ATTRIBUTES
/ESSENTIAL
/DESIRABLE
/ HOW IDENTIFIEDExperience
/- Experience of facilitation of community groups
- Experience of leading cook and eat sessions with groups
- Experience of managing volunteers
- Experience of working in a catering environment
- Experience of cook and eat sessions with individuals
- Experience of working with health professionals
Interview
Qualifications
/- Three GCSEs (Grade C or above) including English Language and Mathematics
- Nutrition Skills Level 3
- Basic Food Hygiene certificate
- Teaching qualification
- Public health and Nutrition degree
- PETTL qualified
Certificates
Special Knowledge
/- A passion for healthy eating
- Knowledge and experience of delivering basic nutrition and healthy lifestyle messages
- An understanding of issues around people’s malnutrition
- An understanding of issues around food poverty and its effects
- Ability to speak one or more community languages
- Knowledge of the impact of diabetes and how to manage it
Circumstances - Personal /
- Required to work some unsocial hours including occasional evening or weekend.
- Full driving licence
- Use of vehicle
- Eligible to work in the UK
Disposition, Adjustment,
Attitude /
- Able to work as part of a team or on own
- Approachable
- Able to work with people from a range of backgrounds including vulnerable/challenging groups
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Sense of humour
- Ability to respond to changing demands
Reference
Practical
Intellectual Skills /
- Able to communicate well both verbally and in writing
- Good organisational skills
- Basic IT skills
- Commitment to equal rights
Reference
Physical/
Sensory /
- Able to lift heavy equipment, resources and produce. Able to stand for 1+ hours
Equality /
- Candidates should indicate an acceptance of and commitment to the principles underlying Equal Rights policies and practices.