Community Nutrition Outreach Specialist

University of South Carolina; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of South Carolina seeks a Community Outreach Specialist to support nutrition education programming in Richland County and the Midlands. The role strengthens FoodShare’s outreach to local communities and the teaching kitchen community of practice in South Carolina.

It requires a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of related experience. Responsibilities include coordinating events, working with partners, and training facilitators in ServSafe and kitchen safety to expand program

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and 1+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Supports the implementation of community-based nutrition and culinary educational programming.
• Engages with community partners to promote programs and recruit participants.
• Coordinates program scheduling and procurement of food and supplies for community classes.
• Leads cooking demos at partner sites in Richland & Lexington counties.
• Contributes to the development of community programming expansion pilot across the FoodShare hub network.

Skills

Public speaking

Community engagement

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServSafe Certification

Job description

The University of South Carolina seeks a Community Outreach Specialist to support nutrition education programming in Richland County and the Midlands. The role strengthens FoodShare’s outreach to local communities and the teaching kitchen community of practice in South Carolina.

It requires a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of related experience. Responsibilities include coordinating events, working with partners, and training facilitators in ServSafe and kitchen safety to expand program