We are looking for churches, organisations, companies or community teams to prepare and serve hot, two-course evening meals for guests staying at our Rapid Re-accommodation Welcome Centre.
Role
The Welcome Centre provides emergency accommodation with support to anyone who has no alternative accommodation and needs somewhere safe to stay. Your team will cook and serve a hot, two-course dinner for our 50 guests and nightshift staff.
General Responsibilities
- Preparing a two-course evening meal (main course with soup or dessert, plus a vegetarian alternative) designed to feed approximately 50 people. Teams can cook in their own registered church/local authority kitchen or use the facilities at Gorgie Dalry Stenhouse (GDS) Church.
- Arriving at ELS House between 8:00 pm and 8:15 pm with food transported in insulated boxes (provided), ready to serve a warm meal to our guests from 8:30 pm until 10:00 pm.
- Ensuring the kitchen and serving areas are left clean and tidy, packing up any leftovers into takeaway boxes for overnight guests, and returning trays/insulated boxes.
- Desirable but not essential: Supplying sandwiches for lunch either by making up 30 sandwiches or bringing 3 loaves and fillings (with a preference for more cheese or egg options and fewer ham sandwiches to accommodate our Muslim and vegetarian guests).
Important Pre-Requisites for the Role
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and communicate clearly with fellow volunteers and staff.
- Volunteers serving food at the venue must be 21 years or older. Volunteers aged 18–20 can help prepare food off-site but must not travel to the Welcome Centre to serve.
- Strict adherence to food hygiene standards (including temperature checks, allergen tracking, and ensuring no volunteers participate if they have experienced stomach illness or a virus within the last 48 hours).
- An understanding of appropriate personal boundaries and a respect for the Christian ethos upon which Bethany Christian Trust is founded.
Details
Please be aware this role has an expectation to purchase the food provided (approx. cost £150-£200).
Location:
Food preparation at GDS Church (190-192 Gorgie Road, EH11 2NX) or your own registered kitchen; service takes place at ELS House Welcome Centre (555 Gorgie Road, EH11 3LE).
Pattern of hours:
Teams generally access kitchens between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm to cook, arriving at ELS House for 8:00 pm to set up, with serving concluding by 10:00 pm.
Application
To find out more or register your team’s availability for the rota, please get in touch with our team on welcomecentreadmin@bethanychristiantrust.com.
For More Information
For more information please email
welcomecentreadmin@bethanychristiantrust.com