Health Team Nutritionist - London

Health Team Nutritionist – London

Position: Nutritionist x3

Reports to: Healthy Schools Programme Manager

Location: Victoria Charity Centre, London  

Salary: £20,000.00 - £24,000.00

Job Type: Full time, Fixed-term until 31 July 2018

Start date Immediate

Condition: Subject to enhanced DBS Clearance

Mytime Active’s aim is to improve the wellbeing of our customers and their communities through well managed, accessible and good value leisure, golf and health services.

Mytime Active is a social enterprise delivering a range of prevention and treatment health services across the UK. We are passionate about facilitating active healthy lifestyles for local residents in the areas we work.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual with a passion for promoting healthier lifestyles to children and their families. The post holder will deliver healthy lifestyle programmes in schools and with community groups. They will work closely with the Healthy Schools Partnership for Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea to support schools in reaching their bronze, silver and gold Healthy Schools awards. The post holder will lead training sessions in nutrition modules to professionals. They will also be required to perform other duties as requested by the Three Borough Nutrition team at Mytime Active. 

Responsibilities

• Support schools to take a whole school approach to healthy eating and lifestyle to achieve Healthy Schools Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards
• Deliver Mytime Active Healthy Lifestyle Programmes (MEND) in Primary Schools and in the community to groups of parents/carers and children
• Deliver Workforce training modules to professionals working with children and young people

Skills

• A professional qualification in Nutrition or Dietetics and educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Associate or fully Registered Nutritionist with the Association of Nutrition or registered Dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council. 
• Excellent IT skills and adept at using Microsoft Office programmes

Experience  

• At least 1 year’s experience of delivering nutritional messages in the community, health improvement or child obesity interventions.
• Experience of engaging and influencing a range of individuals such as parents, carers, school staff and young people.
• Knowledge of whole school food policy.
• Experience of delivering training to professionals.

Join us and you get to work for a great company and an ambitious, diverse and future focused HR team. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• Free access to Mytime Leisure & Golf
• 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays);
• Holiday purchase scheme;
• 20% off food and beverage and free hot drinks;
• Stakeholder pension;
• Exceptional achievement award scheme;
• Employee discount & salary sacrifice scheme; and Childcare vouchers

*Please note we will give preferential consideration to internal employees that are to be re-deployed providing they meet the criteria.

Mytime applies its Equal Opportunities Policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection is carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age or trade union membership.  Those with disabilities meeting the minimum requirements for the post will be shortlisted and reasonable adjustments will be made to ensure they are not disadvantaged during the interview process.