Applications are invited for a second Site Officer to work for twelve hours a week at the site on a variety of tasks including site and building maintenance, liaison with the committee, office holders and plot holders and undertaking some administrative work.

Applicants should have some familiarity with allotments or similar endeavours; an ability to relate sensitively to a diverse range of plot holders and provide advice where necessary; good DIY competence and able to undertake physical work on the site; administrative efficiency and familiarity with the use of IT; the willingness to think strategically about how the site and the Association can be developed over time; good communication skills.

The position involves flexible hours normally spread over 2-3 weekdays and alternate weekends. The pay is at the London Living Wage, currently £9.75 an hour.

Please apply by letter to the Acting Chair, Rosendale Allotments Association, 
227 Rosendale Road, London SE21 8LR, addressing some or all of the job specification and person criteria. Closing date: 11 September, 5pm. The position is available from the end of September and interviews for short-listed applicants will take place soon after the closing date.

Please click here to download a full Site Officer job specification.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Rosendale Allotments Association is being held on Tuesday 25 April 2017, 6:45pm, at the Rosendale Community Hall, Rosendale Estate, Rosendale Road, SE24 9DR. The agenda will be published in the forthcoming weeks.

Nominations for Committee membership and any resolutions should be received by the Secretary on, or before, Monday 3 April, 10am, either send us an email, or hand your completed Committee nomination form or your proposed resolution in at the shop. The Committee nomination forms for 2017, are also available in at the Stores.

The RAA relies on members to be actively involved in the management of the allotments. All members, new or established, are very welcome to join the Committee.