About East Lothian Foodbank (ELFB)
ELFB provides food and other essential items to local people to give immediate help in an emergency situation to those who are experiencing poverty in East Lothian. Our mission is the prevention and relief of poverty in East Lothian through the provision of emergency food, signposting services and ‘More than Food’ projects, working with service users and in partnership with our stakeholders.
As an independent Scottish charity, we are fortunate to also be part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working towards combat poverty and hunger across the UK.
About the Role
We are currently seeking a communications and admin officer role, based within our foodbank in Tranent. This is a new and exciting role available to work within a small and dynamic team, to help us ensure the consistent delivery and day to day functions of our foodbank.
This is a combined role, with most of the focus on communication functions. You will assist in the development of daily social media, team, service user, key partner, and supporter communication. By creating high quality content and resources using a range of online applications. Alongside this, a smaller part of the role will include daily office tasks as needed.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual, who is quick to learn with a can-do attitude!
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About East Lothian Foodbank (ELFB)
ELFB provides food and other essential items to local people to give immediate help in an emergency situation to those who are experiencing poverty in East Lothian.
In addition to emergency food, we also offer a money advice service to our service users to help them maximise income and benefit entitlement.
An independent Scottish charity, we are fortunate to also be part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working towards combat poverty and hunger across the UK.
About the Role
Since its introduction, our money advice project has achieved significant financial gains for our service users. We are now looking for the right person to join our team to drive forward the continued success in year 3 of our project.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and positive individual to help those using our foodbank to access our money advice service to help improve their circumstances over the long-term.
To achieve this, you will collaborate closely with our advice partner Musselburgh Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) to ensure that our advice service continues to target those most in need of our support.
You will regularly monitor and review the effectiveness of the project, utilising key data to inform continuous improvement whilst also taking account of feedback from our key partners and those who use our service. You will also work as part of the wider foodbank team to support our overall operations and service delivery.
Join Our Board and Make a Difference at Home-Start East Lothian.
Are you passionate about empowering families with young children, supporting charitable causes, and making a positive impact in our community? HSEL is seeking individuals to join our Board of Trustees and play a pivotal role in driving our mission forward.
About Home-Start East Lothian:
Our Legacy:
Home-Start East Lothian is an established local charity, we will be celebrating our 25th anniversary this August. We train and support volunteers who are committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age.
We aim to support families that are referred to us by statutory or voluntary organisations for example by social workers, health visitors or women’s aid or self-referrals when mums and sometimes dads, are struggling with a number of issues. As well as volunteers we have 3 family support workers, which allows us to respond quickly to the ever-increasing demand.
Our Aim:
We help families by providing a volunteer to establish a supportive, non-judgemental relationship with a family offering regular friendship and support. We recruit, train and support volunteers to work with families. If families are facing more severe and complex issues we match them with one of our trained family support workers.
Our support helps to:
Why Join HSEL:
Make a Difference: Your involvement with HSEL directly contributes to positive change in our community.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about children’s welfare and community engagement.
Shape the Future: Use your expertise to guide HSEL’s strategic direction and help us continue to evolve.
What to Expect as a Trustee:
Board Meetings: Our Board meets are generally every six weeks in the evening, with the option of joining virtually.
Sub-committee meetings: we ask, if possible, that each trustee join either the Personnel & Development or the Finance & Fundraising sub-committee, they meet online two weeks before each board meeting.
Training: is available, including induction training through Home-Start UK.
Event Participation: Depending on your availability and interests, you may choose to participate in HSEL events, engaging with the community and supporting our initiatives.