About
Members pay a small subscription of a few pounds a week, and in return can choose groceries worth many times more, often saving up to £1,000 a year on shopping bills.
‘A hand up, not a hand out’
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Pantry Assistant
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Summary
We're loooking for friendly, reliable Pantry Assistants to help our members feel welcome and supported.Detailed description
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Our Pantry Assistants play a crucial role in ensuring our shoppers feel supported and welcome. They help us maintain the smooth running of the pantry: helping to stock shelves and create displays, give our members a personal service and help them with their shop.
We're looking for friendly, reliable Assistants who are great with people, happy to work in a retail environment and support our local community to reduce food waste and food poverty.
Requirements;
- Friendly and reliable
- Happy working in a retail environment (retail experience is not a necessity but is always helpful)
- Able to commit to regular shifts where possible
- A good team player
Our pantry shifts are usually:
Friday: 12pm - 5pm
Saturday: 11.30am to 4.30pm
Volunteers normally do one of these shifts a week where possible.
We are also open on Thursday evenings between approx 8pm and 10pm for the set-up.
About Hitchin Pantry
‘A hand up, not a hand out’
○ Dignity - everyone deserves secure access to good food. In a
Pantry, everyone is greeted with compassion and respect.
○ Choice - at Your Local Pantry, members always choose what they
want, as they would in any shop.
○ Hope - Pantries help to create financial wriggle-room for
members to start building the better future they seek.
Everybody should have access to good food. Everybody values community.
Your Local Pantries provide both – and more. Across the UK, 80,000 people
are finding friendship, food and freedom through Pantry membership.
Pantries are all about dignity, choice and hope. Each one operates as a
member-led neighbourhood hub, often serving as a springboard to other
community initiatives, opportunities and ideas. As we all strive for a brighter
future, Pantries are an immediate big step in the right direction, loosening
poverty’s grip and creating the breathing space for communities to pursue
ambitious goals