This is a unique opportunity to combine practical community delivery with strategic partnership working, helping to tackle food insecurity, improve health outcomes, reduce food waste and strengthen local food systems.

Coordinating and delivering community cooking programmes that supports residents to develop practical cooking skills, improve knowledge and confidence around healthy eating, and access affordable, nutritious food. The post holder will work with local communities and partner organisations to develop accessible cooking opportunities, build local capacity and contribute to wider food resilience, and health and wellbeing objectives.

Working collaboratively with voluntary and community organisations, health partners and other public sector services, the post holder will connect community cooking activity with wider health improvement and prevention programmes. The role will contribute to the objectives of the Crisis and Resilience Fund by strengthening food resilience, building community capacity and helping to reduce reliance on emergency food provision.