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Cooking group volunteer

MelbourneRemotePart-time

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Volunteer supporting residents in cooking group sessions, including planning meals, teaching cooking skills, maintaining food hygiene, and shopping for ingredients.

About this role

Cooking group volunteer


About Waythrough

Waythrough provides specialist support across mental health, alcohol, drugs and related areas. We delivery high-quality, evidence-based services designed around the real needs of the people we serve.


Every year, we support around 125,000 people through over 250 services - and it's all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.

Make a real difference in your community

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.



We value our volunteers andseekto ensure their diverse roles are rewarding and beneficial to all. Waythrough holds the Investors in Volunteers accreditation.

Tasks may include:

  • Support Residents to engage with Cooking group sessions

  • Plan meals to be made with Residents

  • To include residents when planning meals

  • Supporting Residents to learn the skills when cooking

  • Supporting residents tomaintainfood hygiene

  • Support Residents in budgeting around cooking

  • Shopping for the foodrequired

Personal qualities

Skillswe would like you to bring to the role:

  • Good IT skills

  • Good writtencommunication skills

  • Attention to detail

  • Ability to keep a track of multiple tasks and report back on progress

  • Non-judgmental towards people with lived experience

  • Confident to contact people by email / phone

  • Good timekeeping

  • Able to work as part of a team, on own initiative and to instruction

  • An understanding of Waythrough – information is available on our website

  • A genuine interest in being part of the mission and vision of Waythrough

  • Ability tomaintainprofessional boundaries, adhere to Waythrough policies and media guidelines, engage in supervision, and complete relevant training

What We Offer

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy:

  • Discounts from various schemes

  • Training and personal development

  • A chance to make a real difference in people’s lives

  • Free induction and role-specific training

  • Support from experienced staff and regular supervision

  • Opportunities to meet new people and develop your confidence

  • Reimbursement for travel and agreed expenses

  • Valuable experience that can support your personal or career development

Inclusion and accessibility

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.

We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.

If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk

How to apply

If you’re viewing this advert on an external platform such as Indeed, please click ‘Apply via company website’ to view the full job description and submit your application.

Please note that while this role has a stated closing date, we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a high number of applications.

Closing date:

2026-10-04

Skills

Attention To DetailBudgetingFood HygieneIT SkillsMeal PlanningTask TrackingWritten Communication

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