NORTH LANCASHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
16,375 per year (pro rata)
Hybrid working between LDFJP and Citizens Advice North Lancashire offices, and out in the community
Full-time
Lancaster District Food Justice Partnership
Development Worker
Job Description
Location: Hybrid working between LDFJP and Citizens Advice North
Lancashire offices, and out in the community
1. Reporting to: Community Advice Team Leader
2. Reporting to the LDFJP Development Worker: N/A
3. Contract Duration: 12 months fixed term
4. Hours: 21 hours per week (can be worked flexibly where needed)
Evening and weekend work may be required within the 21 hours per week
5. Salary: £27,292 FTE (£16,375 actual)
6. Holidays: 40 days per annum FTE inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas
shutdown (24 days per annum actual)
7. Main Purpose of the Job:
The Development Worker will oversee work that meets the Lancaster District Food
Justice Partnership (LDFJP)’s charitable aims and future action plans. You will have a
passion for engaging with communities around food insecurity and issues of
poverty. You will have excellent organisational skills, the ability to work with a range
of people, work well in a team and use your own initiative. Experience of planning
and delivering community-based projects is essential for this post.
The overall aims are:
a.
Increase involvement in decision making around anti-poverty work and food
insecurity, by people with direct lived experience
b. Increase recognition of the social value of food
c.
Increase learning and development opportunities for those directly affected
by food insecurity to share their experiences, skills and knowledge
d. To further the LDFJP’s charitable aims and develop an action plan in line with
these
e. To encourage and support increased engagement and participation from the
Lancaster District’s network of food support organisations, maintaining great
communication and partnership working
f. Work with wider funding networks to ensure future sustainability of this role
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities
● Work with LDFJP members, and the wider FoodFutures network, to further the
charitable aims of LDFJP, ensuring member organisations are sharing
information and working in a collaborative way
● Consult and engage with relevant communities and partners to ensure
co-development of solutions that appropriately meet the needs of our target
audiences
● Specific support of LDFJP food club network. This includes organising,
facilitating and chairing monthly meetings with the LDFJP’s food clubs,
regularly visiting food clubs when needed, liaising with FareShare and
Lancaster City Council regarding distribution of HSF (Household Support
Fund)
● Work with partners to maintain and develop appropriate monitoring and
evaluation and complete data collection. Ensure appropriate measures are
taken to record impact
● Promote improved understanding of broader support available to
communities
● Research possible training opportunities for staff, volunteers and
communities
● Work with partners to identify gaps in provision and development
opportunities and support with funding applications where necessary in
completing actions
● Pursue LDFJP priority issues and specific objectives including resource
development, referral pathways and public information
● Be the active link between the LDFJP and the wider FoodFutures network and
report back to the LDFJP Core Group meetings as necessary (this includes
attending monthly Heart Group meetings and Quarterly FF Partnership
meetings)
● Attend and serve as note-taker (until another is identified) for all bi-monthly
online/ in-person LDFJP meetings
● Attend and report directly to LDFJP trustee meetings (these may co-exist
alongside bimonthly LDFJP meetings.)
● Link in with work being done as part of the Lancashire-wide food support
network
● Promote the LDFJP’s values, vision and activities using press, marketing, and
social media
● Link in with work being done as part of the Lancashire-wide food support
network including FoodFutures
● Promote the LDFJP’s values, vision and activities using press, marketing, social
media and FoodFutures website
● Embed and progress the Food Ladders Approach and Food Circles
approaches. Supporting groups to access land for growing, community
kitchens and composting sites to increase movement to rung three and
overall sustainability
General Responsibilities
● To engage with and contribute to your own training and continual
professional development
● To take responsibility for your own health and safety and that of others in line
with LDFJP and Citizens Advice North Lancashire's Health & Safety policies
● To take responsibility in safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable
adults in line with the LDFJP and Citizens Advice North Lancashire's
Safeguarding policies
● To work under the Service Level Agreement between LDFJP and Citizens
Advice North Lancashire. You will be employed by Citizens Advice North
Lancashire but the role is to develop and work with LDFJP and their aims and
objectives
● Ensure compliance with LDFJP and Citizens Advice North Lancashire’s Equality &
Diversity policies
● Carry out any other tasks that may be within the scope of the post to ensure the
effective delivery and development of the service