The Program coordinator promotes and improves individual and community health by leader and participating in a team of nutrition educators who promote healthy eating behaviors, physical activity practice to low-income communities. Deliver appropriate health and nutrition programs to meet audience needs and prepare, instruct and evaluate day-to-day classes. Assist program manager in program planning, applied research, and maintaining relationships with community partners.
The Ascentria SNAP-Ed program provides nutrition and garden-based education activities, implements social marketing campaigns, and helps create policy, systems and environmental supports to enable low-income families to establish and sustain healthy eating behaviors. SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educators partner with Farm to School colleagues to reach low-income families through new and long-standing partnerships created with local community organizations.
Who are we?
Ascentria Care Alliance has spent the past 150 years helping people in need. We empower people of all backgrounds to rise together and reach beyond life’s challenges by building stronger communities and helping people move forward together.
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Ascentria Care Alliance celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with federal and state employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, pregnancy, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or any other legally-protected category. Candidates who identify as BIPOC, multilingual or have lived experience with immigration or human services are encouraged to apply.
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