The Sound Lounge

Company Overview
The Sound Lounge is the UK's most sustainable music venue, and vegan café &amp; bar located in Sutton. Committed to fostering community engagement through cultural events, artistic exhibitions, and sustainable food practices, it provides a welcoming space for diverse audiences to connect and enjoy creative experiences.
As well as curating a programme of original live music up to 7 nights a week, The Sound Lounge is host to a number of charitable projects aimed at investing back into the community it sits within.
Job Summary
Every Wednesday we run a community kitchen called, The People's Table. It is a a free or pay-what-you-can-afford meal made up mostly from donations received from our local organic farm (Sutton Community Farm) and Mitcham Critical Support Services.
We are seeking someone who has experience working or volunteering with vulnerable people. We need someone with excellent people skills, who understands disadvantage and/or deprivation (lived experience would be amazing, but not completely necessary for the right candidate), and who understands the power of building community to create resilience, individually and socially.
Duties
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<li>Manage our volunteer group (mostly through WhatsApp, but also in-person) so volunteers are kept up to date with progress and have all information required to carry out their voluntary roles, whether in the kitchen, or out front with our guests</li>
<li>Liaise with The Sound Lounge kitchen team where required, around food delivery</li>
<li>Engage with local food banks or groups supporting people suffering from disadvantage to ensure everyone who needs it, knows what is available</li>
<li>Work with The Sound Lounge team to help create a take-away community-kitchen option where possible</li>
<li>Seek to build a thriving and supportive People's Table community</li>
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Experience
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<li>Previous experience working or volunteering with vulnerable groups essential</li>
<li>Some leadership experience desirable</li>
<li>Experience of food banks, destitution and/or homeless crisis centres or other community kitchens desirable, but not essential</li>
<li>Applicant must be available on Wednesday daytimes</li>
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Pay: £13.00-£14.00 per hour
Expected hours: 6.0 per week
Work Location: In person

Community Kitchen Leader

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