EFNEP Bilingual Nutrition Educator

CCE Nassau; East Meadow (NY); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health and dental insurance

NYS retirement

Vacation leave

Sick leave

Descripción de la vacante

Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Nassau County is hiring an EFNEP Bilingual Nutrition Educator to deliver nutrition education programming across Nassau County. The educator will plan and facilitate 6-8 week lessons on nutrition, food preparation, safety, and budgeting for diverse participants, including limited-resource families and youth.

Responsibilities include planning recruitment events, delivering engaging lessons both in person and virtually, data entry and reporting, and

Formación

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent education (GED/High School Diploma and 1 year transferrable program/functional experience).
• Ability to clearly communicate (speak, read and write proficiently) in English and Spanish and/or Haitian-Creole.
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and/or weekends.
• Ability to present effective educational lessons to target audiences (one-on-one and group) virtually and face to face.

Responsabilidades

• Planning and Preparation: plan recruitment events; prepare for events and classes (including grocery shopping and food prep).
• Teaching: engage diverse audiences; facilitate evidence-based curriculum in person and virtually; adapt to challenges while achieving outcomes.
• Data & Reporting: perform data collection and entry with confidentiality; submit administrative reports.
• Recruiting and Networking: maintain relationships with community agencies; promote enrollment via health fairs, group presentations and materials.

Conocimientos

Bilingual English/Spanish

Public speaking

Educación

Associate’s Degree or equivalent education

Herramientas

MS Office

Outlook

Zoom

Descripción del empleo

This position will serve as the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Bilingual Nutrition Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Nassau County. The EFNEP Nutrition Educator will primarily be responsible for the delivery of established EFNEP public education programming to improve healthy food and lifestyle choices for EFNEP program participants. Program participants will include limited resource parents, care givers with children under the age of 19, young adults, and youth throughout Nassau County. With comprehensive training and supervision, the EFNEP Bilingual Nutrition Educator will be expected to plan and facilitate a series of 6-8-week lessons that focus on general nutrition, food preparation, food safety, and food resource management/ budgeting in various settings throughout the community.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Planning and Preparation: plan recruitment events; prepare for events and classes (including grocery shopping and food prep)
• Teaching: communicate and engage appropriately with culturally diverse audiences while facilitating evidence-based curriculum in person and virtually; think critically and be adaptable to potential challenges that may arise while maintaining focus on achieving educational outcomes
• Data & Reporting: perform detail-oriented data collection and entry while ensuring confidentiality at all times; submit accurate and timely administrative reports
• Recruiting and Networking: identify, form, and maintain relationships with community agencies; encourage enrollment through health/resource fairs, group presentations, virtual coalition attendance and regular correspondence, and printed materials

The educator must:

• Be confident speaking in front of groups and engaging adult and youth participants in class activities,
• Possess strong interpersonal skills to effectively recruit and retain participants and collaborate with community agencies, and
• Have excellent time management skills and are self-driven, to successfully work independently with minimal supervision.
• Participate in on-going in-service education and staff meetings in Nassau County, New York City, Ithaca, and other locations as required.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent education (GED/High School Diploma and 1 year transferrable program/functional experience).
• Valid NYS Driver’s License and the ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position.
• Ability to clearly communicate (speak, read and write proficiently) in English and Spanish and/or Haitian-Creole
• Ability to work flexible hours which may include evenings and/or weekends.
• Ability to present effective educational lessons to target audiences (one-on-one and group) virtually and face to face and work with diverse adult and youth audiences.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively as part of a team.
• Computer skills, including MS office, Outlook, Zoom, data entry software, or willingness and ability to learn.
• Must have the ability to travel, including overnight (for occasional trainings, paid for by CCE).
• Reliable and consistent transportation (mileage reimbursed) year-round; while using a private vehicle for official business, the successful candidate must have current automobile liability insurance and possess a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work in a typical office environment which may include lifting, moving, and/or transporting office supplies, work related materials, and equipment with or without accommodation. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant food or nutrition knowledge, skills, and/or work experience
• Familiarity with the community in which the work will take place
• Familiarity with purchasing and preparing foods.
• Familiarity with reviewing and following recipes and assure compliance to federal and state guidelines.
• Knowledge and experience working with targeted population (low-income/limited resource families)

POSITION DETAILS:

This position is a full-time, non-exempt position, 40 hours per week. The hourly rate for this position is $23.00 - $25.00, commensurate with experience. This position, based on eligibility, offers a comprehensive benefit package, to include: health and dental insurance, NYS retirement, vacation and sick leave.

Pay Rate Type: Hourly

Sponsorship for employment VISA status is not available for this position.

The Association may make reasonable accommodations to enable applicants to participate in the hiring process and employees to perform the essential functions of their job. If you require an accommodation so that you may participate in the selection process you are encouraged to contact Erika at [e-mail] .

Cornell Cooperative Extension is a collaboration among Cornell University, the United States Department of Agriculture, the State of New York, and the residents of New York State. Per NYS Law, county and regional extension service associations are subordinate government agencies. This employment opportunity is with the entities listed and not with Cornell University.

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