Southend Vineyard (a vibrant church at the heart of Southend) is looking to recruit a driver for the Storehouse Food Bank and Community Café based on the Queensway Estate in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
Hours: 14 hours per week paid at the rate of the National Living Wage (£11.44 as at October 24)
Initial term: 3 months fixed term contract (3 months probationary period) – it could be renewed.
Storehouse Context: Storehouse is a community café and food bank with a difference with three elements:
- Drop-in Venue
- Projects & Activities
- Food bank & café
Storehouse is an integral part of the work of Southend Vineyard church.
Summary of role: To drive the Storehouse van and collect food from local supermarkets and other locations when required and ensure any staff or volunteers helping in collections off site behave appropriately towards our partners. To help ensure the van is clean, well maintained and road worthy.
The 14 hours will be spread out in the week according to supermarket collection allocation slots.
There will be evening working.
Our Storehouse is vital project in Queensway Estate, providing emergency help and helping showing pathways out of deprivation for residents in Southend. The Queensway estate is in the top 3.5% of most deprived areas in England.
Is this for you? This is a physical role with loading and unloading duties. If you have a full, clean, UK driving licence and feel that this job is what you are led to do, and you want to make a difference in the community, then obtain an application form, Job Description and Person Specification from:
Steve Currell, Chief Operating Officer, Southend Vineyard, The Vineyard Centre, 6 Warrior Square, Southend on Sea, Essex SS1 2JE.
Email: steve@southendvineyard.org.uk
The closing date to applications is 8 November 2024.
Shortlisted applicants will be required to attend for interview during the week commencing on 11 November 2024.
Southend Vineyard is a Christian church, a charitable company limited by guarantee in England and Wales, company number 3060009, charity number 1047393. Affiliated to Vineyard Churches UK.
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