14.4 hours per week, 2 days per week
Do you love food, variety and helping people? Do you have retail experience and enjoy engaging with a wide range of customers? Are you able-bodied and have the physical fitness to support the team with receiving deliveries? Join Pecan as our Pantry Assistant and help us deliver an exceptional service to the community through the Peckham Pantry.
The Pantry is a pioneering social supermarket, and this is an exciting opportunity to be part of the campaign to eradicate poverty. This role will enable the provision of healthy food to people in our community who would otherwise struggle to feed their family. You will support the manager and a team of ambassadors (volunteers) to deliver excellent customer service and safe working practices.
Main Responsibilities:
- Receiving deliveries and support the team to ensure the stock monitoring and management process is followed all the time.
- Ensure the Pantry ‘shop floor’ is kept well stocked and well presented.
- Meet and greet customers visiting the pantry in a warm and friendly way that promotes Pecan’s values of Kindness, Belief and Hope.
- Support the Pantry Manager to manage the ongoing operations of Peckham Pantry.
Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):
- Experience of food-based stock control systems and knowledge of food hygiene.
- Physical fitness, the ability to stand for long periods, and move stock. Able-bodied, owing to the physical demands of the role.
- Good IT skills, with a working knowledge of MS Office applications.
- Highly organised, methodical and a good multitasker.
- A team player, and able to work once a week in the evening on our monthly rota and occasionally on Saturday.
Desirable knowledge/expertise
- Experience in the voluntary or community sector
- Knowledge of the food poverty sector
Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information.
Closing Date: Tuesday 6th May 2025, 9am
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 12th May 202, Details TBC (there will be a trial shift followed by formal interview questions).
Start Date: ASAP
Application Instructions:
To apply please submit you CV and a short Cover Letter (maximum 1 page) to CharityJob explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification by the deadline.
Please note that applications that do not contain both the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. If you would like to discuss needs or adjustments to the recruitment process, we would be happy to support you.
Please direct all recruitment queries to careers@pecan.org.uk
