Interesting about this job
Together with a staff member and a number of clients, you will prepare/cook a tasty meal with the cooking group once every 14 days. In consultation with the participants, you will discuss what they like and what they would like to make next time. If you like, you can also join a participant in getting groceries for the meal, but if you don't want to/cannot do this, there is also the possibility of having the staff order the groceries.
Cook together and then eat together (you can also eat with us as a volunteer if you want). Afterwards everything is cleaned up and everyone returns to their own home.
Job tasks and duties
- Joint preparation and cooking of the meal.
- Guiding the participants during cooking.
- Eating together and clearing up and washing up afterwards.
- Eventually going shopping with a participant.
Minimum education level: lbo/mavo/vmbo
Job skills and qualities
- You must enjoy cooking.
- You are interested in people from mental health backgrounds.
- To be able to create conviviality and chat with participants for a while, someone who finds it engaging to give the other person a nice moment of the day, to be a people person.
Extra information
As a volunteer, you will contribute to a piece of well-being for the participants. The participants like to have a moment once a week so they can enjoy a home-cooked meal together. Coming into contact with other people is very important, so we help them break through social isolation.
Job information
| Job type | Volunteer Work |
|---|---|
| Services | WA insurance, accident insurance, volunteer contract, travel expenses, Certificate of Good Conduct is required |
| Duration | 3 to 6 months |
| Hours per week | at least 3 hours |
| Work hours of your own choosing? | No |
| thursday evening | |
| Location | Living Garden District is a sheltered housing facility for adults needing counselling based on psychiatric issues on the north side of the city. |
Organisation address and information
Lentis BW Tuinwijk
Concordiastraat 2a
9741 BE Groningen
Website: https://www.lentis.nl/locaties/