Could you lead us?

Movement Park is seeking to appoint a new Chairperson to lead and guide the charity through an exciting and ambitious phase of growth and to continue the long-term impact through community engagement. Now in its fifth year, Movement Park is well placed to play a meaningful and lasting role within our community as society recovers from the impacts of COVID and beyond. Over the past 12-months Movement Park has built upon its well-laid foundations and learned valuable experiences to build financial sustainability; enhance our facilities; develop our 5-year strategic plan; create a strong, loyal and growing membership-base; review and diversity our programme.

The new Chairperson shall work with and lead a supportive and settled board to deliver the charity’s vision: “to enhance the wellbeing and social engagement of our community through sport and creative activities”. Since inception, and in particular throughout the past 12-months, Movement Park has experienced considerable growth in participation, reach and impact from our well-known venue-hub in the local community offering a range of activities, including Parkour, Skateboarding, Ninja School, and Basketball as well as many others.

The role of the Chairperson will to be a main contact alongside the CEO following the new strategic direction and governance of the charity, with a Vice Chair & Secretary playing a crucial role, keeping our records in check and communicating with the Board and our members. The Chairperson will scrutinise, review and monitor the management reports and constructively challenge the management where necessary. The Chairperson shall be committed to and live the values of a community-focused organisation. The Chairperson shall represent Movement Park and be the public face of charity to external supporters, funders and events.

This is a voluntary role, however any reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred as a result of the carrying role, as board member, will be reimbursed.

The Whiteinch Centre is a valuable, multi-use community hub facility based in the centre of Whiteinch Glasgow. After a long period of closure due to lockdown we are now looking ahead to the coming year and seeking to develop and re-establish our myriad community activities, training & wellbeing services within the Centre.

At the heart of our future development sits our café and kitchen training facility and we are seeking to recruit a skilled Catering Manager (25-28hrs per week) to help us develop our Café & Kitchen training facility over the coming year.

Overall Job Purpose

To supervise and organise daily operations of the Whiteinch Training kitchen & cafe including motivating staff and volunteers to provide excellent food and customer service.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee all café, food pantry and catering operations, including food preparation, inventory, equipment and special events
• Help to recruit, train and supervise café staff incl volunteers & trainees
• Prepare weekly work schedules in relation to the main kitchen, pantry & café areas
• Oversee good quality food preparation and service
• Maintain a consistent high standard of food quality, hygiene and health & safety
• Ensure café costs are within budget and identify ways to increase catering income
• Maintain records and prepare reports of daily, weekly and monthly revenues and expenses
• Keep records of all kitchen/catering related supplies and order new stock as required
• Resolve customer complaints regarding food or customer service
• Support and facilitate food provision at events and with/for partner organisations
• Suggest new menu items based on customer feedback
• Identify strategies to retain and attract customers
• Ensure the Kitchen & café areas are clean and tidy
• Promotion and marketing of the café

Other Duties

• Support the Centre Business Manager in overall Centre operations
• Take up occasional duties which will support the success of the organisation
• Identify & participate in any necessary training to acquire and develop skills
• Participate in and contribute to volunteer & staff team meetings as required
• Provide appropriate support to volunteers, interns and trainees as required
• Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with the values, equal opportunities, policies and procedures of the Whiteinch Centre