Community Meals Helper Driver

**How you'll make a difference**:
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As a Community Meals Driver you will make a difference by delivering nutritious meals to members of the community who may not be able to cook for themselves.

You will be part of a dedicated team providing a vital service to a range of customers throughout South Gloucestershire. Working independently, you will have a regular round providing the opportunity to get to know your customers and build relationships.

**What you need to know***

**This vacancy is for one weekend in four, covering both Saturday & Sunday, 10.45 am - 2.15 pm**
**(**_3.5 hours per day - 7 hours per weekend)_**
- Allowance: Sunday enhancement (time & half)
- Salaries pro-rated to hours worked
- Community meals is a year-round service, including Christmas and Bank holidays
- Based at the Council Offices, Badminton Road, Yate, Bristol, BS37 5AF
- Uniform will be provided
- We will offer food hygiene and Allergen training if required
- Our benefits - Careers | South Gloucestershire Council (southglos.gov.uk)

**What we need from you**:
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- A full driving license is essential for this post.
- Ideally you will have knowledge of the South Gloucestershire area.
- You must be comfortable working independently.
- You will have good communication skills and be confident interacting with people
- You will be confident in making decisions knowing when to escalate any concerns.
- You will enjoy working at pace, able to balance your schedule with the needs of your customers.

Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.

**How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different**:
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- We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our
- **training and development** offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.- What’s special here is the strength of the
- **team ethos,** the support and the training.- As part of our benefits package you will receive
- **generous annual leave** (pro rata), employee
- **wellbeing support** and you will have access to a range of
- **staff discounts**, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities- We recognise that our-
- Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
- We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
- We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.
- We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.**We’re making a difference, be part of it**- We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date should we receive sufficient number of applicants.**Salary From**:

- £10.79

**Salary To**:

- £10.79

**Hours per week**:

- 1.75

**Vacancy type**:

- Permanent

**Location**:

- Yate

**Team**:

- Catering

**Advertising End Date**:

- 27 Aug 2023