About the Role
Position Title: Schools Coordinator – London
Reports to: National Schools & Franchises Manager
Hours: 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
Pay: £28,860 per year FTE (£23,088 pro-rata)
Location: Home based + delivery based in allocated schools in London
Contract: Permanent
Position Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for food and community to be a part of FoodCycle’s after-school community meal projects. As Schools Coordinator, you will coordinate and deliver weekly family meals at your allocated schools in London (2-3 evenings per week) as well as coordinate all aspects of the projects, from volunteer management to food surplus supply.
Our after-school community meals will be spaces where families of school children can gather at the end of the school day to enjoy a free nutritious meal and be among the school community. With the support of our National Schools & Franchise Manager you will manage local relationships with schools, community partners, supermarkets and volunteer recruitment channels to enable our meals to happen each week. As a can do person and excellent communicator, you will manage the volunteers at each project ensuring they are trained, supported and on-message with FoodCycle strategy.
This role will contribute to the wider objectives of both the Schools team, and national Programmes team, to support the delivery of FoodCycles objectives. The role is a direct delivery role which will also include partnership working and regular communication with schools to ensure the safe and effective running of our meals and positive relationships with school families.
There will be frequent travel within London, with evening work required. Our school community meals are accessible by public transport.
Download the Schools Coordinator – London Job Pack
What to send: A note stating how you meet our person specification and a CV, via our vacancy website.
Where to send it: APPLY VIA THIS LINK
Deadline for your application: Tuesday 24th February 2026
FoodCycle is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity and inclusion. We are a Disability Confident Scheme member. Please email our Recruitment inbox if you require assistance or adjustments when applying: jobs@foodcycle.org.uk.
