Job Description

Job Summary

Are you a proactive, driven and compassionate individual with excellent motivational skills? If so then join St Giles as a Pantry Coordinator and you will be embarking on a highly rewarding and career-enhancing position. About us
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. The St Giles Pantry in Kensal Resource Centre provides a positive way of supporting those on low incomes across the City; be it to help tackle food poverty, poor diet, overcome health inequalities and linking in clients to other support services. We will achieve this by supporting families on low-incomes, through a membership scheme to purchase surplus food at heavily subsidised prices. About the role As the Pantry Co-Ordinator you will supervise and work in conjunction with volunteer Peer Advisors to provide support to families for up to 6 months, who are based in and around Kensington & Chelsea. You will be responsible for the project achieving its overall purpose and key goals which will include but not limited to: leading and representing St Giles on steering groups, managing the day to day running of the pantry, carrying out daily and weekly stock checks and re-ordering, building and managing a team of volunteers and assisting customers to choose their shopping items. As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients. To secure this great opportunity:

• Have some experience of managing / supervising staff
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Empathy and ability to work with a diverse range of people in an inclusive and proactive way
• Ability to lead, motivate, train and support volunteers
• Have previous experience of working within a retail and customer-facing role
• Have a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or be willing to work towards this
• You must have Knowledge of and commitment to safeguarding practices and policies, and an ability to promote safeguarding among vulnerable clients and colleagues

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, 4x Group Life Insurance, season ticket loan, eyecare scheme and much more. We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi-heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation. St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the for the vacancy. Please visit our website via the \xe2\x80\x98Apply\xe2\x80\x99 button, or if you have any questions please email HR@stgilestrust.org.uk. Closing date: 11pm, Sunday 26th November 2023. Interviews: Monday, 1st December 2023.