Preparing Frozen Meals for Off-sites

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Volunteers are needed to prepare nutritious meals in bags/boxes for residents at Father Joe's Villages' off-site locations at Village Place, Benson Place, and San Ysidro Senior Village.

Volunteer duties are not limited to one task and can include: helping bag/box frozen food into containers, labeling containers, pulling food out of a large freezer, and other related kitchen tasks as requested by the chef on duty or Food Services staff.

Opportunity Requirements & Important Notes

Signing up: All volunteers must sign up on the Father Joe's Villages volunteer platform, prior to volunteering at any of their projects. You'll need to create an account and sign up for the shift you would like to attend, no join code needed.

Shifts: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Skills, qualifications, and requirements: Volunteers will need to be patient, flexible, and adaptable. They should work well with professional staff, residents and other volunteers as well as be able to follow policies, procedures, and verbal instructions.

Physical Requirements: Volunteers must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. and stand for at least two hours.

Attire: Long pants, a blouse or shirt with sleeves (long or short), and closed-toe shoes. Wearing a jacket is required to enter the large freezer.

Safety: All volunteers are asked to wear a face mask. The following will be provided on your volunteer date: Latex gloves, hairnet, and apron. Father Joe's Villages is requiring staff, clients, and volunteers to follow CDC guidelines on mask wearing and they are continuing to practice social distancing efforts through floor signs, limited capacity, plexi-glass, etc. Homeless shelters fall under the same order as health care workers and are required to have proof of vaccination on file. FJV staff, volunteers, and vendors must meet this requirement. To comply with this order, they will need to have vaccination cards (front and back) sent to their Volunteer Services Department before volunteering.

About Father Joe's Villages

As San Diego's largest homeless services provider, Father Joe's Villages offers a wide variety of housing and services at several locations. They provide housing, rental assistance, healthcare, food, clothing, education, job training, mental health, addiction treatment and child development in an internationally modeled "one-stop-shop" approach.