Jobs in Leaderdale and Melrose, Scottish Borders

Galashiels & Area Foodbank is looking for an organised and client-focusedFoodbank Co-ordinatorto help manage the day-to-day coordination of our foodbank service. There would be some required fixed hours on a Tuesday and for approximately an hour on Thursday morning, for collation of referrals, as well as an expectation of some attendance at the Foodbank in Galashiels on a Wednesday.

The role will support the ordering, collection, and distribution of food, liaising closely with clients, referral agencies, donors, volunteers, and Trustees. You will be a key point of contact for enquiries and so will help ensure food, in an efficient and respectful manner, reaches those who are in need.

Annual salary for a 15 hour week will be £11,700.

Key duties include:

• Coordinating weekly food requests with/from clients and referral agencies
• Liaising with food donors (e.g. supermarkets, schools, charities)
• Reconciling attendance and deliveries and following up as needed
• Managing the team mailbox and supporting rota coordination
• Assisting with Trustee meeting preparation and reporting
• Handling enquiries and updating GAF’s social media presence

About you:

• A practical and organised administrator who will have the best interests of those who use the foodbank firmly at the heart of their work
• A good communicator with a friendly, open and understanding approach
• Positive, flexible and adaptable. Able to work under pressure
• Comfortable building relationships with a wide range of people
• Confident and proficient using Microsoft applications

This is a rewarding, largely home-based role supporting people across Galashiels and the surrounding area. We believe in fairness, equality, diversity and inclusion: aspects of all four present on an ongoing and daily basis and we determine that these are constantly monitored amongst volunteers and those seeking our help and support. Galashiels & Area is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from eligible candidates.

Borders Community Action (BCA) is seeking a highly motivated and dedicated Third Sector Employability Lead to strengthen employability pathways across the Scottish Borders and champion the vital role of the Third Sector in achieving positive employment outcomes.

This role will support volunteers, organisations, and partners by developing coordinated employability activity, enhancing sector capacity and promoting volunteering as a key route into employment.

The postholder will work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, contribute to strategic employability planning and ensure the Third Sector’s voice and impact are recognised locally and nationally.