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Belfast Co-op
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Belfast Co-op is a cooperatively owned grocery store in Belfast, Maine. Do you love local food, community connection, and awesome co-workers? So do we!Working for the Belfast Co-op is more than just a job. As employees of this community-owned business, we operate our co-op with great care as a service to our member-owners, in line with the goals established by their elected stewards, the Board of Directors. Each position requires care, hard work, intention and responsibility. We have high yet reasonable expectations for our worker-owners, and understand the connection between the Co-op thriving and workers having a good job, with fair compensation, that affords opportunities for professional development.Belfast Co-op Global Ends StatementThe Belfast Co-op exists so that our member-owners and our community will have:* A thriving, just, and sustainable local food economy* A source of healthy, nutritious, affordable food, and water* An efficiently managed, democratically governed, inclusive cooperative enterprise* A greater understanding of health, food systems, cooperatives, and economic & environmental sustainability* An invested, engaged, and empowered staff that thrive in a safe, respectful, inclusive, and equitable workplaceValues StatementThe Belfast Co-operative is a member-owned market and café that seeks to foster community, support local producers and educate for healthier food production and consumption. To these ends we hold the following values:* Transparency in operating our business. We work for an atmosphere of honesty, respect and inclusiveness, with open communication among members, employees and management.* Encouraging participation, building an organization that acquires and transfers knowledge, promotes from within, and creates a positive work environment.* Exercising ecological and social responsibility.* Being an active and progressive resource for the community, and promoting an ethical economy.