Community Wellbeing Practitioner

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Exciting Opportunity at our New Community Shop opening in Hendon, Sunderland!
Join the Community Shop Revolution: Make a Real Impact as our Lead and Shape the Future
About us
Community Shops are part of the largest commercial redistributor of surplus food and household products in the UK. We enable some of the biggest retailers, manufacturers, food service and logistics providers to unlock value from surplus stock, which may otherwise have gone to waste. The surplus we handle is redistributed through our Company Shop stores, and our award-winning social enterprise Community Shop where we build stronger individuals and more confident communities. Working with our partners, we deliver an incredible impact and we're proud to be a good business doing good.
About the role:
This position has responsibility for the delivery of Community Hubs programmes and community based initiatives that align in responding to a community needs. You will need to have the potential to solve community-based problems, be ready and willing to create positive changes in our community and to question and rethink concepts, assumptions and practises.
You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders demonstrating your leadership, initiative, ability to problem solve and capacity to respond flexibly to unexpected demand.
Accountabilities and Responsibilities
Operational
Ensure that all Health, Safety & Environmental policies and practises are upheld
Locally lead and deliver Community Hubs Social Impact and Development services including the promotion and support of communities through development and engagement initiatives
Ability to deliver membership drives to broaden Community Hubs Social Impact
The delivery of in-house training and development programmes
Delivery of effective social programmes with housing providers and more widely across the not-for-profit, social enterprise, public and private sectors with the aim of taking forward new social impact opportunities that maximise the synergistic and financial benefits of joint working
Implement, data gather and formulate bespoke projects including the project design, setting budgets, managing resources, and ensuring good knowledge transfer alongside Regional Social Impact & Development Manager
Build understanding within both the social sector and beyond Community Shop to developing social impact business offer, continuing to consolidate with Social Impact & Development department
Deliver and develop effective Membership practises to ensure access and promotion for service users to Community Shop
Colleagues
Engage your team both within your department and within other departments to support cross functional and positive working relationships
Employ a supportive and high performing culture with consistent delivery, through excellent leadership and motivation, that fully utilises and develops your teams skills and capabilities
Keep up to date with information relevant to your department and cascade this accordingly to your team
KPIs
Consistent and effective membership drive to maximise utilisation of services through Community Store, Hub and Kitchen (35 per week)
Written material of good quality standard
Good standard effective communication with team regarding implementation of social programmes
Electronic and paper filing systems are well organised and maintained
All sensitive / confidential information managed with integrity and maturity
Requirements
Skills and experience
Essential :
Lead by example and uphold Company Shop Group values at all times
To be flexible and adaptable to support the needs of the business
Solution focused mind-set; bringing solutions and opportunities
A desire to continually focus on your own continued professional development
Sound understanding of and experience in social change objectives and strategies
Ability to deliver effective training and development programmes
Experience in implementing and administering data collection tools
Demonstrated capacity to work at a community level; working with multi-faceted, integrated team operational environment.
High level experience in shared implementation of social programmes with relevant multi-disciplinary organisations.
Highly developed communications skills, strong interpersonal skills.
Commitment to achieving high quality, innovative results.
Ability to work collaboratively, flexibly and with initiative to fulfil both individual and team performance targets
Confident presenter and trainer
Confident with Microsoft Office and Excel
Well-developed organisational and time management skills
High level attention to detail.
Ability to simultaneously coordinate multiple tasks and meet deadlines
Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable
Professional qualification in community or social science discipline
Awareness of current issues affecting community based working and how these might impact on the profession
Knowledge of recent and relevant educational legislation including related regulations and guidance
Knowledge of social science/community development theories and evidence as applied community based setting
Full driving licence
Benefits
Why youll love Company Shop Group
Free membership to Company Shop for you and 10 x nominees.
Contributory pension scheme.
Annual Flu Injections, High Street and Leisure discounts and on-site Parking.
Subsidised staff Canteen, Free Tea & Coffee, and Free Fruit Friday
Employee Assistance Programme Grocery Aid.
Eligible for Costco membership, Cycle 2 Work, and UK Fuel card discounts.
Life assurance benefit
Salary - £30'048
Hours - 08:30-17:00 Monday-Friday onsite
Location- Community Shop - 31-32 Fawcett Street, Hendon, Sunderland, SR1 1RE
If you're ready to embrace a role where innovation meets social impact, apply now to be part of our journey towards a brighter future together and Lead with Purpose-Impact Communities.

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Location:
Sunderland
Salary:
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Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Social Care

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