Our Canteen is a big part of our Club. Not only is buying a cold drink, some hot chips, a tasty burger or a bag of lollies a game day tradition, the canteen also generates vital revenue for the Club. Without this revenue, player registration fees would need to be higher to help cover the costs of running the Club.
Brothers Juniors operates the canteen during all junior and senior home games. This usually equates to around 20 dates throughout the year.
During senior games, Brothers Juniors are only required to operate the canteen. At junior games, however, we are responsible for all game day operations with volunteers required to be ground officials, first aid officers and scorers, to set up and pack up the fields, and to staff the entry gates.
With this in mind, we request:
There are two main tasks in the canteen:
Canteen volunteers that are uncomfortable with one of these task can request to only do the other.
There is no specific rule regarding age, but as a guide we prefer canteen volunteers to be at least 14 years old. The need to competent in handling kitchen utensils like knives, being safe around hot equipment, using point of sale equipment and calculating change.
Our experienced canteen helpers will be on hand to support any volunteers, who can choose to either assist with cooking or serving at the counter.
When volunteering in the canteen, please wear closed in shoes and tie back long hair or wear a hat. We will supply gloves for volunteers helping in the kitchen.
Simply present yourself at the side entry of the canteen and let them know that your are there to help.
Depending on the day and number of games, the canteen can vary from super busy to very quiet. Our canteen supervisors are always keen to keep it upbeat in the canteen with some tunes and laughter. It can be a good opportunity to meet some other people from the Club.
If we haven't answered your question here, either send us a quick email to info@brothersjuniorsipswich.com.au or come and see us at the canteen during training.