Volunteer Position: Weekend Bag Prep Volunteer

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Reports to: Executive Director
Schedule: 1–2 hours, once a week; flexible day; must be completed before Friday serving time
Commitment: One-year term (renewable after review)

Mission Connection

Each Friday, Our Father’s Table provides weekend bags to ensure our guests have food support when our kitchen is closed. The Weekend Bag Prep Volunteer plays a quiet but vital role, ensuring these bags are ready, stocked, and offered with dignity to everyone who comes through our doors.

Role Summary

This volunteer prepares and maintains a weekly supply of take-home weekend bags. The role includes simple stocking, organizing, communicating inventory needs, and helping maintain a tidy prep area.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble weekend take-home bags

• Maintain a stocked supply to cover weekly needs

• Keep the weekend bag area neat, organized, and clearly labeled

• Monitor inventory and submit grocery lists to the Executive Director when items are needed

• Communicate weekly when the task has been completed

• Follow OFT food safety and storage guidelines

Qualifications

• Dependable and organized

• Comfortable working independently

• Able to lift small grocery items and restock shelves

• Alignment with the mission of Our Father’s Table Soup Kitchen

• Willing to commit to one year of service

Requirements

• Completed volunteer application

• Two references

• Background check

• Training provided by OFT leadership

Time Commitment

1–2 hours per week, flexible scheduling, completed before Friday serving time.

What We Provide

• Full training

• Clear instructions and ongoing support

• A meaningful and impactful way to care for guests beyond the weekday meals

• A warm community environment