• Establishing the Eagle Nest space on a converted bus in Braithwaite and running a pop-up shop and CAP Money Skills programme – 10hrs a week £12 per hour until end of August

Post: temporary position from April – August
Salary: £12 per hour
Hours of work: 10hrs over two days
Reporting to: Mission and Outreach Team vicar
Purpose of the Job:
This new post is to launch the opportunity of delivering a food pantry pop–up on Braithwaite
estate on a converted single decker bus. Liaising closely with the Good Food shop, you will
establish the space to be welcoming and accessible for people who need subsidised food in
the area. Encouraging them particularly to sign up with the Credit Union and to access CAP
training.

In addition it is anticipated that you will work closely with the immediate neighbourhood
building good relations and with staff at Merlin top primary school, the council street
wardens and the youth service.

Aim

• To enable people to access subsidised food that provides choice and dignity to those
who are struggling financially
• To sign post people to CAP,
• To run money management programmes
• To provide a space that enables people to start to build good relationships with the
church

Main Responsibilities

1) To establish a warm and welcoming place for people to meet others
2) To manage the stock and ordering of food so that people can shop from a variety of items
3) To build good relationships with local people
4) To identify areas of need through asking people to complete a questionnaire or by
undertaking a brief interview with people (to help with future funding applications)
5) To trial craft activities
6) To keep the bus clean and tidy
7) To provide light refreshments

Person Specification

Experience

Experience of working with people E
Experience of working with volunteers E
Experience of working in partnership with other organisations D
Experience of delivering light refreshments E
Experience of writing reports and monitoring D
Experience of running training programmes D

Knowledge and Skills
Understand the issues that affect people impacted by debt E
Understanding how to make a place welcoming and engaging E
Understanding how to work in a person centred way E
Excellent verbal communication skills and able to liaise with people at all
levels from a variety of cultural backgrounds E
Understanding of how to present food in an orderly and accessible way E
Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft programmes for monitoring /
emailing etc D
Confidence in managing money E
Understanding how to publicise and promote the service and develop it
according to the local needs D
To be able to drive D
Ability to manage a budget D

Personal Qualities

Professional and the ability to listen well maintaining confidentiality at all times E
A good organiser E
Able to work on own initiative, plan and manage own workload and meet timescales where required. E
Approachable, empathetic, friendly and able to get on with others E
Confident in being a leader and supporting volunteers to adhere to guidelines E
Awareness and understanding the importance of maintaining boundaries E
Flexible and enthusiastic in their approach to the work E
To be creative in supporting people to be able to contribute to the work E
To be sympathetic to Christian values and beliefs and able to share their belief with others D

To apply please e-mail recruitment@keighleyparish.org