Cancelled: Haeata Community Kitchen

We have secured another shift for our Rotary Club at the Haeata Community Centre at The Auckland City Mission. It is located at 23 Union Street, CBD, Central Auckland.

Background: The Community Centre provides practical assistance and a safe space for rough sleepers. It is an opportunity for Mission staff to engage with the homeless and work towards addressing the wider issues they face. Haeata kitchen serves a nutritious breakfast and a takeaway lunch bag 365 days of the year to the homeless community. Approximately 80 – 200 people attend the meal service each day.

We Rotary Club volunteers, will be working in the kitchen alongside the chef to make and prepare food items for the takeaway lunch bag service. Tasks include, preparing food, packing and labelling food for distribution. General kitchen duties such as dishes and cleaning before, during and after service, stacking of shelves, topping up supplies, maintaining cleanliness in the dining room and back of house areas during service. Please note all volunteers must be aged 18 years and over to participate in this activity. This is a non-client facing role.

Health & Safety: Every shift starts with a health and safety briefing conducted by a mission team member. We ask that all volunteers wear light practical clothing and closed footwear suitable for working in a kitchen.

We need 6 volunteers to complete this role.Get in touch with Chris if you have any questions.