Nutrition Education Associate — EFNEP Houston

Agrilife; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life and long‑

Wellness initiative

12–15 annual holidays

Vacation and sick leave

Automatic enrollment in retirement

Job summary

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hiring a Nutrition Education Associate for the Harris county EFNEP program. You will teach nutrition, food safety, and physical activity to adults and youth, in person or virtually, focusing on low-income audiences and using approved curricula.

Responsibilities include recruiting participants, conducting demonstrations, tracking data, and mentoring Nutrition Education Assistants.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Experience teaching nutrition, food safety, and physical activity topics.
• Ability to work with low-resource audiences and to travel within the county.

Responsibilities

• Recruits adults and/or youth who meet program guidelines.
• Uses approved educational materials to instruct in-person or virtually.
• Prepares food demonstrations and educates participants.
• Collects and tracks program data.
• Mentors Nutrition Education Assistants when needed.

Skills

Nutrition education knowledge

Public speaking

Group instruction

Bilingual English/Spanish

Data collection

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Zoom / Teams

Job description

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hiring a Nutrition Education Associate for the Harris county EFNEP program. You will teach nutrition, food safety, and physical activity to adults and youth, in person or virtually, focusing on low-income audiences and using approved curricula.

Responsibilities include recruiting participants, conducting demonstrations, tracking data, and mentoring Nutrition Education Assistants.