Prepare and Serve Meals at the Overnight Shelter  

Volunteers are expected to cook (or purchase ready-to-eat hot meals) in advance of the volunteer shift and bring the food COOKED to serve.

The purpose of this volunteer position is to help support the HNC’s Overnight Shelter program staff with meal service for all guests at the shelter. The volunteers that help with meal service will work alongside program staff to give them the time and capacity to complete the guest check-in and intake process every evening at the shelter.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Cook meals for approximately 60 servings beforehand and bring them hot
  • Wall plugs for crockpots and hot storage are available 
• Prep meal service area
• Plate and serve meals to all guests
• Serve drinks to guests (tea, hot cocoa, coffee, hot water)
• Take your materials home at the end of the shift

Qualifications 

• Volunteers between the ages of 14-17 must attend with a parent/guardian
• Good communication skills
• Good organizational skills
• Interested in the efforts of the HNC
• Good problem solver
• Dress code
  • Casual. Please do not wear short shorts or crop tops.
  • If you have long hair please tie it up or be prepared to wear a hair net.

Please contact Volunteer Management Coordinator, Brianna Hardy, with any questions - bhardy@unitedway-weld.org