Kitchen Volunteer
Kitchen Volunteer
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10-04-2025
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Job Description
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Kitchen Volunteer
Competition #4024
About this Role
Directions Youth Services is a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) which for more than 90 years has provided a variety of essential resources for children families and individuals in the Greater Vancouver community. We believe in the resiliency of Vancouvers youth who are unhoused and streetinvolved. We assist youth under the age of 25 to access the services they deserve to thrive. Our teams strive to create spaces and build connections with youth who are facing the challenges that come with street life substance use mental health concerns disconnection from their communities marginalization and trauma. Directions Youth Services Centre is BCs only 24/7/365 dropin centre for youth and is committed to being a community leader in harm reduction work and operating lowbarrier spaces where all youth are welcome.
Working within the mission vision values and personcentred philosophy of the Agency this IN PERSONevening volunteer position supports the dropin centres Food Program Supervisor helping prep and serve nightly meals sorting food donations clean the kitchen and wash dishes.
About our Opportunity:
Volunteer Hours:Evenings 6:00 pm 9:00 pmwith dinner served at 8:00 pm.
Some flexibility with start time is available. We are looking for volunteers who can make a minimum 6month commitment.
Location:1138 Burrard Street Vancouver BC Directions Youth Services Centre
Posting End Date: Posting will remain open until filled
What you bring:
Education Training Experience
- Experience working with youth preferably in support of youth who use substances face mental health challenges and/ or are unhoused is an asset.
- Experience working in a kitchen food service or customer service environment is an asset.
- Lived experience is considered an asset.
- Current First Aid Certificate and NonViolent Crisis Intervention Training an asset
Knowledge Skills Abilities
- Support the Food Program staff with meal preparation inventory upkeep kitchen organization pursuing a zerowaste environment and keeping the kitchen clean hygienic and tidy at all times.
- Building positive relationships with youth who access the dropin centre and being a positive mature role model.
- Maintaining accurate attendance records of your volunteer hours and reporting concerns to Food Program Supervisor.
- Help sort and store food donations.
- Adhere to all program and agency policies procedures and safety standards; including but not limited to confidentiality policy. Reports concerns to Centre staff in a timely manner; including legally required concerns regarding harm to self or others.
Additional Requirements
- Successful completion of criminal record check
- Proof of Covid19 vaccination status will be required
How to apply:
If this describes you please submit your application below.Thank you for your interest!
We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the communities we so proudly serve while encompassing the principles of equity inclusion and diversity. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour Indigenous Peoples persons with disabilities people of all gender expressions and sexual orientations including queer trans and twospirit people. In our words and actions we recognize the challenges for those facing inequalities while acknowledging our privilege as we continuously strive to remove bias and reduce barriers that individuals may experience in the hiring and jobseeking process. We invite feedback from all applicants who apply for roles with the Agency.
If you require a disabilityrelated accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process please contact outlining forfollowup.
Our programs are located on the traditional ancestral and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples including the Xmkym (Musqueam) Skwxw7mesh xwumixw(Squamish) Sellwitulh (Tsleil Waututh) QayqaytKatzie Kwantlen KwekwetlemSemiahmooMatsquiand Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch qu.
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