Summer Youth Nutrition Educator

HHC•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Summer Youth Nutrition Educator is a temporary summer position funded by the Summer Youth Program Fund with the goal of enriching youth summer programs with nutrition education. The Summer Youth Nutrition Educator will be responsible for planning and implementing nutrition programming for requested community partners and evaluating the effectiveness of the programming. The Summer Youth Nutrition Educator will also participate in community health fairs. This position may require some evenings and weekends.

Requirements

Actively pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in nutrition or dietetics, health science, public health, or related field is required
Must have valid Indiana driver’s license and must possess or have access to reliable transportation for in-county travel
Excellent verbal and written skills; excellent organizational skills
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Internet Explorer, and office equipment such as fax machine, copier, and telephone
Must be able to work both independently and as part of a team
Must be able to take initiative and prioritize workload
Knowledge of safe food handling and sanitation
Cultural competence
Flexibility to adapt to changing program/department needs and activities

Nice To Haves

Preferred dietetic intern or 4th year student with experience in nutrition education and curriculum design
Certified Health Educator (CHES) certification preferred
ServSafe certified preferred
Spanish language skills preferred

Responsibilities

Develop nutrition focused summer camp sessions for elementary age children and teens.
Develop materials to support the programs, as needed, maintaining continuity of instruction among curriculum levels.
Deliver nutrition programming to a variety of different youth summer camps in Indianapolis.
Adapt program to teach students of diverse populations at age-appropriate levels.
Evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition programming using pre and posttest evaluations and develop a report to summarize the outcomes of the program.
Procure food and supplies needed for summer camp sessions. Pack and transport supplies needed to deliver nutrition programs on site.
Participate in summer health fairs as requested by community partners.
Create educational materials/programs providing an emphasis on nutrition and wellness (i.e., articles, curricula, newsletters, posters, handouts, displays, recipes and visual aids) to be used at health fairs, exhibitions, community events, etc.
Design nutrition newsletter (Pantry Press, Teen Chef, Produce Press) as requested by Nutrition Services full time staff.
Develop recipes for the Nutrition Services program as requested by the Nutrition Services full time staff.
Represent MCPHD on internal/external committees for improvement of the community nutrition and wellness status as needed.
Maintain confidentiality of all client records and information, as specified by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and complete annual HIPPA training
Complete annual Blood Borne Pathogens training.
Complete the required National Incident Command System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS) level training, participate in responding to public health emergencies as directed