FoodCloud Hubs: Hub Operative/ Occasional Van Drive [1]

Job title: Hub Operative/ Occasional Van Driver
Reporting to: Hub Supervisor
Location: Unit 8, Broomhill Business Park, Broomhill Road, Dublin 24
Salary: On application
In brief: To assist in the warehouse, and the day to day loading and driving of the vehicle for the distribution of food to the various charities and to ensure the on-going success of the Leinster hub for FoodCloud Hubs.

Jobholder must qualify for CSP salary funding which requires that jobholder come from one of the following categories stated below.

About FoodCloud Hubs

FoodCloud  Hubs is  a  national  charity  fighting  food  poverty  by  tackling  food waste.  We  source food that  is  surplus  to requirements –from  food  retailers and  manufacturers – and redistribute  this  to  local  charities  and  community groups who provide meals to vulnerable people (individuals who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated, recovering from addictions).

Dublin re-distribution Hub

Our hub in Dublin works to serve Charities/ Community Food Members (CFMs) in the whole Leinster area. The hub is open Monday–Friday, between 8.30am and  6pm  to  receive  deliveries  from  various  food  companies – producers and retailers and re-distribute this food to CFMs in the most efficient way possible.

This is implemented by the hub supervisor and his team and with the help of volunteers.

Circumstances

• Job based in Tallaght, Dublin 24
• Full time – 39 hrs weekly excluding lunch
• Normal working hours will be between 8.30am and 5pm, but may include working hours at evenings and weekends, with 30 minutes break for lunch (but are subject to change depending on demand).
• Jobholder must hold, or be willing to gain Level 1 in Food safety in Catering
• Jobholder must hold a full category B licence and a fork lift truck licence.   
• Jobholder must qualify  for  CSP  salary  funding  which  requires  that jobholder come from one of the following categories :
  • Person  in  receipt  of  Jobseeker’s  benefit(JB),  Job  seeker’s allowance (JA) or one parent family (OPF)
  • Persons in receipt of disability allowance (DA), invalidity pension or other  disability  pension  but  bearing  in  mind  that  this  a  physical position
  • Travellers  in  receipt  of  Jobseeker’s  Benefit  or  Job seeker’s Assistance or one - parent family benefit
  • Stabilised and recovering drug mis-users
  • People employed from Tus, Community Employment (CE) and Job Initiatives  (JI)  schemes  are  deemed  eligible.  Former  RSS  workers who were previously CE placements are also eligible
  • Ex-prisoners

Full job description attached below.

Please email CV’s with one page cover letter to hubsrecruitment@foodcloud.ie [2] by the closing date 5th November 2017, interviews will take place in Tallaght with immediate start for the successful candidate.