Mobile Community Food Pantry Driver & Pantry Assistant

We’re hiring for our Mobile Community Food Pantry:

1 x Driver/Pantry Assistant 

Are you passionate about everyone being able to access affordable and nutritious food?

The Driver/Pantry Assistant role will be a part time post for 30 hours per week and may include some evening and weekend work as required by the responsibilities of the role. 

The role is to ensure the smooth, effective and regular delivery of the Mobile Food Pantry to the four locations attended by the St Helens Mobile Food Pantry and collection of necessary stock from multiple sites, along with stock control, rotation and preparation at our food storage site. Supporting the pantry coordinator with completing admin and compliance documentation and associated tasks.

Location: It is expected that the successful candidate will spend a significant amount of time with local community groups and organisations where the pantry is delivered from alongside being onsite at the food storage site where the supply of food is stored.

The post will benefit from induction training with Halton & St Helens VCA that will cover both internal policies and practices. Other training to be undertaken within the first 3 months include Basic Food Hygiene Level 2, Health & Safety and Dynamic Risk Assessment training.

Temporary position until 30th June 2025 with a possibility of a further 3 years dependant on successful funding application.

Application form and full Job Description/Person Specification attached, please ensure you read the job description and person specification before applying

If you experience issues with downloaded documents please email info@haltonsthelensvca.org.uk to receive an application pack stating which job you are applying for.

Closing Date:  Applications should be sent to dmorris@haltonsthelensvca.org.uk by midnight on Thursday 12th December with interviews to take place week commencing 16th December 2024. 

* Please note: Self Employment, Secondment or Employment contract options considered for this post.

Employer Name
Halton & St Helens VCA
Job Description
The Mobile Community Food Pantry works alongside the existing strong community food provision in St Helens by offering regular affordable food provision in key localities where there is no current static community provision.
Initially a 6 month temporary post with future funding to be secured for a minimum of 3 years.
The role is to ensure the smooth, effective and regular delivery of affordable food to the identified community by the St Helens Mobile Food Pantry.

Full job description attached
Salary
£19,147 per annum depending on experience.  
Hours
30 hours per week
Application deadline