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Location: Rutland Community Fridges as required.
Days and Times: Fridges will be open as follows,
Oakham - Friday mornings and Wednesday evening
Uppingham - Friday afternoons
Greetham - Saturday morning alternate weeks
Hours of work: Friday Community Fridges will require 8.00am – 4.00pm
Wednesday Community Fridges will require 4.15pm – 7.15pm
Commitment expected: To be on a rota and to work required sessionsper month (usually 1-2 sessions per month), throughout the yearaccording to dates agreed.
Report to: Volunteer Co-ordinator Sue Ball in the first instance, andthen Claire Crowley Director of Root-and-Branch Out
Tel: 07920 841 058sueball11@gmail.com
Expense policy: Any reasonable expenses will be reimbursed on amonthly basis
Contract and salary: Freelance, £12.25 per hour depending onexperience. To be invoiced monthly.
Responsibilities
The Fridge Staff will:
* Be responsible for running the Community Fridge alongside avolunteer
* Follow the checklist of duties provided by the Community Fridge
* Set up and run the Community Fridge session by setting up food,serving customers and then tidying and cleaning up and dealingwith any left over food at end of session in the most creative waypossible! This might mean liaising with other staff and fridges.
* Collect data of all surplus food saved from landfill and report it toCommunity Fridge Volunteer Co-Ordinator.
* Adhere to policies and procedures, including risk assessments
* Use own car to collect surplus food from shops, cafes,supermarkets locally to take to the fridge
* Sort food given to us from our shop partners and to ensure it is fitfor consumption
* Promote volunteering (internally and externally) throughrecruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns
* Undertake and pass Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate, and providesatisfactory references and DBS checks
* To undertake induction training with the Volunteer Co-ordinatorincluding Safeguarding training
* Monitor, support, and motivate volunteers and listen to feedbackfrom them
* Offer advice and information to volunteers and externalorganisations through face-to-face, phone, Whatsapp and emailcontact
* Promote good working relationships between volunteers andservice users, and be prepared to undertake conflict resolution.
* Be prepared to undertake further training if requiredPerson Specification
* Great organisational skills
* A commitment to sustainability and waste prevention
* A community builder!
* Patience, acceptance, tolerance, compassion
Qualifications
We aim to recruit someone who:
* Has a passion for working with people and who will embrace thecommunity dynamics within the Community Fridge setting.
* Understands the importance of waste prevention and how todemonstrate that in their practice
* Is punctual and reliable and willing to work for the good of the team
* Has an understanding of working with people including those whomay be vulnerable
* Has experience of and an enjoyment of working with people from arange of backgrounds
* Is able to follow organisational ethos, policies and procedures
* Demonstrates good communication and people skills, is friendly,caring and polite and able to enthuse and motivate others.
* Has good planning and organisational skills and able to work todeadlines and Is proactive at prioritising, problem solving andgetting things done
* Has access to own transport to reach the Rutland CommunityFridges
* Is able to use judgement and intellect to work on own initiative
* Is a team player with a willingness to work cooperatively andcollaboratively
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