Levenshulme Community Grocery Manager

Job title: Levenshulme Community Grocery – Manager Weekly Hours: 20 Hours a week over 5 days Typical working between: Tuesday to Saturday 11am – 3pm Salary: £26,574 per annum pro Rata (£15,185) – £14.60 per hour Location: 1 Matthews Ln, Levenshulme, Manchester M12 4QW Start date: April / May 2025 A partnership between New Covenant Church and The Message Trust About the role Millions of families are facing not knowing where the next meal is coming from, so the Community Grocery is here to help. The post-holder will manage our Community Grocery helping to feed families for less and supporting members with life skills courses. The Community Grocery Manager will be a part of the local Church. Main duties and responsibilities • Managing the Community Grocery and owning every aspect of the project. • Recruiting, scheduling, training, managing and thanking a pool of volunteers to offer support every day. • Building local connections with surplus food distributors to help contribute additional stock for the Grocery on top of the weekly delivery from the distribution centre. • Ensuring the presentation of the Grocery is consistently excellent and the stockroom is always organised. • Taking responsibility for the Grocery’s inventory with regular stock takes. • Ensuring we maintain a 5-star Food & Hygiene rating. • Promoting the Grocery to our members and supporters through social media. • Building connections and having ongoing contact with referral partners such as The Job Centre, Housing Association, churches, partner ministries, schools, and food banks. • Providing the physical link between members using the Grocery and the church’s support services. • Creating an environment where constant improvement is actively encouraged and recognised. • Adhering to agreed financial targets and budgets. • Adhering to all relevant health and safety and food safety requirements and the completion of relevant documentation. • Responding to all enquiries through Facebook, Instagram, email, and voicemails. • Controlling stock levels for opening each day and placing weekly orders with the Grocery’s distribution centre. • Conducting monthly one-to-ones with your paid staff. • Cashing up at the end of each day. • Ensuring the shop is consistently stocked and key lines are displayed in prominent locations. New Covenant Church |1 Matthews Lane | Levenshulme | Manchester | M12 4QW 07915 658092 • Coordinating collections of any local food donations, e.g. local supermarkets. • Work in conjunction with the Grocery Standard and Branding checklists. • Organising regular community events for members of the grocery. • Any other related duties may from time to time be necessary, at the discretion of your line manager. • A highly committed Christian with regular church attendance. • A passion to see disadvantaged people achieve their full potential. • A sharp business mind with an understanding of the need to be profitable. • An entrepreneurial, solution-driven, approach to getting things done. • An ability to organise and administrate. • A leader who carries responsibility and takes initiative. • A team player who respects and supports the leadership of others. • A commitment to excellence in all things, especially customer service and managing staff. • Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure. • Ability to work alone and as part of a team. • Professional attitude and appearance. • Ability to drive and with own transport. • Able to cope with the physical side of the role being on your feet for the majority of the day • Able to articulate a clear vision for their role within the work of The Church, particularly with reference to their ability to function within the framework of its Mission, Vision, Ethos and Values. • Experience within the food and beverage industry. • Experience working alongside vulnerable families. • Confident in delivering any of the Church Partner support courses for members, e.g. CAP, cooking classes, English classes, etc. Confidentiality Any information relating to people contacted by the Church acquired in the course of duty must be treated in strictest confidence and must be discussed only within the confines of the work setting with the appropriate members of staff. Any information relating to staff acquired in the course of duty must be treated in the strictest confidence and must be discussed only with senior staff members or with the line manager. New Covenant Church |1 Matthews Lane | Levenshulme | Manchester | M12 4QW 07915 658092 Notes This job description is not exhaustive and amendments and additions may be required in line with future organisational changes. The successful candidate for this post will be asked to apply for a DBS check at Enhanced level and the content of that check could affect ability of the Church to extend the offer of employment. New Covenant Church is an evangelical Christian charity who believe in the Lordship of Christ and the authority of scripture, and who wants to see the Christian message communicated effectively to young people and communities. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR): This post has been identified as having a GOR to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003 Section 7.2. Closing Date for applications is Friday 4th April 2025 Please email your Application and CV to The Church Administrator – info@nccmanchester.com #J-18808-Ljbffr