Volunteer agreement
Date: 1 October 2027
Between
Riverside Community Kitchen
3 Wharf Lane, Cork, T12 AB34, Ireland
and
Aisha Karimi, the volunteer.
1. Thank you
Thank you for giving your time. This agreement explains what we ask of each other. It is a statement of goodwill and a set of ground rules. It is not a contract of employment, and neither side expects the volunteer to be paid or to be an employee.
2. The role
Role: Kitchen helper and food packer
Where: Riverside Community Kitchen, 3 Wharf Lane
Supported by: Mary O'Brien, Volunteer Coordinator
The volunteer will help with:
Prepare and pack meals
Serve food to guests
Clean the kitchen at the end of each session
3. Time
Start date: 5 October 2027
End date: 30 June 2028
About 4 hours, every Tuesday afternoon. Please tell us as early as you can if you cannot come.
4. Training and checks
A food hygiene induction on the first day. A background check is made for roles with young people.
5. What Riverside Community Kitchen will do
- Welcome and support the volunteer and give the training they need.
- Keep a safe place to work and explain how to stay safe.
- Treat the volunteer with respect and fairly.
- Repay expenses as below, and give a reference on request.
6. Expenses
Public transport costs for sessions, with receipts, up to EUR 10 a session. We do not pay volunteers for their time.
7. Insurance
Our public liability insurance covers volunteers while they are doing agreed tasks.
8. What the volunteer will do
- Do the tasks agreed with care and in a friendly way.
- Follow the organisation's policies and the instructions of staff.
- Keep private anything learned about guests, staff and the organisation, during and after volunteering.
- Tell the supervisor early if they cannot come or have a worry.
9. Safeguarding
You must follow our safeguarding policy, report any worry about a guest's safety to the Coordinator at once, and never be alone with a child.
10. Personal information
Riverside Community Kitchen keeps the volunteer's details only to manage volunteering, and does not share them without a good reason or the volunteer's agreement.
11. Ending the arrangement
Either side may end this at any time, by saying so. We hope you will tell us why. We may end it at once if there is serious misconduct or a safety concern.
12. Law
The law of Ireland applies to this agreement.
13. Signatures
Riverside Community Kitchen
Signed: ______________________ Date: 1 October 2027
Aisha Karimi
Signed: ______________________ Date: 1 October 2027