Youth Development Food Worker

Hours: 35 hours pw

Salary: £24,750 - £27,900

Benefits: 25 days holiday (plus stat holidays), employer pension contributions. Enrolment in Medicash healthcare scheme.

Duration: Permanent

Location: 1 Lochside View, EH12 9DH, and other Scran Sites as needed. 

This is a dynamic and exciting role supporting the delivery of our work across multiple projects. Working as part of a talented staff team, the Youth Development Food Worker will both lead on and support in programmes that provide empowering and meaningful experience for young people and their communities.

Main Responsibilities

Support our integrated youth-work catering services:

• Lead the kitchen-based delivery of group sessions as part of the year-long communitybased education programme – the Academy. 
• Support the smooth day-to-day running of our youth-led catering enterprises, including offering guidance, supervision and support to young people in real-life roles.
• Work to all safety, food, finance and values procedures as agreed. 
• Help plan and deliver engaging youth work activities that provide opportunities for informal learning and social development.
• Support with the provision of catering skills and knowledge across youth work programmes.
• Contribute to the effective monitoring and evaluation of the provision. 
• Identify issues affecting young people and work with the wider staff team to ensure that appropriate support is offered.
• Mentor, coach and support young people to develop their self-awareness, independence and individuality.
• Ensure that safeguarding is embedded across all Scran Academy activity and that child protection procedures are followed at all times. 

Co-ordinate and deliver food-based youth work programmes across Edinburgh.

• Working with our team and charitable partners across Edinburgh, lead in the delivery of youth development and education programmes centred around food activities.
• Be a strong representative of Scran, supporting in partnership work and showcasing the strengths and aspirations of our young people.
• Drive our Scran Van to and from programmes, and oversee the relevant food and safety procedures on delivery. 

Develop further opportunities.

• Keep abreast of sector landscape to identify opportunities for co-working and identify relevant programmes for involvement.