Hi yam!lings,
Get involved with the Hot Yam! this summer!
We’re on the hunt for volunteers to fill several planning positions (May-August 2012).
By being a part of the Hot Yam! Planning team, you can help build and strengthen the Yam! community, make new friends, and learn to cook (and eat) delicious food!
What you bring: You are reliable, a team player, committed, organized, accessible (i.e. you can be reached), interested in acquiring knowledge of veggies and the food communities in Toronto. You love food.
How we’ll support you: A general Hot Yam! Planning team orientation + training for specific roles from current positions holders and volunteers. You will receive ongoing support from the planning team.
General commitment: Attend weekly planning meetings (~1hr) + minimum one-hour of kitchen shift weekly
Apply by: Apr 23rd, 2012, by sending an email to hottestyam@gmail.com
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Meal Lead Coordinator (2 positions)
Weekly time commitment: 2-3 hours virtual commitment (emails)
General Responsibilities:
- ensure that we have meal leads each week
- let the food orderer know who the meal leads that they can be sent a list of what’s available from suppliers
- check in with meal leads to make sure they know their responsibilities, and check the menu they prepare for seasonality, budget, and nutrition
- respond to meal leading questions
- email CIE reception each week (on the day before Yam! day) with names of meal leads and the shoppers so they can get the keys to kitchen
Food Orderer & Shopping Manager (2 positions)
Weekly time Commitment: 1-2 hours per week; shopping manager must be available during shopping hours (2-4pm on Tuesdays)
Responsibilities:
Food orderer:
- Contact person with food suppliers
- Let meal leads know early on in the weekend (before they start planning) what is available from various suppliers
- Get the shopping list from the meal leads and put in food order
- Coordinate with meal leads and shopping manager if there are last minute food order changes
Shopping Manager:
- Be present during Tuesday shopping (2-4pm), along with meal leads.
- Lead shopping expedition to Kensington Market
- Be familiar with product availability at Kensington stores and pricing
- Maintain price list catalog
- Take inventory of leftovers from previous weeks and inform food orderer
Volunteer Coordinator (1 position)
Weekly time commitment: 2-3 hours (mostly virtual, ie. emails, plus able to print volunteer sign-up sheet and post in kitchen before prep on Tuesdays)
Responsibilities:
- set up weekly sign up sheet and email volunteers every week
- check number of volunteers and send follow up email to volunteers if necessary
- send out weekly email announcements to eaters
- respond to eater and volunteer questions
- manage listservs (add new emails after each meal)
- print volunteer sign up sheet and post in kitchen before prep on Tuesday (indicate which are new volunteers)
New Volunteer Orientation Facilitator (2 positions)
Weekly time commitment: 2 hours per week in person
Responsibilities:
- Be a friendly face to new volunteers inside the kitchen 
- Be available to facilitate one-hour orientation on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday during the day.
- Orient new volunteers around Yam! kitchen (where things are stored, point out first aid kit, how to use dishwasher, etc.); go over basic food safety skills; inform volunteers on how Hot Yam! runs, how meals get made each week, and ways to get involved with Hot Yam!
- Bring laptop for new volunteers to fill out Volunteer Form at end of orientation