Weekend Community Meals Delivery Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Local Government Pension

Professional development

Staff groups and networks

Extra annual leave option

Wellbeing team

Cycle to Work scheme

EV schemes

Job summary

North Somerset Council is seeking a Weekend Community Meals Driver to join the Community Meals Team. You will deliver meals and desserts to residents' homes, follow planned routes, and provide a friendly, professional service during deliveries. The role requires experience driving, lone working, and a valid enhanced DBS check.

You will perform vehicle checks, adhere to food hygiene and safety standards, and maintain delivery records. Shifts are three hours each Saturday and Sunday.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Full UK right to work.
• Experience driving and lone working preferred.
• Ability to follow a route plan and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Delivering meals and desserts to customers' homes in a timely manner.
• Following allocated delivery routes
• Providing a friendly and professional service during deliveries
• Acting as a valued point of contact for vulnerable residents
• Completing vehicle safety checks and reporting concerns to a Senior Lead
• Following food hygiene, health and safety and lone working standards
• Reporting customer welfare concerns in line with service procedure
• Maintaining accurate delivery records where required

Skills

Driving experience

Lone working

Customer service

Reliability

Route planning

Knowledge of North Somerset

Vehicle checks

Independent working

Job description

This weekend post sits in the Community Meals Team at North Somerset Council, which prepares and delivers nutritious meals to residents who struggle to shop and cook for themselves. The core of the work is driving set routes to deliver meals and desserts to homes, and acting as a dependable point of contact for vulnerable residents. Shifts are three hours each Saturday and Sunday, with lone working and an enhanced DBS check. Sponsorship is not available, so applicants need full UK right to work.

What the job involves

• Delivering meals and desserts to customers' homes in a timely manner
• Following allocated delivery routes
• Providing a friendly and professional service during deliveries
• Acting as a valued point of contact for vulnerable residents
• Completing vehicle safety checks and reporting concerns to a Senior Lead
• Following food hygiene, health and safety and lone working standards
• Reporting customer welfare concerns in line with service procedure
• Maintaining accurate delivery records where required

What’s required

Experience

• Driving experience
• Experience of lone working

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of North Somerset and the surrounding area
• Basic knowledge of carrying out vehicle checks
• Following a route plan
• Excellent customer service skills
• Reliability and the ability to work independently

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Full permission to work in the UK

Nice to have

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

What’s offered

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible working arrangements
• Local Government Pension
• Opportunities for professional development
• Staff groups including Carers, Disabled, LGBTQ+, REACH and Young Staff Forums
• Option to purchase up to 10 additional days' annual leave each year
• In-house Wellbeing Team
• Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work and electric vehicle schemes