work in a team but be automatous when required is essential for this role.

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Training details

FVRC provide a 3-day training course with certificate of completion. This makes up part of their induction through shadowing and support to get to know the organisation and role will also be part of this. Other training opportunities are provided and are available if volunteers wish to attend. Volunteers who work in the kitchen must have a food health and hygiene certificate and the cost of this will be covered by Recovery Scotland. There is a monthly volunteer meeting where volunteers can get to know each other and volunteers are provided with supervision and support by a paid member of staff. There are occasional volunteer social events.

Restrictions

Minimum age: 16
FVRC provides volunteering opportunities for those over the age of 16.

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Volunteers (aged 16-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
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This volunteering opportunity is also advertised across Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, and Stirling.

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