Community Cooking & Food Resilience Coordinator

Herefordshire Council; Hereford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Career progression

31 days annual leave

Flexible working

Staff benefits

Job summary

Herefordshire Council is seeking a Talk Community Cooking in the Community Coordinator to lead practical cooking programmes and food education across Herefordshire. You will work with communities and partners to develop opportunities, build local capacity and support wider health and sustainability goals.

You will drive delivery of workshops, toolkit resources, trainer programmes and grants, connecting cooking activity to health improvement and food resilience across the county.

Qualifications

• Nutrition qualification or demonstrable experience in nutrition education and healthy eating programmes.
• Experience delivering cooking workshops and food education sessions.
• Experience working directly with communities and building trusted relationships.
• Knowledge of healthy eating, nutrition and behaviour change.
• Understanding of food insecurity, food poverty and sustainable food systems.
• Experience of partnership working across community, voluntary, health or education sectors.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to inspire people from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Access to transport and ability to travel across the county.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering engaging community cooking workshops and food education sessions.
• Creating a Community Cooking Toolkit with healthy, affordable recipes and resources.
• Designing and delivering a Train the Trainer programme to build skills within communities.
• Working with residents to improve cooking confidence and healthy eating habits.
• Supporting and managing a Community Cooking Grant Scheme.
• Representing Talk Community within Herefordshire Food Alliance.
• Supporting delivery of Herefordshire Food Strategy and food security priorities.
• Collaborating with food banks and local organisations to strengthen community food provision.
• Developing sustainable food projects and reducing food waste.
• Linking community cooking activities with wider health improvement programmes.
• Mapping food security risks and opportunities across the county.

Skills

Nutrition knowledge

Cooking workshop delivery

Community engagement

Partnership working

Communication skills

Education

Nutrition qualification (Nutritionist/Dietitian) or equivalent

Job description

Herefordshire Council is seeking a Talk Community Cooking in the Community Coordinator to lead practical cooking programmes and food education across Herefordshire. You will work with communities and partners to develop opportunities, build local capacity and support wider health and sustainability goals.

You will drive delivery of workshops, toolkit resources, trainer programmes and grants, connecting cooking activity to health improvement and food resilience across the county.