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Community Food Projects Driver

Be Enriched
South London

Posted: 12 Aug 2026

Deadline: 28 Aug 2026

Compensation: £15 - 16/hour

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Job description

Be Enriched is a South London based charity founded in 2013. Our projects enrich communities through food.

We do this through the creation of projects where people and planet are connected to reduce social isolation and bring people together. Our Mobile Food Projects and Community Canteens are essential to this mission. We believe that high quality, nutritious food should be accessible to everyone.

We are looking to recruit a Community Food Projects Driver to contribute to our impact across South London.  If you are looking for a role that provides you with variety and work that supports community this could be the role for you.  Even better if you love food and enjoy providing excellent customer service.

The role includes responsibility for driving our one of kind Double Decker Food Bus and Food Float to a variety of stops between Monday to Friday, delivery of food to two community canteens (Elephant & Castle and Clapham) and picking up food surplus donations from various food partner locations.  The role also requires providing customer service to customers at food stops, assisting with set up/clean up of vehicles before and after service and the opportunity to assist in other work across the organisation. 

Requirements

  • Excellent driving skills with minimum of three years driving experience.
  • Good knowledge of roads and routes.
  • Good customer service approach.
  • Responsible and reliable.
  • Able to lift heavy food boxes.
  • Full and clean UK PCV bus/coach driving license.

Job Type and Schedule

  • Average of 21 hours per week (this could increase on weeks where extra hours are available during staff leave, illness or special events).
  • Monday through Friday.
  • Rolling contract basis

Benefits

  • Casual dress
  • Nice people/occasional free food

Experience

  • Delivery driver
  • Coach driving, minimum of three years
  • Customer service

Licence/Certification

  • Clean PCV Driving Licence (required)

Wage

£16.00 per hour for driving work on Food Bus

£15.00 per hour for work on Food Float or delivery van

Application information

Please contact karen@be-enriched.org with any additional questions and to submit your CV.

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About Be Enriched

Be Enriched has been enriching community through food since 2013. By using a food as a connector we create social sanctuaries where everyone is welcome to share skills and knowledge effecting change. We run Community canteens, cooking classes, advocate for borough wide and national change and support educational programmes.

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