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Refreshment Lead for Totally Leighton Buzzard/Repair Cafe LB

Totally Leighton Buzzard

☕ Love baking cakes and catering? We're looking for a Refreshment Lead to help create the welcoming atmosphere that makes Repair Café LB more than just a repair event. You'll coordinate tea, coffee and refreshments, help visitors and volunteers feel at home and play an important role in bringing our community together. A few hours a month can make a real difference. 💚 Because sometimes the conversation over a cup of tea is just as important as the repair itself.

Detailed Description

Refreshment Lead ☕ Create the warm welcome that keeps visitors coming back. Organise drinks, snacks and smiles at our repair events. You'll help turn repairs into conversations and neighbours into friends. Great for someone who enjoys hospitality and community spirit. A cuppa and cake can be the start of a stronger local community.

Activities you will be doing

Catering

What skills are required for this role

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Why these skills are required

Refreshment Lead ☕ Help create the warm welcome that makes Repair Café LB special. At Repair Café LB, repairs are only part of the story. Over a cup of tea or coffee, people share skills, swap stories, make connections and become part of their community. We're looking for a friendly volunteer to coordinate refreshments / bake cakes for our monthly Repair Café events and help create the welcoming atmosphere that visitors and volunteers value so highly. Key responsibilities: •Coordinate refreshments for monthly Repair Café events. •Organise supplies of tea, coffee, milk, biscuits and other refreshments and bake cakes. •Manage refreshments •Coordinate and support volunteers helping with the refreshment area. •Ensure the refreshment area is welcoming, tidy and well organised. •Help visitors feel comfortable while waiting for repairs. •Look for opportunities to reduce waste and improve sustainability within the refreshment service. •Work with the organiser team to develop ideas that enhance the visitor experience. We're looking for someone who: •Enjoys meeting and talking to people. •Is organised and reliable and enjoys making cakes. •Has a friendly and welcoming approach. •Can coordinate simple tasks and work well with volunteers. •Shares our commitment to community, repair, reuse and sustainability.

What is in it for you

🤝 Meet great people Join a friendly team of local residents who care about making a positive difference in their community and are a successful and recognised group in the community. 🌱 Learn new skills and build confidence Gain experience in leadership, event organisation, fundraising, volunteering, communications or governance. 🎯 Make a real impact Help reduce waste, save valuable items from landfill and support local people to repair rather than replace. 📈 Boost your CV and experience Committee roles provide valuable experience for work, career development and personal growth. 😊 Feel good about giving back Volunteering is rewarding, purposeful and a great way to contribute to something bigger than yourself. ☕ Have fun while helping others Repair Cafés are social, welcoming and full of interesting conversations, practical skills and community spirit.

Time Commitment

Time commitment: •Attendance at monthly Repair Café events. •Around 1-2 hours per month organising supplies and planning refreshments and baking cakes in advance.

LU7 3QX

We are a community group based in Leighton Buzzard

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Application Process
Support you will receive
Role Type
Suitable For
18 and over
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