Found 40 Food Preparation & Service volunteering opportunities in Melbourne City

Are you interested in increasing access to nutritious, culturally relevant food for your local community? We run weekly fruit and vegetable markets that provide produce up to 35% cheaper than other fresh food outlets, or free via our Grocer Gift Card program. Come and assist our Market Manager with the tasks of setting up, running and packing down a market, helping to create a vibrant and engaging environment where everyone feels welcome!

The Community Grocer runs weekly pop-up fruit and veg markets in communities experiencing food insecurity, making culturally relevant and high-quality food affordable and accessible for all. Alongside the market, we have a thriving box delivery scheme. We are looking for a volunteer cyclist to bring their bike and attach a trailer to deliver fruit and veg boxes to local residents and community organisations.

Are you interested in increasing access to nutritious, culturally relevant food for your local community? We run weekly fruit and vegetable markets that provide produce up to 35% cheaper than other fresh food outlets, or free via our Grocer Gift Card program. Come and assist our Market Manager with the tasks of setting up, running and packing down a market, helping to create a vibrant and engaging environment where everyone feels welcome!

If you have been involved in sporting clubs or are looking to join a fantastic sporting community, this is an opportunity for you to contribute to this successful hockey club. Your behind the scenes assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Moongala Women’s Community House in Bentleigh East is a not for profit, friendly community-based organisation, bringing people together and providing a range of courses and activities to the community. We require a volunteer to support our organisation with welcoming visitors to the House, receptionist duties including answering the telephone, session set up and pack up where required, hospitality, and general administration duties.

The Volunteer Food Industry Expert will provide advice for Ignite entrepreneurs and program staff about the processes employed in the food industry to ensure and maintain high standards of food quality and safety standards and enhance their food service operations.

Do you have 1-2 hours a week spare during school hours to help in a high school. This is commitment is for a full school year and not for people looking for full time employment.

Be a vital part of our Aged Care Social Connections team, who prepare nutritious meals that contribute to the wellbeing of those who attend the centre. This is also a unique opportunity if you’re looking to gain experience in an entry-level commercial kitchen environment.

Volunteer, engage with the community, provide customer service, tell stories, advocate, promote mental health, Hayden Butler Foundation, HBFInc. — You have a Choice!

We are looking for an admin extraordinaire to support our committee and ensure the smooth running of a food relief charity based in Scoresby. The primary functions for the role include: supporting the coordination and recruitment of volunteers, food donations and the administrative operation of FOFA; developing and maintaining relationships with agencies and supporters; and supporting the coordination of events and fundraising activities.

Feed One Feed All is a food relief charity based in Scoresby. We are looking for a superstar kitchen hand to help lighten the load for our team of volunteers on a Friday afternoon! Your main role will be to swoop in and save the day by cleaning and washing dishes using the commercial dishwasher. You will ensure the kitchen is clean and sanitary, and also support our team with any other tasks required as part of our pack up. Hours are flexible.

Our beautiful cafe at our premises in Ascot Vale needs an extra set of hands cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner for our staff and parishioners. This is a fully commercial kitchen with support staff. If you have experience as a cook or chef, and would like to volunteer, please reach out!

We are looking for volunteers to join the team in our beautiful cafe! The cafe is located at our Church premises in Ascot Vale and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout the week, as well as coffees & snacks for afternoon break to our staff & parishioners. Barista experience is a bonus!

A Day Centre providing social activities and and contact for older people who have intellectual, physical and psychiatric disabilities requires volunteers to offer companionship to the consumers and assist with various activities.

Emergency Support Assistant The Christ Church Mission Community Centre provides material assistance by way of pantry items, fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, meals and toiletries for people who are experiencing financial hardship.

On a Monday our Neighbour Connect Program group for over 55s meets to chat, sing, listen to guest speakers, reminisce, and ultimately enjoy a delicious nutritious lunch. Volunteers assist with the set-up of the event, preparation of lunch and to join in the group to encourage conversations.

Orygen Assist is our volunteer-run program that provides access to essential items for young people experiencing mental ill-health and their families including non-perishable food, clothing, and hygiene products.

Outer East Foodshare collects donated, surplus and rescued food and delivers it to agencies in the Outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne that help families in need. This role will take responsibility for overseeing the deliveries and food collections including responsibility for food safety The role involves overseeing a team of volunteers who will pack, unpack food and may need to re-pack food into smaller units. Must also oversee the record keeping of volumes of food handled

As part of the 300 Blankets Soul Kitchen Program, you will manage the Sunday night dinner of a cafe-style operation providing a nutritious three-course dinner (upwards of 60 people). The aim is to provide nutritious food, address social isolation by developing a positive and safe community and deliver needs-based services to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and families at risk or experiencing homelessness.

We seek volunteers for our weekly Community Lunch held on Thursdays. For some people this is their only social interaction during the week, so this is a crucial community service, and our amazing volunteers are truly at the heart of making this possible. We are looking for people who are kind and caring, and committed to our mission of giving friendship and support to those in need.