Healthier Me Cooking Volunteer - Mencap

We need volunteers to support our Me Time service in Sutton with their weekly cooking session is on Wednesday mornings. This will involve supporting the cooking session and may also involve supporting the team to make a cookbook of their recipes, taking photos and supporting with the recipes.

About the Organisation

Mencap is the leading learning disability charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We work with people with a learning disability and their families to challenge prejudice and change laws, and we directly support thousands of people to live their lives as they choose. We have an ambitious vision for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

What you will be doing

Your role will be to support people with a learning disability to take part in our weekly Wednesday morning cooking sessions. This will involve:

  • Talking about healthy food choices
  • Supporting them to complete cooking tasks
  • Supporting them to choose healthy recipes
  • Helping record their cooking and recipes (for their cookbook!)

What's in it for you?

You will help people with a learning disability gain confidence and independence in their cooking skills, supporting them to make healthier choices and live happy and healthy lives! Your expenses will be covered (in line with our policy) and you will get to meet a lovely group of people and have fun!

What skills will you need?

You will need an understanding of how to cook, and we will support you to complete a food and hygiene safety course before you start. You will also need to be willing and open to people of all backgrounds, and a good communicator.

Minimum age 18+

This organisation will need to carry out a DBS check for this role. Find out more about DBS checks for volunteers.

What's the time commitment and where? 

Time commitment:

Ideally weekly on Wednesday mornings

Location:

London Road, Cheam

How can I apply?

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