Food & Nutrition Co-ordinator

Job Description

Work Pattern - Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm (1 hour unpaid break each day).

West Dunbartonshire Council is introducing the new and exciting post of Food and Nutrition Co-ordinator to our Facilities Management team.

The postholder will be responsible for encouraging healthy eating and improving the uptake of snacks and meals in the Early Years, Primary, Special and Secondary sectors across West Dunbartonshire.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading menu development and implementation, for product sampling, research and costing, for nutritional analysis and for monitoring and reviewing uptake. The postholder will promote and market the range of snacks and meals available to a range of key stakeholders and will be involved in supporting catering staff with service delivery.

The successful candidate must hold a nationally recognised Food Science or Nutrition qualification (degree level desirable) and have experience of menu planning and nutritional analysis. The postholder will require to ensure compliance with national guidelines and legislation associated with School and Early Years catering in Scotland andshould therefore be fully knowledgeable in, and conversant with, such guidance and legislation.

The successful candidate will display a broad range of competencies including:

• Concise and persuasive verbal and written communication

• Sound judgement and decision making

• Self motivation with a positive, can-do attitude

• Ability to meet challenges with innovative solutions

The Individual

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support

Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.

For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/about-us/

More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council, can be found using the following link:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/benefits-of-working-with-us/