Garioch Heritage Centre

Café Loco provides a wonderful community café setting for people to meet and enjoy good company, refreshments and home baking. The Café is currently open on Thursday to Sunday 10am to 4pm for teas, coffees, cakes, traybakes, soup, sandwiches, quiches and a wide range of specials. The cafe area can seat up to 30 people. Larger groups can be accommodated in either the meeting room or gallery which are both adjacent to the cafe area. All of these areas can also be booked for groups or functions such as funeral teas, staff training days and children’s parties.

We are currently seeking new volunteers to join our fantastic volunteer team. Tasks include helping with food preparation, taking orders, serving customers and clearing up to ensure that kitchen and café areas are kept scrupulously clean and tidy and adhere to Food Hygiene rules. No specific experience is required, just an interest in meeting new people, happy to serve with a pleasant manner.

We have one or two volunteers per day and additional volunteers for functions, supported by the Café Manager. Our café is a lovely, bright and friendly place. All volunteers are provided support and relevant training/guidance including induction training and new volunteers can shadow until they are confident.

**About the Garioch Heritage Centre**

Housed in the former Inverurie locomotive works, Garioch Heritage Centre tells the story of life in this area from the earliest settlement to the present day and sheds light on the domestic and working lives of local people.

The centre consists of a large museum area on the first floor (accessible by stairs and a lift). On the ground floor we have a library and photograph browsing area, a multi-purpose meeting room, café, retail space and a large ground floor gallery. The meeting room and the downstairs gallery are flexible spaces available for community or business use and to accommodate exhibitions and events, some of which are run to raise money to provide financial stability for the Centre.

Our upstairs gallery museum area is constantly being reviewed and further enhanced, incorporating the use of increased technology, introducing a broader range of artefacts, and creating a meaningful historical timeline. Exciting ongoing projects include the planned reclamation and restoration of an original inspection boat from the era of the Inverurie to Aberdeen Canal and the creation of educational materials for virtual learning.

The Centre is currently open from Thursday to Sunday 10am-4pm, with additional opening days from April to October. We offer free admission and are entirely reliant on donations and our fundraising activities to meet our costs.

**About the Garioch Heritage Society**

The charity which owns and operates the Garioch Heritage Centre is the Garioch Heritage Society. We are a community-based organisation established in 1987. In 2004 we registered as a Charity and in 2009 became a Company Limited by Guarantee. These steps were taken in preparation for operating a heritage centre.

The Society is managed by a volunteer committee and three Directors. Collectively they offer a range of business, educational, engineering and media skills to provide governance and meet operational needs. The Society operates the Garioch Heritage Centre, which opened to the public in March 2017, and we completed a community buy out to become owners of the centre in March 2021.

**Volunteer Roles**

At the current time we can only consider adult volunteers but check back again soon if you are looking for opportunities for young people.

**Job Type**: Freelance

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime
- On-site parking

Work Location: One location