Community Food & Nutrition Worker

Details

Job Type
Other
Employer
Empower
Region
Dublin
Hours
Position
Closes:
Enabling change

Community Food & Nutrition Worker

We are seeking to recruit a Community Nutrition Worker as part of our team to deliver supports/services in the Fingal area. Note this is not a clinical role. 

We are seeking to recruit a Community Nutrition Worker as part of our team to deliver supports/services in the Fingal area. Note this is not a clinical role. The post-holder will not provide clinical, therapeutic, or nutritional interventions or care. The purpose of the role is to address food poverty and to build nutritional capacity, knowledge and skills across communities. The ideal candidate will have direct personal knowledge of the community and voluntary sector and/or have a positive track record of working collaboratively in community settings.   Please note that some evening work may be required. Garda Vetting, a full clean driver’s license and access to your own transport is essential for this role.

This is a temporary specified purpose contract of 12 month duration for 35 hours per week.

Application Details

Benefits of working with Empower:

  • Salary scale with annual increment
  • PRSA with a company contribution of up to 5%
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Hybrid Working Model
  • Excellent flexible working/work life balance policies
  • 22 days annual increasing to 24 days after 1 year of service
  • Educational assistance programmes
  • Excellent sick leave policy

All enquiries and requests for job descriptions should be directed by email to Maria Kenna at mkenna@empower.ie  If you are interested in the position, please send Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter marked Confidential to: mkenna@empower.ie and insert the position you are applying for in the subject of the email. 

All applications will be treated in confidence.   Applications should arrive no later than 5.00pm on Friday 24th October. Interviews for the position of Community Food & Nutrition Worker will take place on Friday 7th November. Applications received after the time and date specified above will not be accepted. Empower is an Equal Opportunities Employer.