Community Market Champions

The Community Grocer's runs weekly affordable fresh food markets with a vision for food for healthy connected communities. We want to give people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds an opportunity to gain employment with us at their local fruit and vegetable market. We will create four positions for market assistants to work one day a week at the markets. The role will also include a community engagement component, with the person acting as a 'community champion' to help promote the market by engaging with their own community through events and community groups.

Many people with migrant backgrounds face a range of challenges finding employment. The Community Grocer will work together with the “Given The Chance” program - a program which specializes in assisting marginalized job seekers into work. The role of Community Market Champion will give participants essential 'on the job' work experience, as well a sense of community inclusion and language practice. Skills gained include customer service, money handling, stock management and community development, all of which are highly transferable to other roles.