Director, Community Health & Nutrition Education
About The Position
The Director of Community Health & Nutrition Education provides strategic and operational leadership for the San Antonio Food Bank’s CHEF (Culinary Health Education for Families) nutrition education programming and community health initiatives. The role advances nutrition security and chronic disease prevention through accessible, evidence-informed education, healthcare and community partnerships, and integrated food access initiatives. The Director is accountable for departmental performance, staff development, financial stewardship, program quality, and sustainable growth, and collaborates with Community Food & Nutrition Services, the Farm, food distribution, development, and other Food Bank teams. The Director leads annual planning and implementation of CHEF and community health priorities; develops partnerships with healthcare, public health, education, and community organizations; and represents the Food Bank in coalitions, conferences, presentations, and related initiatives. The role directly supervises the CHEF Program Manager, the CHEF Curricula Manager, and Nutrition Educators, setting department priorities and decision rights while supporting collaboration across program implementation and curriculum development. The Director oversees departmental budgets, staffing plans, resource allocation, forecasts, grants, contracts, reporting, and sustainable earned-revenue and partnership-supported programming. The role also ensures quality assurance, safety, documentation, evaluation, data quality, accessible and culturally responsive education, and continuous improvement. The Director guides curriculum stewardship and training standards without taking on day-to-day curriculum production, supports student placements, internships, volunteers, and university partnerships, and supports the Food Bank’s mission, vision, and values. This is an onsite role requiring use of a personal vehicle to travel to program sites, community meetings, and events. The schedule requires flexibility for events in the early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Work is primarily in an indoor office environment, with regular travel to partner sites of varying conditions, including occasional outdoor events.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, public health, health education, healthcare administration, nonprofit management, or a closely related field.
- At least five years of progressively responsible experience in community health, nutrition education, public health programming, or related program operations, including demonstrated program growth and performance accountability.
- At least three years of experience supervising staff and/or managers, including coaching teams, addressing performance issues, and leading organizational change.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare accurate reports and donor correspondence.
- Strong financial acumen and experience managing budgets, grant or contract requirements, program data, and cross-functional projects.
- Working knowledge of nutrition security, chronic disease prevention, health equity, and evidence-informed community education.
- Excellent communication and partnership-development skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and thrive in a collaborative team environment.
- Professional demeanor and ability to represent the Food Bank effectively with staff, volunteers, donors, and community partners.
- Current driver’s license, liability insurance, and a clean driving record.
- Ability to use a personal vehicle to travel to program sites, community meetings, and events.
- Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including extended computer use; sitting, standing, talking, hearing, keyboarding, fine manipulation, and near visual acuity; frequent walking, gross manipulation, pushing, pulling, reaching, and stooping; and occasionally lifting and moving up to 25 pounds.
- Flexibility to attend events in early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, as required.
Nice To Haves
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential.
- Master’s degree in nutrition, public health, healthcare administration, or a related field.
- Experience with Food as Medicine, produce prescription/Food Rx programs, healthcare referral partnerships, and program evaluation.
- Experience in food banking, the Feeding America network, grant-funded nonprofit programs, and/or nutrition education curriculum oversight.
- Experience supervising multiple functional managers and building diversified funding or earned-revenue models.
- Strong professional fluency in English and Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Lead annual planning, program development, and execution of CHEF and community health priorities aligned with the Food Bank strategic plan.
- Develop and steward partnerships with healthcare systems, public health agencies, universities, schools, and community organizations; advance Food as Medicine, Food Rx, produce prescription, and referral initiatives as appropriate.
- Represent the Food Bank in coalitions, presentations, conferences, and cross-sector initiatives, and identify opportunities for innovation and growth.
- Directly supervise, coach, conduct performance management for, and support professional development of the CHEF Program Manager, CHEF Curricula Manager, and Nutrition Educators.
- Set department priorities, clarify decision rights, and support collaboration between program implementation and curriculum development.
- Hold managers accountable for their respective areas, including program scheduling, partner service, training, operational workflows, consistent delivery, curriculum stewardship, and educational content development.
- Oversee quality assurance, safety, documentation, participant experience, and continuous-improvement practices; coordinate with other departments on shared initiatives.
- Support student placements, internships, volunteers, and university partnerships with appropriate supervision and learning objectives.
- Develop and manage departmental budgets, staffing plans, resource allocations, and financial forecasts; monitor spending, program efficiency, and revenue performance.
- Partner with Development, Finance, and organizational leadership on grants, contracts, deliverables, proposals, stewardship, and reporting.
- Expand sustainable earned-revenue and partnership-supported programming while balancing mission access, quality, and financial responsibility.
- Ensure nutrition education is evidence-informed, culturally responsive, accessible, and consistent with organizational nutrition standards; coordinate qualified technical review when specialized expertise is needed.
- Oversee program evaluation, data quality, participant and class metrics, partner feedback, and reporting; use results to improve reach, outcomes, and resource allocation.
- Guide the Curricula Manager’s development, review, and maintenance of educational content and training standards without assuming day-to-day curriculum production.
- Represent SAFB and the CHEF program throughout the service areas, at conferences, and in other opportunities as they arise.
- Support SAFB’s mission, vision, and values, and complete other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
