Monty’s Community Hub

WE’RE HIRING…

ADULT’S & COMMUNITY CO-ORDINATOR

This is an exciting role coordinating our community and adult focussed projects, providing support for our incredible team of volunteers, and developing our community outreach, community events and adult engagement. You’ll be working alongside our amazing Community Hub Team, including our Community Hub Manager Anna, youth and children’s workers, our Faith project worker and a hub administrator..

Our ideal applicant will have experience working in the community, supporting people and teams to flourish, and making connections / developing partnerships. We’re looking for someone who can support our incredible volunteers to deliver our exciting range of groups sessions and activities for Adults, and, alongside our neighbours and volunteers, develop new and exciting ways of engaging the wider community..

This will be a part time position, for between 12 and 18.5hrs per week. Working hours may be flexible, but will likely need to include Tuesday afternoons, Wednesday morning and Thursday lunchtimes. The successful applicant will be offered some flexible working hours, a high degree of autonomy, exciting opportunities for ongoing training and development, wellbeing support, pension options, and a starting salary of between £27,351.48 – £29,574.70 FTE per year depending on qualifications and experience.

We’re looking for someone to start in Spring / summer 2026 This is a fixed term 2 year contract, with the possibility of further fixed term contracts beyond this.

HOW TO APPLY // The deadline for applications is Wednesday 6 May 2026– with interviews on Thursday 14 May 2026 . To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, and to apply for the job please visit:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddubcc2fBMQPJtDVd3u4D-GlhQpmRij-CB87COA1Hy2e3DxA/viewform

Interested in more hours? We are also recruiting a Hub Administrator (maternity cover) – click here for more details. Link in the application form above.

WE’RE HIRING…

HUB ADMINISTRATOR (Maternity Cover)

This is an exciting role supporting and underpinning all the work we do across Monty’s Community Hub and Monty’s Bike Hub. This will be a significant role offering wide-ranging support to our thriving and growing charity – overseeing essential hub administration, managing bookings, ensuring effective record-keeping (including supporting our treasurer with financial record-keeping) and enabling our staff and volunteer teams to focus more effectively on their main tasks.

This part-time position will initially be for between 12 and 17 hrs per week (to include Thursday lunchtimes). The successful applicant will be offered some flexible working hours, a salary commitment to match or exceed the Real Living Wage, pension contributions, and opportunities for ongoing training and development. You will be supported in this role by our Community Hub Manager and our wider team.

ABOUT MONTY’S // We’re a ‘community development’ charity based at the heart of our neighbourhood on the edge of Southampton. Starting life in 2013, when a group of volunteers from the local church and community saved our youth centre from closure, Monty’s was soon reimagined as an inclusive ‘community hub’ for people of all ages and backgrounds. We have since grown to include over forty volunteers hosting a dozen weekly activities and regular community events with hundreds of people. We also run Monty’s Bike Hub, a social enterprise encouraging all things cycling around the east of the city. More recently, our incredible team has continued to work creatively to support our community and nurture connections during the pandemic.

HOW TO APPLY // The deadline for applications is Midnight on Monday 25th May 2026 – with interviews on Wednesday 3rd June 2026 To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, and to apply for the job please visit:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6yldj2hgH2J4IpULaByXwlfllWoI3mPegVlGfrOnAj3alUg/viewform

Interested in more hours? We are also recruiting an Adults & Communities Co-ordinator – click here for more details. Link in the application form above.

Monty’s is a community hub – a place run by the local community, for our community. At Monty’s you’ll discover a place to meet others, share life, get active, volunteer, get help and advice, and have fun.

We’d love you to get involved!

Monty’s now has its very own SOCIAL STORY, for those who would find it helpful a paper copy can be found next to the front door or it can be accessed here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Idikip8G6rpMbzc8CA6iDERBjshZRtQ/view?usp=drive_link

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What can you donate to Monty’s?

We accept books and pantry food only.
If the library/fridge is outside, please place items directly on the shelf (no bags).
If staff or volunteers are inside, donations can be handed to them.
No clothing or household items accepted.

What is Monty’s Pantry?

Monty’s Community Pantry – Info & FAQ (2026 update)

How we work:
Monty’s Community Pantry is a project delivered by Monty’s Community Hub, a local charity. Our aim is to reduce food waste, whilst simultaneously supporting families with affordable food and reducing food bills. We divert food that is still good to eat, but may be past
its best before date or surplus to requirements in supermarkets or restaurants. We take this would-be food waste away from landfill and into local people’s homes.

Using the Community Pantry:
Our community pantry is open to everyone. You don’t need a referral in order to use the pantry – simply come along during opening hours (see below) and take a few items for yourself and your household. We ask that visitors to our Community Pantry adhere to our fair usage policy:
Monty’s Community Pantry exists to remove food from ending up in landfill as well as providing our community with affordable food.
Please only take a maximum of three items from the fridge in any one visit. This will ensure that more of our community can benefit from the Pantry.

Opening Hours:
Our pantry is run by volunteers, so opening times will vary. As a general rule, we are open every weekday in term time.
Our pantry opens at different times each day, but will always be open between 12 and 3 (when there is food available). You might notice us opening earlier or closing later. Please be patient with us and our flexible timings – opening the pantry daily is a big commitment, so we try
and make it as easy as possible for our team of volunteers. We also open for some days during school holidays – check out our facebook page for more information.

Pantry Drop in on Wednesdays:
Every Wednesday our pantry will open up inside the building, from 10.30-12. You’re welcome to pop by, have a cuppa and browse the food items in the pantry. This is also a great time to borrow a laptop, use our printer, or get some help with forms or applications.

How much does it cost?
Our Community Pantry opens on a Pay-As-You-Feel basis – take what you need, and make a donation to Monty’s Community Hub. It’s not just about money – you can donate your time or skills, you can talk to us about becoming a Monty’s volunteer, or you can donate some cash into our cash box. You can also donate online here: https://www.givey.com/montyscommunityhub Give as much or little as you feel able to, in whatever way works best for you, and your donation will help us to do more good things in our community. Would-be-waste Food Most of the food in our community pantry is unsold food with a best before date, donated from local co-ops. We are big believers in using your eyes, fingers and nose
to make judgements about the freshness of food – rather than the best before date printed on the packet. We work hard to make sure that all the food in our pantry is still good to eat, but please be aware that you are taking and using the food at your own risk!

What time are we open?

If you would like to visit us, the best place to look is our live calendar to see when we are open. https://montys.org.uk/whats-on/ alternatively, contact Greta on 07862320025 on WhatsApp to arrange the meeting/drop in.