laborer Falkirk, Scotland
Job description
We are looking for a Community Food Development Worker to work with our Child Healthy Weight Team.
The role of a Community Food Development Worker is to work with local partners, education and communities to develop sustainable food activities, in particular the development of Why Weight programmes and activities and to assist Why Weight staff in the delivery of the Forth Valley Child Healthy Weight Implementation Plan.
The Forth Valley Child Health Weight Team is a friendly and proactive group providing a range of services within Forth Valley NHS and Community Services. Part of the Community Dietetic Healthier Future Team, the work of the Child Healthy Weight Team focuses on early intervention and importantly engagement with groups who have demonstrated limited engagement with health initiatives. All team members are expected to actively contribute to departmental activities e.g. student training, department meetings and when necessary provide some cover to other parts of the service.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
NHS Forth Valley is centrally located in Scotland with good transport links, easy access to major cities and spectacular countryside.
Our attached job description person specification details which wider skills, experience, qualifications, values and behaviours are essential within this particular role. Please share with us, in your application, how you have demonstrated these in your work in the past and how this is relevant to this role as this will help us get to know you and your unique skills further.
We love it when people contact us to discuss advertised posts.
It allows you to find out more about us and the role and allows us to support you with your application process which we enjoy doing. Please do get in touch!
Informal enquiries to Alyson Conroy 07766 443353 or Louise McCombie 07968 820081
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates.
NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
