Talk Community Cooking Community Coordinator

About

The Role
Talk Community Cooking in the Community Coordinator
Hours: 37
Salary: HC08 £ 36,363 - £40,777
Contract: Fixed Term
Contract end: 31/03/2029
Closing date: 15/11/2026
Interview date: 23/11/2026

Please note this advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Introduction
Help build a healthier, more sustainable Herefordshire through the power of food.
Are you passionate about nutrition, cooking and working with communities to make a real difference?
We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Cooking in the Community Coordinator to lead an exciting programme that helps people across Herefordshire develop the skills, confidence and knowledge to cook healthy, affordable meals while supporting wider food security and sustainability goals.
The Role
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.

What will you be doing?

• Developing and delivering engaging community cooking workshops and food education sessions.
• Creating a Community Cooking Toolkit packed with healthy, nutritious and low-cost recipes and learning resources.
• Designing and delivering a Train the Trainer programme to build cooking and food education skills within communities.
• Working with residents of all ages to improve cooking confidence, healthy eating habits and food knowledge.
• Supporting and managing a Community Cooking Grant Scheme.
• Representing Talk Community on the Herefordshire Food Alliance.
• Supporting the delivery of the Herefordshire Food Strategy and wider food security priorities.
• Working with food banks, food shares, food larders, community supermarkets and local organisations to strengthen community food provision.
• Developing sustainable food projects and promoting approaches that reduce food waste.
• Strengthening links between community cooking programmes and activities and wider health improvement programmes
• Supporting the identification and mapping of food security risks and opportunities across the county.

About You
You’ll be an experienced and enthusiastic food, nutrition or community development professional with a genuine passion for improving people’s health and wellbeing.

You’ll bring:

• A nutrition qualification (Nutritionist, Dietitian or equivalent) or significant demonstrable experience in nutrition education and healthy eating programmes.
• Experience of delivering cooking workshops and food education sessions.
• Experience of working directly with communities and building trusted relationships.
• Knowledge of healthy eating, nutrition and behaviour change.
• An 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.
• The ability to inspire…