Weekend Community Meals Delivery Officer

About Us

North Somerset Council is committed to providing high-quality services to our community. We are committed to creating a fair, green, and more inclusive environment for all our residents. Join us and contribute to making a positive impact on our community.

The Role

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Community Meals Driver to join our Community Meals Team on a weekend basis.

The community meals team provides an essential service to residents across North Somerset by preparing, regenerating and delivering nutritious meals and desserts to people who may struggle to shop and prepare food independently. The service helps support residents to remain healthy independent and connected within the community.

As a community meals driver, you will be responsible for delivering meals directly to customers in their homes, providing a friendly and professional service, and acting as a valued point of contact for many vulnerable residents. The role requires excellent customer service skills, reliability and the ability to work independently while following allocated delivery routes.

This is a weekend position working 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday.

Responsibilities include:

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering meals and desserts in a timely manner
• Providing a friendly and professional service during deliveries
• Completing vehicle safety checks and reporting any concerns to a Senior Lead
• Following food hygiene standards, health and safety and lone working.
• Reporting any customers welfare concerns in line with service procedure
• Maintaining accurate delivery records where required.

This position is exempt under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975 and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We are based at @Worle.

About You

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about working with the local community, and who possesses the following skills and experience:

Essential Criteria:

• Driving Experience
• Knowledge of North Somerset and Surrounding Area]
• Experience of Lone Working
• Basic knowledge of carrying out vehicle checks
• Ability to follow a route plan

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of working with older people, vulnerable adults or within a community based servcie
• Awareness of safeguarding and customer wellbeing issues

What We Offer

At North Somerset Council, we value our employees and provide a supportive and inclusive work environment. We offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible working arrangements
• Local Government Pension
• Opportunities for professional development
• Inclusive Staff groups including Carers, Disabled, LGBTQ+, REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), and Young Staff Forums
• Opportunity to purchase up to an additional 10 days annual leave each year
• Dedicated in house Wellbeing Team
• Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle schemes

Further details of our excellent rewards package can be found in our Benefits booklet.

How to Apply

If you share our vision and valuesand are ready to make an impact to North Somerset, please select the apply online button below. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit your application by 11.59pm on the application closing date. When completing our online application form, please detail how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Contact Information

For further information about the role, please contact Christine Ratcliffe Community Team Manager, at christine.ratcliffe@n-somerset.gov.uk Contact Email or 07386963367

Important Information

As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job role.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Please note: We are currently only able to accept applications from candidates who have full permission to work in the UK and are unable to provide Sponsorship for this role.

Equal Opportunities

At North Somerset Council we want all our employees to feel valued and appreciated. We aim to ensure equality of opportunity and prevent discrimination irrespective of your sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, race, age, disability, including neurodiversity, if you are married or in a civil partnership or are pregnant or currently on maternity leave. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early or extend the closing date depending on the number of applications received.