Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - Houston, TX
posted 29 days ago
Houston, TX
About the position
This position works in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program known as EFNEP. The Nutrition Education Associate, with training and supervision, teaches (in-person and/or virtually) about nutrition, food resource management, food safety, and physical activity in culturally sensitive and appropriate ways for adults and/or youth, for low-income audiences in various community locations. This position is funded by a Federal grant and is therefore contingent upon availability of funds.
Responsibilities
- Recruits adults and/or youth who meet program guidelines
- Uses research-based, approved educational materials to instruct youth and/or adults either in-person and/or virtually
- Prepares food for recipes and instructs youth and/or adults through food demonstrations
- Works with diverse audiences
- Collects and tracks program data
- Assists in mentoring and/or training Nutrition Education Assistants when needed
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED, additional education is not considered an advantage.
- Six months of related experience working with youth and/or adult audiences.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with low resource audiences and working cooperatively with support systems, networks, and agency programs available for low-income people/low resource audience.
- Knowledge or teaching experience related to nutrition, food safety, food resource management and physical activity topics, guidelines, and best practices.
- Experience teaching groups of people.
