County Kildare LEADER Partnership

Is seeking a

Community Food and Nutrition Worker

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of individuals and communities?

County Kildare Leader Partnership in partnership with Sláintecare Health Communities are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual with a strong track record in making a difference in people’s lives to work with individuals who are struggling with food poverty and poor diet which can have a detrimental impact on their whole health and wellbeing.

The purpose of the post is to provide capacity for the Sláintecare Healthy Communities to improve community health and wellbeing in the designated Healthy Community areas by addressing the issues of poor diet and food poverty. In Kildare this initiative is focused on the Athy area. This is not a clinical role the post holder will not provide clinical, therapeutic, nutritional interventions or care.

To that end we are looking for a Community Food and Nutrition Worker to establish a community kitchen in Athy which will serve the needs of individuals and the communities who live there. In addition to deliver evidence informed services to improve local population health and wellbeing outcomes, assessing the needs within the community in relation to food and nutrition, the role involves developing, designing and implementing additional innovative responses addressing food poverty and poor diet of the target groups.

If you have a track record of working with people and are energised by the potential to improve people’s quality of life focusing on food and nutrition impacting their whole health and wellbeing, then this job may be for you.

To be a successful candidate you will need to hold a third level qualification in the area of Nutrition and Health, have a minimum of two years’ experience in health promotion or health behaviour change, and have experience of building relationships across a variety of organisations. Have knowledge and experience of reducing health inequalities and an understanding of the wider determinants of health, excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a commitment to delivering a quality service.

You will also need to have a full driving license and own transport. An initial one-year fixed term contract will be offered to the successful candidate. Competitive salary offered.

To Apply:

Application is by means of an application form only which is available along with the person specification and job description at www.countykildarelp.ie . Send completed applications to Olivia@countykildarelp.ie Reference: Community Food & Nutrition Worker Application.

Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday 14th March 2025 at 5pm.

County Kildare LEADER Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer.