Cooking & Nutrition Class Assistant

Cooking and Nutrition Classes are offered in sessions of eight weekly classes.

Each session includes one class per week, focusing on teaching and demonstrating the following:

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  Healthy, low-cost "Canadian-style" meals



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  Food safety practices



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  Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide



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  How to read and understand nutrition labels on packaged foods



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  Grocery shopping on a budget (includes one class held at the grocery store)

Volunteer Responsibilities

Preparation

• Review the weekly class agenda (sent via email) to understand the schedule, topics, and recipes.

In-Class Assistance

• Help with recipe preparation


• Support delivery of class content


• Assist with clean-up between topics and recipes

Clean-up

• Work with clients and volunteers to:
  
  
  
  • Wash, sanitize, dry, and store dishes
  
  
  • Store leftover perishable foods safely
  
  
  • Ensure food is equally portioned for clients to take home
  
  
  • Clean countertops and kitchen surfaces
  
  

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  Interest and familiarity with Canadian-style cooking, including vegetarian options; experience with ethnic foods is beneficial.



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  Ability to lead small groups.



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  Patient, warm, open-minded, and enthusiastic personality required.



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  Basic healthy eating knowledge.

Volunteering as a Cooking and Nutrition Class Assistant is a rewarding and educational experience that offers hands-on learning-and it looks great on a resume!

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  Volunteers must commit around three hours weekly, from set-up through clean-up.



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  Arrival 15 minutes before class start time is required.

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