What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nutrition Educator position at Soliant?
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ)’s Nutrition Educator is responsible for assisting in the successful implementation of the NJ SNAP Ed program, a grant funded nutrition education and physical activity based program, in key communities within the state. Nutrition Educators work cross collaboratively with internal teams and external sites to support healthy communities. This role will report directly to a Senior Nutrition Educator and will be part of a team directed and overseen by a Manager. The ideal candidate is someone who can effectively coordinate and present evidence-based lessons on nutrition and health promotion to a wide variety of target audiences in low-income communities as well as initiate and develop community partnerships.
As a vital team member, you will receive competitive pay, medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid life insurance, holiday pay, paid vacation and sick time, childcare, and pet insurance.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Assist in meeting the grant funded nutrition education program goals by delivering health promotion efforts to target audiences that promote:
o Living physically active lifestyles
o Making healthy food choices on a limited budget
o Decreasing the risk of nutrition related chronic diseases
• Assist in development, planning, and implementation of nutrition education and related activities for multiple programs, including Direct Nutrition Education interventions and Policy, Systems & Environmental Change interventions targeting youth, adults and seniors.
• Assist in the proper documentation, tracking and organization of program data, including outreach and implementation activities and material use.
• Participate and assist in the planning of team/regional/ SNAP-Ed all-staff trainings as requested
• Represent the program and CFBNJ and participate in local and/or regional coalitions and community events as requested
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications include:
• Bachelors degree
• Experience working with diverse communities; providing nutrition and physical activity education in diverse community settings is a plus
• Positive, can-do attitude, excellent communication, public speaking and interpersonal skills, a high degree of self-motivation
• Technical aptitude (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Bi-lingual language skills(English/Spanish/Creole/French/Bengali/Arabic) is a plus
• Must possess personal vehicle and valid driver’s license
• Must be able to carry bulk materials as necessary, up to about 40 pounds.
• Ability to work flexible hours; this position will have a varied work schedule that includes nights and weekends to meet the scheduling needs of partnering organizations and schools
