At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver engaging cooking classes and inspire families to cook nutritious meals.
- Company: Join Foodbank Victoria, a leader in food relief and community empowerment.
- Benefits: Enjoy salary packaging, a supportive team, and a focus on wellbeing.
- Other info: Travel across Victoria and connect with diverse communities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by teaching essential cooking skills across Victoria.
- Qualifications: Passion for food literacy and experience in community engagement.
The predicted salary is between 47250 - 57750 $ per year.
Are you passionate about empowering communities with essential cooking skills and knowledge?
The Program Facilitator – Schools Food Literacy plays a key role in bringing Foodbank Victoria’s Cooking Classes program to life.
Working 2 days per week (0.4 FTE), this position is responsible for engaging both parents and students in state schools across metro and regional Victoria and facilitates non-school-based classes as well.
The role is designed to inspire families to cook nutritious, budget-friendly meals, while also fostering lifelong food skills.
This hands-on position involves delivering classes statewide, including travel to regional areas with regular overnight stays.
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Foodbank?
Whether it’s everyday emergencies or in times of crisis, Foodbank Victoria has been providing vital food relief to vulnerable Victorians for 96 years.
We deliver food to people who need it in three different ways: in partnership with our charity partners, through schools and via our regional Community Food Centres.
Across our network of over 450 charity partners and 1400 schools throughout Victoria, we have distributed over 25.1 million meals in the last 12 months and are currently feeding 76,000 Victorians a day.
While supporting our charity and school partners is at the core of what we do, as the state’s dedicated emergency food relief organisation, we’re also here to assist Victorians through natural disasters, pandemics and the ‘invisible disaster’ caused by the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Why we are right for you?
Our people come for a career and stay for the mission!
You will join an organisation full of passionate and creative people who champion and invest in the vision of helping to fight for a food secure future for all.
Westrive for a diverse and inclusive workforce, fostering a culturally safe and supportive environment where everyone can bring their whole self to work.
Our locations span across metro and regional Victoria including Altona, Brooklyn, Ballarat, Morwell and our CBD support office but the warmth of our culture is unified across all sites.
- Deliver interactive cooking classes in-person
- Travel across Victoria, including regular overnight stays
- Set up, pack down, and ensure food safety for all sessions
- Coordinate class logistics, materials, and scheduling
- Engage with schools, families, and community stakeholders
- Support program volunteers during class delivery
- Promote healthy eating and family mealtime connections
- Assist with program administration and reporting
- Contribute to continuous improvement and evaluation
We can offer you
- Access to salary packaging benefits to increase your take home pay.
- Team member engagement above 75%.
- An organisation focused on employee wellbeing.
- Supportive team environment that embraces change and innovation.
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Program Facilitator – Schools Food Literacy in Melbourne employer: Foodbank
At Foodbank Victoria, we are dedicated to creating a food secure future for all Australians, making us an exceptional employer for those passionate about community impact. Our inclusive work culture fosters creativity and collaboration, while our commitment to employee wellbeing and professional growth ensures that you can thrive in your role as Commercial Development Manager. With locations across metro and regional Victoria, you'll be part of a mission-driven team that has been providing vital food relief for over 96 years, making a tangible difference in the lives of vulnerable Victorians every day.
