Community Nutrition Educator - Eureka, CA, Job ID 87217

About the role

Join our statewide and national network of nutrition and health educators who receive high-quality training and hands-on support so that together we can make a positive difference in our communities. This position's primary foci are to conduct, manage, and evaluate a nutrition education program to create a healthier school and community environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct, manage, and evaluate a nutrition education program to create a healthier school and community environment.
• Coordinate, manage, and deliver nutrition education with community-based adults and/or youth in partnership with local public health and community organizations.
• Train, guide, and support schoolteachers who volunteer to support health education in their classes by providing them with education, information and resources.
• Evaluate program implementation.
• Collect and compile enrollment information, assure proper documentation, collect evaluation data from teachers and participants, perform data entry for reporting, and write reports in compliance with funding requirements.
• Build and maintain an informal network of partners, align nutrition education projects with approved curricula and educational materials, develop news releases and news articles, and maintain knowledge and competence about the subject matter.

Requirements

• Achieved an associate degree and/or equivalent experience/training in a related area such as nutrition, public health, or community health and well-being.
• Ongoing continuing education, training, or professional development in a related field.
• Knowledge of community education, community engagement, teaching and/or facilitation best practices.
• Proficiency in using Windows-based computers with knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience engaging with diverse communities and participants, including those with varied cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to support inclusive and accessible educational programming.
• Familiarity with schools and community-based agencies in the local area serving lower-income youth and adults.
• Thorough and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills and presentation skills to work in large and small groups, give presentations and organize activities.
• Experience working with diverse communities in a respectful and responsive way that reflects a commitment to serving everyone.
• Experience working with diverse communities in a respectful and responsive way that reflects a commitment to serving everyone.
• Experience working with diverse communities in a respectful and responsive way that reflects a commitment to serving everyone.

Preferred Skills

• Bilingual communication/translation abilities in English and Spanish.
• Knowledge of community education and/or teaching practices.
• Working knowledge of conducting needs assessment to understand community strengths, interests, and priorities.