Foodbank Assistant – JW

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One-day-per-week;
Mondays 10am-4pm

3-months initial, with scope for review and extension

• To support the Foodbank Coordinator to manage the weekly food donation deliveries
• To oversee the delivery process including managing a team of volunteers
• To coordinate the sorting and packing away of delivered dry and fresh food
• To provide admin support to the Foodbank Coordinator

• Experience of working in the charity sector/community space
• Opportunity to gain experience in the logistics and operational side of managing a Foodbank
• Experience managing and coordinating a team of volunteers

• Work alongside the Foodbank Coordinator to primarily oversee and manage the process of deliveries, donations and food sorting weekly
• Oversee x4 deliveries of food donations throughout the day and help volunteers offload them from the vans
• Oversee the sorting of food deliveries into categories, and packing away of food into the fridge and dry-storage areas (some heavy lifting will be required)
• Supervise a team of volunteers with effective delegation – assigning tasks, enhancing productivity
• Ensure health and safety guidelines are met
• Oversee the appropriate disposal of food and packaging waste from donations, including composting where possible
• Calculate how much and what additional food needs to be purchased to ensure we can support all users on our database within the upcoming week
• Manage a radio and on-going communication with Security, Housekeeping and the Duty Manager
• Some computer-based administration may be required

• Ability to lift or carry medium-to-heavy items, or instruct others to do so
• Friendly and approachable; able to interact confidently with others and lead a group
• Proactive and solution-focused
• Highly organised with efficient management of time and responsibilities
• Personal experience of being a volunteer, preferably in a community or cultural organisation (e.g. a community centre, arts centre, theatre, youth organisation, educational establishment etc)
• Experience working with food provision and/or knowledge of local and national initiatives addressing food poverty
• Knowledge of social action programmes

• 1 free tea/coffee per day in the cafe
• 20% discount in the cafe
• 1 free cinema ticket per month

For more information about the role, or to receive a personal recommendation, please contact our recruitment team. Tali – or Yael –