SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator - Watertown, NY

Cornell Cooperative Extension•New York, NY

2d•$26

About The Position

This position will serve as one of the SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educators for Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Jefferson County and will implement nutrition, food demonstration, and cooking programming using pre-approved lesson plans and curricula aimed at improving healthy food and lifestyle choices among low-income families, individual, and youth groups throughout Jefferson and Lewis counties. Programming will take place both on-site and off-site in the community, in accordance with the Nutrition Program Area’s plan of work and federal and NY state SNAP-Ed guidelines. This position will also coordinate all administrative aspects of the SNAP-ED Program and will assist the Nutrition Program Manager with marketing efforts and monthly reporting for SNAP-Ed, in collaboration with other nutritionists of the SNAP-ED program in the North Country Region. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS: PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING All applicants must apply online by close of day on March 6, 2026 to be considered for this position. All applicants must submit a complete application online, which includes: cover letter, resume and three (3) references. All External Applicants (including applicants currently employed by Cornell Cooperative Extension in Associations other than the Association advertising this career opportunity) must submit his/her application materials via the "APPLY" button located within this job posting. All Internal Applicants (current employees working for the Association advertising this career opportunity) must apply online via his/her Workday account, which may be accessed here: http://workday.cornell.edu/. Please contact Jane Pearson, Association HR Coordinator at 315-788-8450 with questions. POSITION DETAILS: This position is a full-time non-exempt position, 40 hours per week. The hourly rate for this position is $26.25. This position, based on eligibility, offers a comprehensive benefit package, to include: health and dental insurance and NYS retirement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education (Associate’s Degree and 2 years of transferrable program/functional experience) or above, preferably in nutrition, dietetics, community and behavioral health, health education, public health, or nursing. This includes persons certified as RD, RDN, CCN, CNS, and RN as well as other individuals with coursework/experience in nutrition and/or health education with training and/or experience to communicating nutrition and obesity prevention topics.
Strong understanding of community nutrition education topics and obesity prevention delivery methods.
Experience with and understanding of rural, low-income populations.
Experience with addressing nutrition/food insecurity.
Valid NYS Driver’s License and the ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position.
Ability to work flexible hours which may include evenings and/or weekends, as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with purchasing and preparing foods, utilizing business expense accounts and pragmatic use of resources.
Familiarity with reviewing and following recipes and food safety measures in compliance with federal and state guidelines.
Demonstrated ability to utilize program resources within the general community.
Demonstrated ability to plan, teach and evaluate nutrition education groups through a variety of delivery methods.
Demonstrated ability to function as a team member working with volunteers and staff.
Demonstrated ability to organize reference materials for programming purposes.
Demonstrated ability to relate to diverse audiences and create/maintain inclusive work and learning environments.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through oral, written and visual means.
Demonstrated ability to utilize computer and video technologies for educational, reporting, and communication purposes.

Responsibilities

Utilize established program resources and materials in program work to meet the targeted number of both adult and youth participants (40 nutrition activities per month) and act as an integral member to assist the team in reaching 75 direct participants per month for the SNAP-Ed program under the direction and oversight of the Nutrition Program Manager
Implement pre-approved SNAP-ED lesson plans and curricula to provide programming to community groups at schools, food pantries, Department of Social Services (DSS), etc.to support the established plan of work.
Assist in providing educational content as needed to bring awareness to the public in the form of adapted lesson plans, impact statements, articles for progress/annual reports, social media posts, press releases, etc.
Assist the Nutrition Program Manager in multi-association team efforts through joint planning and implementation of multi-disciplinary programs and program activities to deliver the SNAP-ED Program to diverse in-need populations and balancing community needs within the existing guidelines and standard operating procedures as instructed.
Serve as a subject-matter resource in the area of Nutrition to staff and participants, community organizations and the general public.
Serve as a team member and cooperate with the entire Association and Nutrition Program staff to achieve Association program delivery goals related to the mission and uphold Association values.
Interact with program participants to obtain and implement evaluation data as designed, to include: effectiveness of classes and instructors, knowledge gains, and intent to change behaviors for all SNAP-ED Programs.
Assist Nutrition Program Manager in the process of analyzing program data, and based on that analysis, assist in making recommendations for improvements in program offerings.
Document and communicate evaluation findings to constituents as instructed.
Participate in feedback loops with Nutrition Program Manager, association staff, SNAP-Ed regional staff, and community partners involved in nutrition programming.
Assist in the planning and promotion of public events and programs including, but not limited to: creating advertising content and sharing mass media efforts related to upcoming events and programs with association staff, community partners, prior participants, and the general public in accordance with the nutrition program area and marketing plans of work.
Track and analyze nutrition program participation and assist the Nutrition Program Manager in the process of prioritizing future programming activities based on attendance analysis.
Assist in inventorying, identifying, recommending, and tracking program supplies and materials and making recommendations for future program needs to the Nutrition Program Manager.
Assist in training new staff, volunteers, and interns in following all nutrition program area, association, and SNAP-Ed specific guidelines and standard operation procedures.
Organize and coordinate all aspects of SNAP-Ed program activities including shopping for ingredients, gathering materials, marketing and communication with program participants and community partners, and collecting, maintain, and reporting all required program data, testimonials, success stories, surveys, etc., and completing all other administrative duties as needed.
Effectively maintain existing professional relationships and seek to develop new relationships with other agencies, organizations and businesses that will further programming efforts.
Identify transportation needs for low-income, rural participants and help identify solutions, including transporting program participants (using CCE vans) and/or program materials and resources when organizing and coordinating programming as part of position responsibilities.
In cooperation with Supervisor and/or Executive Director, jointly develop and pursue a professional development plan as a means to increase competencies relative to position accountabilities and to address changes in programming and association priorities.
Collaborate in activities that are in general support of Cornell Cooperative Extension including but not limited to, general marketing of Extension programs and other duties as assigned.
Support the association to maintain a safe working environment.
Be familiar and strive to follow any applicable federal, state, local regulations, association health and safety policy/procedure/requirement and standard.
Act proactively to prevent accidents/injuries and communicate hazards to supervisors when identified.