Jobs at Goosemoor

Our employment policy:

• Job sharing is possible with all our vacancies

• Part-time vacancies can be combined to create full-time positions

• We guarantee an interview to people with a disability who meet the minimum criteria,  as part of our commitment to being Positive About Disabled People, and in keeping with our equal opportunities policy

Position: Packing & Delivery Coordinator

NO CURRENT VACANCY

Duties:

Making-up of wholesale and vegebox fruit & vegetable orders; collection of produce from suppliers; delivery of made-up orders to customers and collection of payments, potential to assist with horticulture or in office

Hours & Conditions of Work:

Flexible generally 08:00 to 16:30hrs, 40 hrs Monday to Friday

Start Date:

Immediate

Pay & Benefits:

From £6.40 per hour, with supplements for First Aid Certificate, Forklift certificate, and Advanced Driving; Bank Holidays and overtime at time-and-a-half; 5.4 weeks annual paid holiday; green travel bonus of up to £3/day; annual service bonus and profit-share; sick pay scheme; free share of fresh produce; discounts on other food purchases; free organic Goosemoor T-shirts and other clothing; lifts to work possible

Skills and Experience required:

Essential:       clean driving record; ability to drive 3.5T van; strength and physical fitness; literacy; numeracy; ability to provide good customer service; minimum age 25 (for insurance purposes)

Desirable:      knowledge of issues linking food, health and the environment; ability to drive forklift and tractor; knowledge of horticulture, vehicle maintenance, & computers; food retailing experience

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Position: Administrator

NO CURRENT VACANCY

Duties:

Processing customer orders, credits and receipts; carrying out credit control; reconciling purchase invoices and supplier payments; reconciling cash & bank accounts

Hours & Conditions of Work:

Minimum 24 hrs, but up to 40 hrs for multi-skilled person; flexible times generally 08:00 to 16:30hrs, Monday to Friday; no-smoking workplace

Start Date:

May 2008

Pay & Benefits:

Pay negotiable; supplements for First Aid Certificate, Forklift certificate, and Advanced Driving; Bank Holidays and overtime at time-and-a-half; 5.4 weeks annual paid holiday; green travel bonus of up to £3/day; annual service bonus and profit-share; sick pay scheme; free share of fresh produce; discounts on other food purchases; free organic Goosemoor T-shirts and other clothing; lifts to work possible

Skills and Experience required:

Essential:       bookkeeping experience using Quickbooks or similar, and spreadsheets

Desirable:      accounting qualifications; familiarity with ecommerce; knowledge of issues linking food, health and the environment; food retailing experience

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Position: Horticultural Assistant (casual) 

NO CURRENT VACANCY

Duties:

Production of a range of protected vegetables on 2-acre site with 5 polythene tunnels from March-October

Hours & Conditions of Work:

Flexible on a day-to-day basis; no-smoking workplace

Start Date:

Negotiable

Pay & Benefits:

From £6.40 per hour depending on skills and experience, overtime at time-and-a-half; 5.4 weeks annual paid holiday; green travel bonus of up to £3/day; free share of fresh produce; discounts on other food purchases; free organic Goosemoor T-shirts and sweatshirts; lifts to work possible

Skills and Experience required:

Essential:       experience of vegetable-growing; strength and physical fitness

Desirable:      horticultural qualifications; commercial horticultural experience, knowledge of organic techniques