Found 145 Food Preparation & Service volunteering opportunities in Australia

Our volunteers collect left over food from cafes and restaurants in the city using our fabulous Cargo Carts, to provide our homeless service users with some food over the weekend. It's a very rewarding and appreciated service. Keep reading if you are interested and want to know more.

Can you spare a couple of hours a week to help this organisation rescue and redistribute surplus fresh bread - stop the waste and share a loaf with someone who needs it.

Volunteers are sought to operate a not-for-profit baking facility which produces long life crispbread from fresh donated excess bread.

Help people living with mild intellectual disabilities to enjoy a range of activities.

Do you love catering and working with volunteers to bring people together to celebrate over food? The National Trust (NSW) is currently recruiting volunteers who want to bring out their inner Master Cook! We have a dynamic catering team but they need a few extra pair of hands.

Are you a social person who wants to add to the vibrancy of a local independent living village? This is the role for you!

Food share volunteer needed for unpacking and sorting order (putting into right storage, cutting and bagging vegetables, bagging fruit, breaking down bulk packages), packing and giving out food hampers (packing non-perishables, frozen food, fruits, veggies, milk, bread, and eggs, and documenting clients receiving a hamper).

The Whittlesea Food Collective Market Assistants will report to the Whittlesea Food Collective Enterprise Lead to assist with market operations, including sourcing produce, setting up, running and packing down the market, providing customer service and supporting community programs and activities surrounding the market.

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!

Are you looking to support and work with young people and raise awareness on food wastage through the cooking sessions? Can you use your event management skill to implement the project, promote it and engage with young people across the St Albans Area? The YCW is a volunteer-run organization open to people of all faith backgrounds. The YCW aims to involve young people in actions to address their own issues and empower them as leaders in their communities.

Our Social Centre volunteers work alongside our staff in social centres to provide a supportive place for older Australians to connect with others and engage in activities that look after their health and wellbeing. You will help to organise meaningful activities for our clients, such as music, arts, and craft sessions; gardening, and social outings in the community. If you enjoy meeting new people, sharing your interests, and even learning something new, then apply today.

Are you interested in giving back to your local community whilst making new friends in the process?

Our multicultural social groups come together each week for social activities, company and a meal. This role helps prepare nutritious culturally appropriate meals for our clients to enjoy together. We are looking to fill positions for our Multicultural group at the Axis youth centre corner of Campbell street and Park Street Queanbeyan.

Volunteers provide support to vulnerable community members accessing Emergency Relief by conducting face to face interviews with consumers who are presenting for assistance, and help facilitate access to material goods and vouchers, and referrals to other programs and agencies.

Are you a people-person, passionate about helping the community? Do you thrive working within a supportive team environment? Assist those in need by providing essential goods and services.

We are looking for volunteers to operate our kiosk. You will be required to make coffees from our coffee machine and serve biscuits, sell goods from a kiosk cupboard and clean up afterwards.

We are urgently seeking volunteers who are happy to help with functions and events. Events include our Old Style Dance, Morning Melodies, Regular Munchys - our Sausage Sizzle Style event, and varied other special events and private hire functions. We need Volunteers for set up, pack down for functions as well assistance with kitchen, wait staff, admission staff, baristas and bar staff. We are happy to provide training in these areas, just need nice people willing to help and learn.

The Meals Program Volunteer is required from 10.00am to 2pm every Thursday to work with staff and consumers to organise and prepare a communal lunch at the Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre. The volunteer will work autonomously and ideally have experience working in a commercial kitchen. Creativity is necessary in order to create a lunch menu using food items that are available in the foodbank during that week. Your work will offer comfort to those seeking asylum in this country.

The Emergency Relief Food Pantry prepares food parcels for disadvantaged members of the local community. We are looking for someone to assist with the packing and distribution of these food parcels from our Pantry. The Pantry operates on weekdays from 9.00am - 1.00pm. Some moderate lifting will be required.