Nutrition Outreach Specialist

89 Desert Mission; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 44,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

HonorHealth is seeking a Nutrition Outreach Specialist - Farm Stand to provide nutrition and gardening education to families and communities in the Phoenix area.

The role emphasizes education programming, community partnerships, and grant-related reporting. Strong communication skills, public speaking ability, and bilingual English/Spanish are highly valued. This is a full-time on-site position with opportunities for growth within the Living Well department.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED in Nutrition or related field required.
• Associate degree in Nutrition or related field preferred.
• 1 year working in a role utilizing knowledge of diets/nutrition/gardening or related experience required.
• 2 years experience developing and implementing nutrition education programming required.
• Experience with community gardening programs required.
• Experience teaching cooking/nutrition classes required.
• Comfortable with public speaking to varied audiences.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint proficiency required.
• Excellent human relations and written/spoken communication skills required.
• Bi-Lingual English and Spanish preferred.
• Driver's License required.
• Fingerprint Clearance Card required.
• Food Handlers Card required.

Responsibilities

• Provides nutritional education to families, individuals, and groups.
• Supervise assigned temporary nutrition interns and assist with scheduling/evaluation.
• Develops gardening curriculum at community sites and partners.
• Schedules and facilitates gardening classes for community members.
• Leads Desert Mission Community Garden Program activities.
• Supports grant reporting and invoicing processes.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Public speaking

MS Office

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree in Nutrition

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Primary City/State: Desert Mission - 9229 N 4th St Phoenix, AZ 85020

Category: Dietitian/Dietary Services | Shift: Day | Department: Living Well

Available Shifts: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Monday through Friday with occasional weekend coverage.

All positions are full-time and may require flexibility based on business needs.

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Nutrition Outreach Specialist - Farm Stand

Why Join Us?

Consistent full-time hours

Opportunity for growth and advancement

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)

At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well‑wellbeing of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The Nutrition Outreach Coordinator position will be responsible for providing nutrition and gardening education to families, individuals and groups. The primary focus will be nutrition education and gardening. Other duties include providing nutrition and gardening education programming at partner organizations and assisting with monthly reporting for the AZNN grant.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides nutritional education.
• Supervise assigned temporary nutrition interns; participate in scheduling and evaluation of temporary interns.
• Develops and implements gardening curriculum at Lincoln Learning Center, Desert Mission Food Bank and other community organizations.
• Schedules and facilitates gardening classes for community members.
• Assists with the development and implementation of the Desert Mission Community Garden Program.
• Leads weekly gardening Q&A sessions.
• Develops relationships with farmers, produce companies, farmer’s markets and community gardens to increase donation of products.
• Creates and implements healthy food drives at donation sites.
• Supervises volunteers assigned to the Desert Mission Food Bank garden.
• Increase Nutrition Outreach opportunities within the Honor Health Network and community.
• Promotes Desert Mission programs during outreach events.
• Promotes SNAP (food stamps) during educational outreach.
• Coordinates scheduled nutrition education outreach events within Honor Health and at community partner sites.
• Selects and presents approved Nutrition Education curriculum and/or demonstrations to parents, families or other community members.
• Creates and maintains partnerships with Honor Health departments and community partners to implement successful nutrition education programs.
• Develops program event and marketing materials including flyers, pamphlets and recipes.
• Compiles information for invoices, monthly and quarterly reports.
• Documents and reports all activities including, but not limited to individuals served, product utilization, educational materials distributed.
• Documents time and effort in appropriate manner for grant purposes.
• Attends all Arizona Nutrition Network (AZNN) partnership training and webinars.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED In Nutrition or related field Required
• Associates In Nutrition or related field Preferred

Experience

• 1 year working in a role utilizing knowledge of diets/nutrition/gardening (i.e. dietician externship) or related experience. Required
• 2 years Experience developing and implementing nutrition education programming. Required
• Experience with community gardening/ community garden programs. Required
• Experience teaching cooking/ nutrition classes. Required
• Other Comfortable with public speaking/ speaking to large and small crowds. Required
• Intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Required
• Excellent Human Relations and oral/written communication skills. Required
• Bi-Lingual English and Spanish. Preferred
• Preferred

License and Certifications

• Drivers License (DL) - License Driver License current and valid Arizona driver's license Required
• Fingerprint Clearance Card (FPC) - Certificate State Current Arizona Dept. of Health Services Fingerprint Clearance Card (Must get fingerprinted within two weeks of hire/transfer date, if no current clearance card. Must renew prior to expiration date in order to remain in compliance.) Required
• Food Handlers Card - Certification Food Service\ - Food Handlers Card Food handlers card 7 Days Required

Company Culture

We're all in for your career. Expert care from experts who care. At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. Our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness, but behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and unwavering dedication.

We're delivering a healthcare experience that simply feels better through:

• Nine acute-care hospitals
• Over 200 primary, specialty and urgent care centers
• More than 17,000 team members and 4,000 medical staff

Since 1927, we’ve been focused on doing what matters most — caring for people and communities across the greater Phoenix area. From humble beginnings to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, we’re just as driven as we were a century ago. Come join us and go all in for your career.

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