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Development Worker (Community Food) - Greener Kirkcaldy
Created: 10/02/2025
News/Events Category: Job VacanciesPost: Development Worker (Community Food)Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2026 (with possibility of extension, subject to funding)Hours: 17.5 hours per week (including some evening and Saturday work. Greener Kirkcaldy has a flexible working policy. They would consider requests to work fewer hours, or to job-share)Salary: £28,929 per annum pro rata + 6% contribution to pension schemeLocation: Kirkcaldy
Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency, and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. They deliver a range of projects, events, and skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people - building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet.Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy - with a community building, training kitchen, bike shop, and garden - they carry out activities across Kirkcaldy and work with partners to deliver projects across Fife. Their community training kitchen, The Lang Spoon Community Kitchen is a place for people to come together to cook, eat, and learn. It offers training, volunteer, and work experience opportunities, community cooking classes and a wide range of events, courses, and workshops on all aspects of food and drink.
They run a regular community meal, a community fridge, and range of activities for different groups, interests, and demographics. This includes projects teaching people skills to cook on a budget, workshops promoting climate-friendly food, employability programmes, kids clubs, and income-generating social enterprise classes. They also have a small kitchen garden, growing fresh ingredients.
The Role
Greener Kirkcaldy is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join their Community Food Team. You will play a key role in running a vibrant and busy community kitchen and delivering a varied programme of community events and activities. You will develop and deliver community classes, events and training and support a small team of volunteers to gain skills and experience delivering community food activities. You will share your knowledge and skills both with a range of audiences, including community groups, beginners, and more experienced cooks wanting to improve their knowledge.
You will also contribute to the development of new and enterprising ideas to grow their vision of a place for people to come together to grow, cook, eat, and learn. You do not need to be an expert in climate change or a qualified chef. They will provide training and you will be supported by a great team.
Working at Greener Kirkcaldy
Greener Kirkcaldy want their town to be a good place to live and work. They believe in a future where everyone has a say in what happens locally, people are working together to protect our environment, and those in hardship are supported to live well. That includes our staff and volunteers. Working at Greener Kirkcaldy involves being part of a positive, collaborative, and social team. Their culture is really important to them. They promote equality, diversity and openness. They have a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development and encourage staff initiative and ideas.
Benefits of working for Greener Kirkcaldy
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and sick pay
- Wellbeing, training, and development opportunities
- Social events
Diversity and inclusion - They want Greener Kirkcaldy to be an inclusive and diverse charity where everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be themselves. They take part in Fife Centre for Equalities' Equality Pathfinders programme. They also take part in the Race Equality Environmental Programme facilitated by CEMVO Scotland. Their Equalities Action Plan sets out the steps they are taking to improve diversity and inclusion. To achieve their vision of Kirkcaldy as a greener and fairer place to live, they need a diverse team. They encourage applications from people of any background. They know that their sector particularly lacks staff and volunteers with Minority Ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. If you identify as Minority Ethnic or have a disability, they welcome your application. If you need more support to apply or take part in the recruitment process, please contact their Office Manager, Dianne Girvan, on [email protected]
How to apply
Full details and an application form are on Greener Kirkcaldy's website Submit an application form to [email protected]
You must use the application form - they will not accept CVs.
If you have queries about this post, please e-mail Programme Manager, Rebecca Petford, on [email protected]
The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Wednesday 26 February 2025. Interviews will be held on Monday 17 March 2025 at their office at 8 East Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy.
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