The Role
The Southwark School Meals Transformation Programme is an ambitious whole system approach to ensure all our school meals are high quality and good value.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Southwark Public Health Team as the Policy Officer for School Food as the council expands the free healthy school meal programme to include Secondary school pupils next academic year.
The Officer will support the delivery of a resilient, efficient, and nutrition-focused school food system. Your work will help inspire change, boost knowledge, skills and confidence, and make it easier for schools and their caterers to deliver nutritious school food.
About Us
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About You
- We are looking for a motivated, experienced, and resilient individual to work with schools, caterers, and other stakeholders across the borough of Southwark to improve the nutritional quality and take-up of school food.
- You must have strong project management skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a range of different stakeholders.
Additional Information
- This is a Permanent position
- Standard 36 hours Monday - Friday
- DBS check will be required
For further information or an informal discussion regarding this position, please contact:
Gillian Boundy
Policy Officer for School Food
E: Gillian.Boundy@southwark.gov.uk
Application process
If you are interested in applying for this role, please complete the online application form and detail your suitability for the role, by using the Personal Specification to highlight your skills for the shortlisting criteria. The Personal Specification and Job Description can be found at the bottom of this page under attachments.
If successful, interviews will be conducted via video link.
Additional salary details
Benefits and more information:
- https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
- https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and- more/
Recruitment Timetable
• Advert Closing Date: 11.59pm on the 13th July 2023
• Interview Date: 25th - 27th July 2023
We are an organisation that is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
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