Meals on Wheels Coordinator -Part Time

Jewish Care’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has seen the initiation of multiple emergency and virtual services to ensure that members can access food via meals on wheels, a welfare-check via phone and a multifarious offer of social opportunities via virtual channels. An interim team will be established to continue to provide and develop these services until a physical return to Community Centres is possible. This is a newly formed role and will evolve as the new strategy is developed and rolled out. As such, this job description provides an outline of the overall responsibilities and is neither prescriptive nor an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. 

Purpose of Role  

To ensure the efficient and effective coordination of meals on wheels; This includes day to day coordination of volunteers to deliver meals; regular liaising with hospitality to ensure meals stock and menus can be delivered; regular communication with users to ensure that the service meets their needs.  

This  role is, for 20 hours per week,  and covers North West London area. 

A full job description is available, please email dmartin@jcare.org for a copy.

We are a team of many different backgrounds and cultures

Jewish Care is the leading health and social care charity serving the Jewish community in the UK. Though our clients are all of a similar religious tradition, our staff represent diverse cultures and faiths, bringing their own unique perspectives and individuality to their roles.

No matter how young or old you are, if you want to make a real difference in people's lives, we'll reward you for your hard work and dedication. On top of providing some of the most competitive pay rates in the care industry, we offer excellent benefits, including:

• 4% employer pension contribution
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Excellent training opportunities
• Free meals
• Wellbeing & staff recognition initiatives

Jewish Care is a communal organisation touching the lives of over 10,000 people every week. We aim to make a positive impact on the lives of Jewish people by enhancing wellbeing and inspiring them to stay connected to their community. We provide a variety of health and social care services to meet the community's physical, social and emotional needs, both directly and in partnership with other organisations, including older people, those with mental health needs, Holocaust survivors, people living with dementia and people with disabilities.

We employee 1,100 staff and 3,000 volunteers from multicultural backgrounds who work together to enrich vulnerable people's lives in a positive and caring way. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic we are proud of how our staff have responded and the agility they have shown to ensure we continue to meet changing requirements.

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Please be aware that this vacancy will close once a sufficient number of candidates have been identified.