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Team Lead hot meal at Care for Friends!

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ORGANIZATION: Care For Friends

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Care for Friends is currently looking to recruit a team leader for our Thursday food service, to cover periodically throughout 2018. If you have strong leadership skills, enjoy working with an instructing a team, and are searching for a tight-knit community of good people, this opportunity is for you!

Every Monday, Thursday and Saturday morning, Care for Friends serves a healthy, delicious meal to up to 100 homeless people. We pride ourselves on serving high quality food, and to provide an enjoyable experience for both our guests and our volunteers.

The role of team leader includes creating a menu the day of service, knowing the safety standards of the kitchen and pantry, and being able to instruct cooking preparations for a large group of people. Volunteers meet the team leader at 9am and start cooking to serve the food to our guests at 12pm, finishing at 1pm. This is a fun and safe environment. The team leader will manage the volunteers on the day, of which there are usually up to ten.

The team leader must have previous experience working in food service, and ideally of leading teams. You must be available periodically in the mornings. For interested applicants, there will definitely be the opportunity to volunteer at Care for Friends food before taking on the responsibility of team leadership.

This is a rewarding role to work in, both volunteers and guests enjoy coming to food service at Care for Friends. Your role will make a positive impact on the local community. Email volunteer coordinator for more information at cffvco@gmail.com or call at 720-545-4970. Thank you!

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About Care For Friends

Location:

530 W FULLERTON PKWY, CHICAGO, IL 60614, US

Mission Statement

Care for Friends provides easy access to community, food and overall wellness for Chicago’s most vulnerable and under-served people, in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. Through its programs, Care for Friends successfully connects people with community resources to enable them to achieve a better quality of life.

Description

Our flagship program is "Food for Friends" - where we create a safe space for anyone requiring a meal to gather in community for a no-cost hot lunch served in sit-down, family style with dignity and respect.

Other services are available during this gathering time, including haircuts, a health clinic, clothes closet, and toiletries distribution. Additionally, representatives from our various partner organizations begin to make connections with our guests - establishing trusting relationships that will ultimately allow our guests to connect with the services they need to achieve a better quality of life.

For more information, visit our web site at; www.CareForFriends.org

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Homeless & Housing
Hunger
Community, Homeless & Housing, Hunger

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

530 W Fullerton ParkwayChicago, IL 60614

(41.92603,-87.64274)
 

SKILLS

  • Cooking / Catering
  • Food & Beverage Services
  • Food Service

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Monday, Thursday, and/or Saturday mornings 9am-1pm

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