Emergency Food Services Coordinator
1 month ago
Salary: £29,808 per annum
Hours: Full time 36.5 hours per week
Location: Birmingham
Contract type: Fixed term until March 2025
The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives. We provide a wide range of services and programmes that support people’s mental and physical wellbeing. Services include community food support, telephone advice and listening services, physical and social activity programmes, social prescribing services and community development and engagement programmes. We also run virtual wellbeing support programmes for patients and citizens.
This role is responsible for the coordination and delivery of emergency food relief, in particular providing hot/healthy food for people living in emergency/temporary accommodation. The role will require excellent delivery and engagement skills on the ground with communities and key stakeholders. Experience in cooking in volume (300+ a day) and for diverse communities is required. Experience of kitchen management, people management and budget management is also required.
Main duties
- Ensure that hot, healthy food is delivered to identified locations where people are living in emergency/temporary accommodation – up to 300 meals a day
- Work with the Delivery Manager and Community café lead to ensure that the equipment, ingredients, kitchen capacity for the Emergency Food projects are planned for in advance so that there is minimal disruption to the cafes
- Work with the team and wider organisation to support and develop communities within the city, especially those that are the most deprived, and/or the least active.
- Line manage a small team and liaise with the Delivery Manager to ensure the rota is accurate and adhered to.
- Manage budgets and contracts effectively in conjunction with the Food Delivery Manager.
Knowledge, skills and experience
- Experience of managing a team of cooks
- Qualified to at least level 3 food and hygiene
- Willingness to drive large vans and tow a trailer
- Knowledge and experience of cooking and delivering quality food on a large scale to diverse communities
- Experience and understanding of community development principles, ideally through the medium of food
- Experience of working with waste and surplus food providers
- Track record of working autonomously and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast paced and challenging environment
- A genuine passion for the wellbeing of others and a drive to improve the lives of individuals and communities
Benefits
We offer our team members a comprehensive staff benefits offering to include:
- Annual Leave – 38 days 25 days AL (increasing to 29 days with service) plus 5 wellbeing days and 8 bank holidays. (Pro rata for part time hours)
- Flexible working, home working and remote working options available
- Nest Pension – 8% employer contribution - 3% employee contribution.
- Heath Cash Plan – giving you discounts on everyday healthcare such as dental, optical, physio, prescriptions & more.
- Employee Assistance Programme (counselling and DRs on call 24hrs a day).
- Fantastic volunteering opportunities within The Active Wellbeing Society every month.
Application details
Please send a CV with a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the competencies below (please respond to each of the questions below in your cover letter).
- Ability to cater for large numbers of people (300+)
- Ability to manage a busy kitchen
- Ability to manage a small team
- IT literate
- Driving Licence
Closing date: Friday 15th November 2024 at midnight
Due to the high number of applications we received for our job vacancies, we may close application windows early, so we would encourage you to submit your application ASAP
We will provide all applicants with an outcome on your application, usually within one week of the application window closing.
Successful applicants will be required to be DBS checked before starting.
Our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we; in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring. The Active Wellbeing Society is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. We recruit based on capability, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. At The Active Wellbeing Society, we are searching for people who share the passion for what we do with different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, collectively making a difference.
If there is anything we can do to assist you in your application or preparations to be interviewed for one of our job vacancies, please let us know. We can ensure you have a positive and comfortable experience.
I appreciate your interest in working for The Active Wellbeing Society; we look forward to receiving your application.
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