Find your place in the field of good food

Our goal is to connect good people with good food. We advertise sustainable food jobs and training opportunities to help jobseekers and employers find each other.

Roots to Work is a project of Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming.

Job description

Job Title: Volunteer Coordinator and Project Support Officer

Position Type: Paid/Part time

Reports to: Senior Partnerships and Programmes Officer

Based at: School Food Matters, The Bridge, 7b Parkshot, London TW9 2RD

Working Hours:  24 hours per week worked across five days in the office (flexible)

Salary: £30,500 FTE equating to £18,300

Holiday: 19 days including bank holidays that fall on working days

Pension: School Food Matters pays pension contributions at 7% of qualifying earnings

Contract: Permanent

Job Purpose

• To support the Food Education team with the organisation and delivery of all food education programmes
• To recruit and manage volunteers and placement students

Key Tasks

• Recruit, manage and brief volunteers to pursue the aims of School Food Matters. This includes matching volunteers to sessions to make best use of their talents
• Manage university placement students and continue to develop our relationship with their respective universities
• Provide project support to the Senior Partnerships and Programmes Officer in both the office and on-site to deliver SFM’s food education programmes
• Deliver marketing workshops, assemblies and other programme-related sessions as needed
• Manage the We Can Cook programme in London, and oversee the Food Teacher’s calendar
• Ensure Airtable is kept up to date with volunteer data and session information
• Book and manage coaches for school trips, liaising with the coach company and the SFM team on the ground
• Keep up to date with safeguarding requirements and reporting procedures
• The Volunteer Coordinator will also undertake any other tasks relevant to the affairs of SFM that may arise from time to time.  Therefore, being flexible and approaching the job with an open and positive mindset is essential!

Person Specification

Essential

• Strong people management and interpersonal skills
• Confident and competent IT skills across the Office suite of programmes
• Confident on the phone and able to write clear instructions

• Strong organisational and administrative skills and able to prioritise
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively to agreed deadlines

Desirable

• Experience of working in a small charity environment
• Experience of working with Airtable Database
• Experience of working in a busy office
• An interest and enthusiasm in all things relating to food education and sustainable living!

Application information

Once you have thoroughly read this job description and had a careful look at our website, our charter, and our five year strategy, please complete the application form here. The electronic form can be saved but you may also find it helpful to use the word document here as a template.

Applications must be submitted by midnight on Sunday 20 July 2025.  Interviews will be held at our offices at The Bridge, 7b Parkshot, London TW9 2RD on Tuesday 2 September 2025.

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