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COMMUNITY LARDER SERVICE MANAGER

12 Months Contract, 35 Hours per week, £30030 pa

Deadline 9th October 12pm

This role is part funded by the National Lottery Community Led Fund.

THE ORGANISATION:

Local Energy Action Plan is a registered charity operating in Renfrewshire. This role sits within LEAP Together, an area of the organisation with the following aims:

Building resilience locally by improving community services and facilities, through environmentally sustainable means
Tackling social isolation and food insecurity locally
Improving wellbeing within the community
Creating meaningful volunteering opportunities

THE PROJECT:

Our Community Larder is currently based out of premises at Lochhead Gardens with over 500 member households / c1300 individuals. The objective is to redistribute food and other basic household items which would otherwise be going into landfill, reducing unnecessary waste and production. We are also reducing food insecurity within our community. We are moving through a time of significant development and our vision is that the site will become a social space, where community members will meet and events and activities will take place. We operate the project along the guidelines for Dignified Food Provision.

THE ROLE:

Reporting to the Project Manager, the role can be split between home and on-site working, at the Community Larder or out of our shared workspace on Lochwinnoch High Street. The role will involve management of two members of staff, to ensure smooth operation of the service, and coordinating a large Volunteering Team.

Offering volunteering opportunities is as important as any other part of our work, and a focus of this role will be managing and developing those individuals to ensure the work is meaningful and their development is prioritised. It will also involve building partnerships with local people and organisations.

SALARY & HOURS:

This role is offered at £30030 pa. It will be hybrid working with some hours being on a set schedule and others being made up flexibly. There will be occasional need to work evenings and weekends depending on project requirements.

DUTIES:

Overall responsibility for volunteers management, recruitment and training, ensuring the project delivers the Volunteer Development Programme
Helping to arrange social and team building events for volunteers
Identifying training and development opportunities within the Volunteer Team - ensuring all Volunteers feel engaged and valued; It is important that we understand the personal objectives of the Volunteers and work to meet these and enhance skills and experience for each, wherever possible.
Managing applications for all volunteers and ensuring all paperwork is received and distributed
Keeping records of member engagement and producing weekly and month reports on service stats
Ensuring service is compliant with HAPC and food safety standards
Management of staff: Day-to-day facilitation of service together with staff team, promoting team working and communication
Promoting service on social media via social media
Building relationships locally with other groups and organisations and networking with other projects and support services across Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire
Organising fundraising events
Engaging in community consultation and seeking opportunities to develop relationships with members
Identifying, developing and delivering opportunities for mini-projects and community participative events, including cooking classes and demonstrations
Supervising Duke of Edinburgh Volunteers and ensuring they are supported in their role and appropriate safeguarding is in-place
Identifying suitable funding opportunities and completing funding applications
Financial administration of project budget
Facilities management; Coordinating works and instructing contractors. Ensuring assets, outside space and facilities are maintained, safe, and fit for purpose.
Networking and facilitating partnerships with other support organisations.
Occasional collection of food from supermarkets depending on Volunteer availability.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Strong administration and IT skills
Strong numerical skills and knowledge of MS Excel or google sheets
Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with diverse ranges of people compassionately
Strong leadership skills and previous experience of managing staff
Experience of motivating others in a work environment and building positive relationships within a Team
An understanding of the principles of dignified food provision
The ability to remain calm while working under pressure or with urgency
An awareness of climate issues and an enthusiasm for reducing carbon emissions and food waste
An understanding of food insecurity and the social factors which contribute to poverty
Driving license and own transport

DESIREABLE REQUIREMENTS:

Experience of managing volunteers
Experience of working within a food business
Previous experience from the voluntary / charity sector
Dignified Food Provision Training
Food Hygiene Training
Previous experience or working within a Community Food Project

A successful candidate will be required to pass a PVG check with Disclosure Scotland.

To apply, please forward your CV to tori@myleapproject.org together with a covering letter.