Volunteer Opportunities
Purpose: To help run The Angel Centre’s community café, providing a welcoming space and healthy lunches for local people.
Core Tasks
• Welcome customers with a friendly attitude and take lunch orders.
• Help prepare and serve food, drinks, and snacks (under supervision).
• Set up tables and chairs before lunch service.
• Clear tables, wash up, and maintain cleanliness throughout the café area.
• Follow basic food hygiene and safety guidelines.
• Work as part of a small team to ensure lunch service runs smoothly.
• Chat with visitors and help create a warm, inclusive environment.
Occasional or Optional Tasks
• Help with food prep or baking when needed.
• Assist with café stock checks (tea, coffee, sugar, etc.).
• Support café events or themed community lunches.
This grid shows when you can volunteer for this opportunity.
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Useful skills or qualities for café volunteers
- Friendly and welcoming manner with customers
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Basic numeracy for handling money or using a till
- Reliability and good timekeeping
- Willingness to follow hygiene and food safety procedures
- Ability to stay calm and organised in a busy environment
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
Skills and experience we will help you develop
- Customer service and people skills
- Confidence working in a public-facing role
- Teamwork and communication in a workplace setting
- Cash handling and basic till use
- Food hygiene awareness and safe working practices
- Time management and multitasking
- Problem-solving and adapting to different situations
- Barista coffee making and food prep skills