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Food Education Officer

TastEd
Remote working

Posted: 30 Mar 2026

Deadline: 29 Apr 2026

Compensation: £32,000 – £35,000 (pro rata: £14,628 – £16,000 for 16 hrs per week)

Paid Remote working

Job description

About TastEd

TastEd is a sensory food education charity that helps children explore food using all of their senses. Through our work, we support early years practitioners and primary school teachers to deliver engaging, sensory-based food education that builds children’s curiosity and confidence with food, with the aim of supporting them to develop lifelong healthy eating habits, especially a preference for vegetables.

We provide training, resources and ongoing support to education settings across the UK to help embed sensory food education into everyday learning experiences. TastEd lessons and activities help children become more curious about food, more willing to try new foods, and more confident in talking about what they experience. The resources aim to build a child’s vocabulary about food and help them to be more confident talking about food and food preferences.

By working with educators, we aim to create lasting change in how children experience food in educational settings.

“I just wanted to say how proud I am as headteacher to be delivering TastEd sessions across the whole provision. We have seen the impact by children being more adventurous in their selection of food during lunchtime and suddenly discovering that they love beetroot!” - Headteacher, Primary School, London

The Opportunity

We are looking for a creative, passionate and organised Food Education Officer to join the TastEd team for 16hrs per week. The ideal candidate will be just as comfortable in a room full of adults, supporting teachers to understand the principles of TastEd, as they are with a group of children, getting stuck in and modelling the fun of using all five senses to explore fruits and vegetables. They will also enjoy keeping things organised behind the scenes, from coordinating sessions to ensuring feedback is collected.

This role combines:

• Delivering training to educators
• Managing relationships with schools and early years settings
• Delivering hands-on sensory food education sessions with early years and primary-aged children

We are a small and collaborative team, so the successful candidate will be comfortable getting involved across different aspects of the charity’s work. This is a new role as the organisation grows, giving the successful candidate an opportunity to help shape how the role develops.

The key focus will be supporting schools and early years settings to successfully implement and embed TastEd’s approach to sensory food education. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who enjoys working with both educators and children, and who is passionate about improving children’s experiences with food.

The role is currently funded for 12 months; however, subject to funding, we hope to extend this.

To see the role description and person specfication please visit our website: https://www.tasteeducation.com/work-with-us/

Application information

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please do both of the following:

• Send a CV or alternative format: You are welcome to provide a traditional CV, or present your experience in a way that feels most accessible and authentic to you - this could be a portfolio, personal statement, presentation, or even a short video or audio summary. Please send this to: info@tasteeducation.com.
• Answer two questions that can be found here. Answers to application questions will be anonymised and reviewed as part of a fair sifting process, alongside CVs.

Deadline for applications: 29th April 2026

Interview process:

• Round 1: Online interview – week commencing 7th May.
• Round 2: In-person interview in London including a task – week commencing 18th May.
• Start date: As soon as possible

For the successful candidate, we will request two references prior to making a provisional offer. Pre-employment checks will include a Right to Work check and an Enhanced DBS check.

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