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Greengrocer for Queen of Greens Mobile Shop

Alchemic Kitchen CIC
Driving round Liverpool and Knowsley, starting from Electric Avenue in Fazakerly (L11)

Posted: 27 Feb 2025

Deadline: 24 Mar 2025

Compensation: £24,960 to £26,520 per year depending on experience

Ethnicity Confident scheme

Paid Part-time Fixed term / contract Remote working

Job description

We’re hiring a second greengrocer for our Queen of Greens mobile greengrocer project:  

Are you passionate about ensuring everyone has access to affordable and nutritious food? Do you like to have a chat with a wide variety of people? Can you drive a minibus, sell fruit and veg and keep a smile on your face?    

Alchemic Kitchen CIC is looking to recruit a Greengrocer to continue the development of our Queen of Greens greengrocer service. We visit 35 stops each week across Liverpool and Knowsley, working alongside existing community food provision, connecting with organisations who share a vision of accessible and good food for all.  Working with and often through existing community, faith and non-statutory organisations, the Queen of Greens helps communities to access affordable fresh fruit and vegetables.  

We encourage interested candidates to apply even if you don't meet all the listed requirements; we value diverse experiences and perspectives that can bring fresh ideas to our team. 

Key tasks

• Work alongside the Senior Greengrocer and the Coordinator to establish good working relationships with appropriate venues across the region to deliver a quality retail experience for all our customers.  
• Be qualified (Cat C1) and competent with the relevant licence and certificates to drive the mobile bus (max 7.5ton) to each of the locations on the assigned route along with pickups of supplies during other times.  
• Be responsible for the undertaking or organising of any relevant safety/maintenance checks of the vehicle.  
• Be able to serve customers, handle cash, card and voucher payments.  
• Keep the vehicle clean and tidy, with good stock rotation.  
• Able to work occasional scheduled evenings or weekends dependant on the rota agreed every 2 weeks.  
• Work with the senior greengrocer and coordinator to collect and deliver food as required.  
• Be aware of the roles of colleagues, board of directors and partners so that support can be given/offered when required.   
• Represent the Queen of Greens at meetings and gatherings with stakeholders, funders and other partners at local and regional levels.  
• Undertake any relevant training to maintain a clean licence and required certification when required.  
• Required to follow agreed policies and procedures including Health and Safety to ensure a safe and effective work environment.  
• Work alongside Alchemic Kitchen CIC colleagues on projects as required.

Application information

Please contact Lucy Antal lucy@feedbackglobal.org for a full job pack. We will be looking for a cv and an application letter in the first instance. Interviews week commencing 31/3/2025.

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