About Depaul
Depaul is a homeless charity providing accommodation and support through hostels and outreach services. Depaul believes that everyone should have a place to call home and a stake in their community. Our aim is to work with those who are socially excluded and marginalised by providing a quality led service in order to produce the best possible outcomes for those accessing our services. We work in partnership with central and local government, housing associations and other non-governmental organisations such as the society of St Vincent de Paul.
What's Involved
We are seeking Volunteers for a number of roles, ranging from helping to serve food, to teaching residents of our homeless shelters some local and international dishes.
Volunteers' first task will be getting to know the service users which will lead into facilitating basic cooking / baking classes, encouraging service user participation in planning, budgeting and preparation.
Our aim is to help prepare our service users to live independently.
What's required for this position
A friendly approach, good timekeeping and good knowledge of food, nutrition and cooking will benefit you in this role.
HACCP training can be provided where necessary for safe food handling.
- Education/ Training
- Hospitality/ Befriending
- Personable Skills
Level of English required for this role:
Intermediate English
Times and commitment required for this role
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Minimum time commitment: Flexible
Hours required: 2hrs Weekly
Other Details
Location of volunteering opportunity:
St. Peter's Place, Dublin 2
Little Britain Street, Dublin 1
Screening details for this role:
- Garda Vetting
- Informal Interviews
- References
- Application Form
Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:
- Support/ advice/ recognition
- Supervision
- Initial induction and training
- Reimbursement of expenses
- Insurance cover
- Ongoing training opportunities
Age restrictions:
Over 18
Is this opportunity suitable for groups/teams of volunteers?
No
Benefits you will receive as a volunteer
Opportunities to expand your views and understanding, meeting and working with a diversity of people; Induction, training and support; possible pathway to employment.
Getting there
Dublin Bus, Luas, Dart not all services have parking available.
