Garden to Table Trust is a growing charity that works with schools and kura to empower thousands of tamariki across Aotearoa New Zealand to whanake (grow), hauhake (harvest), whakarite (prepare), and whngai (share) seasonal, affordable and sustainable kai. The programme enables schools and kura throughout the country to deliver, embed and sustain impactful food education. Empowering tamariki as changemakers, children take the lead, learn by doing it for themselves, develop essential life skills and build resilience.

Garden to Tables real-world learning is curriculum-linked and helps teachers integrate this learning across subjects like maths, science, and literacy. Principals report the programme creates better health, learning, and environmental outcomes for students. These positive impacts radiate far beyond the school gates - to whnau, the wider community, and the planet - ultimately enabling a more sustainable, equitable and climate-friendly social and economic future.

Garden to Table's dream is for every child in Aotearoa New Zealand to have the opportunity and resources to grow and share their own fresh kai as part of daily life. Learn more about our incredible success stories and see more about our vision and kaupapa at www.gardentotable.

org.nz Want to join us? We are recruiting to find a dynamic new team member to join our Regional Coordinator team. This is an exciting opportunity to support and continue to build a community of Garden to Table schools in Wellington (Hutt Valley, Wainuiomata and Wairarapa) with the support of a very helpful and friendly team of colleagues in Te Whanganui a Tara and across the motu.

The Garden to Table Regional Coordinator, Hutt Valley role is flexible, you will work from your home office, and we promise you will have wonderful colleagues and enjoy being part of our super friendly team. The rewards of helping to empower tamariki, whnau and hapori to build connection with each other through growing and sharing kai and caring for Papatnuku make every working day enriching. You will be the local face of Garden to Table, supporting schools and kura with their programmes, developing strong community relationships, and working collaboratively with other organisations.

Youll be an upbeat, collaborative and pragmatic problem-solver with a positive, can-do attitude, who is willing to go the extra mile. Youll be comfortable working with teachers and school principals one minute and community groups and corporate sponsors the next. You dont have to be a skilled cook or gardener, but you MUST be passionate about making a positive difference to support more tamariki to discover a love for growing, harvesting, preparing and sharing great kai.

Candidates with existing relationships with local community organisations are strongly desired and presenting/training experience would be an advantage. This is a positive, rewarding, exciting and busy role and, you wont work school holidays, so more time to enjoy with your whnau an.