Activity details
Volunteering Activity Description:
Volunteers are actively involved in running a community center which cooks anywhere between 70-200 meals, 4 days a week and has an ‘open door’ policy.
The day starts at 11 a.m with a team briefing. Shopping, cooking and various preparations are then undertaken and volunteers participate in all of these activities, as well as in the general running of the services (laundry, showers, phone charging etc) which involve volunteers interacting with community members.
At the close of the community center (at 6.30 pm) all team members clean the space thoroughly and participate in a de-brief in which any concerns can be addressed.
In addition, volunteers can get involved in social media, fundraising, communication, logistics, community activity organizing or any other ideas they may have. Volunteers can participate in a wide variety of training sessions and can also participate in weekly Coordination meetings.
Thematic Area: Migration – Refugee
Prefecture: Central Macedonia | Location: Thessaloniki
Type of Work: Both administrative & field
Volunteer Duties:
– Contributing to all aspects of the operations of a community center
– Cooking, cleaning, driving
– Social media content creation / communication,
– Administrative tasks
– Fundraising
– Logistics
– Contributing to planning and distributing supplies (hygiene packs or clothes)
– Community activities and engagement
– Participating in coordination meetings, sharing ideas and contributing to planning and operations
– Interacting with community members
Season: Whole Year
Start date: 02/08/2026 | End date: 01/08/2027
Hosting Details: Other
1 month minimum (full time), 3 months minimum part time. Full time requires 4 days per week (Mon, Wed, Thur, Sun) from 11 a.m to 8 pm with optional participation in Coordination meetings once a week (for 2 hours) and optional participation in a variety of training sessions.
Is this an individual or a group activity? Both
Number of volunteers: 3-5
Minimum age: Volunteers must be over 18 | Maximum age: No limit
Qualifications the volunteer should posses:
There are no academic or professional qualifications required. The essential qualities required are; a willingness to work collaboratively, a commitment to contribute to the aims of Wave, an ability to communicate and interact with team members and community members with respect, dignity and fairness, and to engage in the daily tasks that all team members undertake during a day’s operation at the community center.
All applicants will need to undergo an interview prior to selection.
Hosting Organization provides:
– All equipment and items required for the role
– Training (basic kitchen hygiene, basic culinary skills, fire safety, first aid, de-escalation training, safeguarding, self care, mental health first aid etc)
– Certificate of participation if required
– Food (during their daily shift at the community center, if there are portions of meals that have not been served)
Is this activity for volunteers with health problems such as allergies or phobias such as fear of heights be involved? Yes, there is no relative risk
Is this activity for volunteers with disabilities (visual, mobility impairment) or serious mental illnesses such as PTSD? No
Is there a participation fee? No
