Soup Kitchen Hostess Helpers

Lifting Up Westchester is seeking Community Kitchen Hostess Helpers to prepare sandwiches and to-go meals for guests of Grace's Kitchen on a weekly basis. Volunteers must be able to follow instructions both independently and as part of a team and feel comfortable working directly with guests that may be challenging. Volunteers must be reliable, professional, courteous, efficient, pleasant, and willing to serve food that contains meat, plate desserts, and pick up items weighing 5-15 pounds. Volunteers must also be able to stand during their shift (3.5 hours).

This role cannot accommodate groups or individuals requiring community service hours.

Hostess Helper responsibilities:

• Prepare sandwiches and/or to-go boxes
• Help serve meals to seated guests
• Spray and wipe down tables and plexiglass after each guest

Time commitment and requirements:

• Be 21+
• Serve minimum of 1 consistent day per week (9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
• Serve minimum of 6-month commitment
• Complete a background check
• Complete an in-person interview and additional paperwork
• Be able to stand for entire shift
• Be able to maneuver between tables and chairs while carrying trays
• Be able to lift approximately 20 pounds on occasion
• Be able to begin shift promptly, volunteers should allow 15 minutes to park, pay the meter ($1.25 per hour at the municipal lot across the street), and walk to the kitchen

Lifting Up Westchester restores hope to Westchester County's men, women, and children in need by providing them with food, shelter, and support—and lifting them to greater self-sufficiency with dignity and respect.