Nutrition Assistant

Austin Community College; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Community College is looking for a Nutrition Assistant to support the Carolina Hunger Initiative in nutrition education projects. This role involves assisting in lessons for children and adults, managing materials, and helping with communications. Candidates should be bilingual in Spanish, proficient in Canva, and experienced in education. The position may offer a hybrid work arrangement and requires some travel to community locations across North Carolina.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Responsibilities

• Support in-person and online nutrition education lessons.
• Pack and transport lesson materials to sites.
• Assist with communications and resource development activities.
• Support Summer Nutrition Programs for Kids across the state.

Skills

Bilingual in Spanish

Experience translating materials

Proficient in Canva

Experience filming and editing videos

Experience providing nutrition education

Job description

Position Summary

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

The Nutrition Assistant will work with the Carolina Hunger Initiative on projects related to nutrition education and federal nutrition assistance programs. The role involves supporting in‑person and online nutrition education lessons for children and adults, including packing and transporting lesson materials to and from sites, working with student interns to lead nutrition education lessons, and helping to ensure lessons keep on schedule and are carried out as planned. The Nutrition Assistant will also support communications and resource development/translation activities, including filming and editing videos, taking pictures at events, developing social media content, developing nutrition education resources, and translating written materials from English into Spanish.

Additional duties include supporting Summer Nutrition Programs for Kids site visits and events across the state, participating in team meetings with interns and staff, assisting with program tracking and evaluation activities, and other duties as assigned. Some travel to community locations in Orange County, NC and other areas of the state is required.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Management Preferences

• Bilingual with ability to read, write, and speak Spanish fluently
• Experience translating written materials from English into Spanish
• Proficient in Canva
• Experience filming and editing videos
• Experience providing nutrition education