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C2314 The MAXwell Centre & Garden

Proposal code: CONSUL-2023-08-80

Centre & Community Cupboard Steward

We would use the grant to employ a part time Centre & Community Cupboard Steward.

This person would carry out the following to support the project’s activities and services:

• Welcome and signpost centre visitors.
• Manage the Community cupboard 3 days/week and co-ordinate volunteers to help support them and provide cover to allow full time access to the cupboard.
• Co-ordinate deliveries and cupboard stock.
• Work with MAXwell team to develop long term sustainability for when The Dundee City Council food provision ends in March 24.
• Co-ordinate waste, cardboard and other recycling collections.
• Encourage users to access the additional support we provide.
• Arrange extra collections to fill any shortfall in deliveries.
• Ensure all the Cupboards hygiene and health and safety regulations are adhered to.
• General Centre repairs and maintenance.
• Ensure building security policies are adhered to.
• Testing fire alarms and other security systems

This role is vital within the centre and allows our community access to not only store cupboard basics and second day bakery products but fresh produce from our community garden. We also have funding to stock the cupboard with additional fruit and vegetables to supplement this.

The steward is also able to encourage visitors to chat with our project support worker and access all the additional support that is currently available.

Having a steward on site to carry out quick repairs and maintenance means we have a reduction in expensive emergency call outs to profession tradesmen such as plumbers and joiners. As our costs have rocked due to the cost of living crisis this has been vital for project finances.

They are the welcoming face of the centre encouraging visitors to access all our activities and services. They make everyone feel safer.

Last month the centre and garden had 2,364 visitors and the cupboard 1,402.

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