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Member Pioneer - Old Duston & Upton Place - Northampton Northampton, England

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Full Time Northampton, England 10.9 GBP HOURLY Today

Job description

Member Pioneer

£10.90 per hour plus excellent benefits

Home based in Old Duston & Upton Place - Northampton. You’ll need to live in or very close to this community to be eligible to apply

4 hours per week. Flexible hours that meet the needs of your community

At Co-op, we stand for something different, and we put our communities at the heart of everything we do. As a member pioneer, you'll play a key part in helping us to build stronger and fairer communities. We'll look to you to bring people together, connecting with Co-op members, colleagues, and representatives of the many local groups we support. By building these relationships, you’ll be the catalyst for new ideas, initiatives and projects that will make our communities better places to live. So, if you're passionate about making a difference, join our team and be part of our plan for a better future.

What you’ll do:

build a strong group of contacts locally, alongside using social media to help with listening to and getting involved in community conversation

develop an action plan to improve community wellbeing, aligned to key themes

establish and run a local community forum, or become part of one that already exists

prioritise your time, making your hours count and focusing on opportunities to make the biggest difference

get activities off the ground and encourage participation from members in your community

This role would suit someone who:

is committed, enthusiastic and has a passion for improving their community

can inspire and motivate people through their communication style

loves working with and connecting to people

can prioritise their time and remain focussed on a long-term goal

has good basic IT skills and is confident using social media

lives within or very close to the community you’ll support, detailed above

Why Co-op?

Here you’ll do work that matters. We’re a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, and in this role, you’ll have an opportunity to make a difference. You’ll also get a package that includes:

competitive salary

31 days holiday including bank holidays (rising to 38 in line with service)

discounts on Co-op products and services

a pension with up to 10% employer contributions

free support for your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing

Building an inclusive work environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

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