Food and Life Skills Project Worker - Space at the Broomhouse Hub - 18503

Employer:     

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South West Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching city wide. Space delivers 22 projects, with 60+ staff and 100 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others.

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We’re seeking a creative and passionate person to join our Community Learning & Development team at Space to lead on our Changemakers project. Changemakers is an exciting new food education project working with young people aged 16-24 who have barriers to employment and may have complex needs.

You will support groups of up to 12 young people to build self-esteem and increase their independence via a programme of well-designed group-based sessions that use food education to teach life skills such as budgeting, cooking, nutrition, handling finances, numeracy, literacy and communication.

The sessions will run on Wednesday afternoons 12.30-3pm. We currently have funding for the project to run from April to October 2026. During this period, you would run two x 10 week programmes with time for recruitment and promotion before each programme.

Working hours are 7 hours per week on a Wednesday. Ideally all hours will be competed on a Wednesday, however there is a degree of flexibility around working hours out with the times the sessions are to be delivered.

What might a day in this role look like?

• Design and deliver a series of 10 group-based sessions that support people to develop confidence and life skills using food education as a driver
• Create detailed session plans for each session outlining activities, equipment, ingredients and timing
• Promote the Changemakers programme across networks and partner organisations such as local schools, colleges, community groups and other voluntary organisations to recruit cohorts of suitable candidates
• Conduct initial meetings with potential learners to assess their suitability for the project and their motivations and aims
• Carry out risk assessments and create a safe but nurturing environment for learners to thrive
• Complete all administration tasks relating to the project including collating learner registration information, updating database with detailed progress reports, recording attendance, collating data for funder reporting
• Provide 1:1 support to learners to review individual progress and address any barriers
• Engage with external partners/suppliers/trainers to provide relevant accredited training courses or specialist topics
• Recruit, train and support volunteers for the programme
• Manage the project budget.

What qualifications/skills are required?

• Knowledge of, and experience in, designing, delivering and evaluating programmes of learning
• Commitment to and experience of supporting vulnerable young people in a compassionate, strengths-based fashion
• Experience of food preparation or production, ideally within a professional environment. Or be able to demonstrate how your practical experience is of an equivalent level of skill
• Strong admin skills, able to gather and record appropriate data for reporting
• Excellent time management, and the ability to manage multiple tasks, use initiative to prioritise workload without close supervision 
• A calm manner, able to relate to a diverse range of members in a manner which is sensitive and respectful of personal dignity
• Excellent English communications skills – listening, writing and speaking
• Confident with the use of digital devices and Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams
• Reliable, trustworthy and have a ‘can do’ attitude
• Prepared to live our values and nurture a culture of compassion and kindness
• A team player with excellent interpersonal skills to naturally form and manage appropriate relationships with a range of people of all ages and walks of life
• Patient and respectful of all people, whatever their background
• An appreciation for the impact of, and a desire to work in, the Third Sector.

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