Stay on-site for one week, working with your Kitchen Crew Team to provide nutritious meals for the entire Free to Be ‘family.’ You’ll spend your days singing along to the radio whilst food prepping with the other Kitchen Crew team members, interacting with young people over your delicious meals, and helping to keep site clean. Often described as the ‘angels’ of the project, your work is crucial in making our young people feel welcome and at home. Please note that Kitchen Crew members must complete safe food handling training, provided by our organisation. Food and board are provided at no cost to our volunteer base. You will also undergo free safe food handling training.
Free to Be volunteers make a direct, positive impact on the lives of some of London’s most vulnerable young people. The support, encouragement and care you give will help to nurture children’s self-confidence and allow them to begin to change their stories.
Our volunteers are part of a close-knit community known as the ‘Free to Be Family’. In joining, you will connect with like-minded individuals and make friends along the way. We could not do this without our volunteers, and so your volunteer experience is of the utmost importance to us.
We invest in our volunteers and their development. All our new volunteers undergo statutory safeguarding and induction training, and we will continue to nurture your professional development in your volunteer journey with us. We offer free opportunities to undergo First Aid, MIDAS (driving), and food hygiene training as well as targeted training from leading experts on our annual free, celebratory ‘Experienced Helper’ weekend. Your time with us will offer you an invaluable insight into child-centred careers, as well as a host of transferrable skills including critical thinking, adaptability, and communication.
We welcome volunteers from all walks of life, regardless of their previous experience working with young people. No special skillset is required; we recognise the value of a team consisting of different personalities and strengths. If you are an empathetic, patient and adaptable person you will fare well on our projects. Please note that we can only accept volunteers aged 18 or over.
We especially encourage applications from those who represent the lived experiences of our children through their own lived experience or background.
The next step is to complete an application here: https://form.jotform.com/220545796357365
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