Saturday Soup Kitchen Captain
ORGANIZATION: St Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
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This role requires someone with the leadership and organizational skills to - Work with the Volunteer Coordinator in advance to make sure a sufficiently sized team is in place (typically a team of 5 other volunteers) - Work with the Program Coordinator to ensure in advance that all ingredients needed are available - Arrive before the rest of the team.
- Make sure everyone follows health and safety guidelines.
- Lead preparation of the day's homemade soup (recipes available) - Assign tasks to a team composed of a mix of experienced and inexperienced volunteers - Supervise sandwich preparation and meal packaging - Oversee food distribution and cleanup, etc.
Full training will be provided with an experienced captain.
1 Shift
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afternoon /
12:00 PM to 04:45 PM EST
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FULL
This for the 5th Saturdays in a month which in 2025 includes Aug 30 & Nov 29
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About St Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
Location:
522 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024, US
Mission Statement
Our mission to serve everyone who comes to our door a healthy takeaway meal in a manner that respects their dignity and privacy. We do not require id nor ask any questions. Our guests are primarily adults from the neighborhood, but some have come via subway from as far as the Bronx, Chelsea, and Midtown. Many are unhoused and living in nearby Riverside Park. In addition to meals, we give out toiletries and other incidentals that have been donated by parish members and provide information on local resources.
Description
The Saint Ignatius of Antioch soup kitchen offers healthy takeaway meals every Saturday at 4 PM and every Monday at 7 PM from our entrance at 552 West End Avenue. Our volunteer-run soup kitchen has operated for more than 35 years, continuing to serve our community through hurricanes, blizzards and a global pandemic. Since June 2022, in addition to serving our Soup Kitchen guests, we have been delivering 15 packaged meals to the Homeward NYC Shelter on Saturday afternoons. It is an inter-generational shelter, providing housing to young mothers and their children as well as elderly men and women. In 2023, we served over 2700 guests.
CAUSE AREAS
Homeless & Housing,
Hunger,
Immigrants & Refugees
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 1 shift
WHERE
522 West End AvenueNew York, NY 10024
(40.78835 ,-73.97793 )
DATE POSTED
June 1, 2025
SKILLS
- Cooking / Catering
- Management
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Multi-Tasking
- Organization
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- Approximately 5-6 hours per month for those months where there is a 5th Saturday which for the remainder of 2024 includes only June, Aug and November.