Efficient & Healthy Cooking, Workshop Leader - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Edinburgh and Lothians Ethnic Regional Council (ELREC) - Open Arms Project

Description

Efficient & Healthy Cooking, Workshop Leader

Role
Do you have a passion for efficiency and health?
Do you want to support your community through food education?
If so, our Community Workshop Leader role could be for you


About the program

Funded by the Volant Trust, "Efficient and Healthy Cooking", will bring women, including lone isolated mothers, from minority ethnic, migrants and refugee backgrounds, together and provide them with an educational and practical program about the health benefits of using fresh ingredients, efficiency in shopping and cooking, and passing on budgeting tips for keeping food bills as low as possible whilst eating well.

The sessions will happen once a week. Each session will entail 1 hour theory, 2 hours shopping, and 3 hours kitchen time.


The project worker will:
instruct and lead the group


participants will learn:
1-Efficiency and sustainability in the context of preparing meals for the family
2-How to avoid compromising health and nutrition
3-How to source ingredients for cooking efficiently
4-How to shop for food considering efficiency and sustainability
5-Practicing efficient and sustainable recipes and cooking methods in a kitchen
6- Learning and practicing food waste elimination and left-over management.


About you
We are looking for someone who shares our passion for health, efficiency and sustainability.

You should also have:

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of working in a group setting
• Experience of building trusted relationships
• Experience of leading cooking/meal preparing programs.

About us
ELREC, a charity founded in 1971, is a member of the Scottish Alliance of Regional Equality
Councils and has a remit to work across the areas of the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian,
Midlothian, and West Lothian Councils. Pursuing our main objective of standing for equality and
fighting against discrimination, ELREC is a channel to voice and support people from protected
characteristics, including ethnic minorities, and migrants and refugees. We pursue our goals by
conducting various projects and services. You can find out more about our impact and our
values online.

• 10 hours/week (40% remote)
• Salary: £20/hr
• Selfemployed (responsible for their own tax/NI/pension)
• Fixed term contract for 22 months

Application notes
Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 27th May 2024


Job Type:
Fixed term contract

Contract length: 22 months


Pay:
£20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 per week


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Onsite parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

• English not required

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 27/05/2024