Program Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Able to assist with enforcing market regulations to shoppers including social distancing, limiting conversations, and customer traffic flow.
• Able to walk and stand for several hours at a time.
• Able to work in all weather conditions, e.g. heat, cold, rain, sun, wind, snow.
• Proficiency in English required
• Proficiency in modern business communications including personal computers, electronic mail, voicemail, and copier equipment required
• Provide Program Coordinator with weekly reports
• Able to assist with enforcing market regulations to shoppers including social distancing, limiting conversations, and customer traffic flow.
• Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, or sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents.
• Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation.
• Ability to travel for a minimum of 1 mile within a reasonable amount of time and in all types of weather, including inclement weather, if required to conduct home visits and/or field work.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working at farmers’ market or farm stand preferred
• Bilingual Preferred

Responsibilities

• Plan, facilitate, and execute delivery of Community Health and Intergenerational program curriculum
• Assist with nutrition and cooking education to community members at the BronxWorks Farm Stand
• Provide workshops for Older Adults and Youth program
• Support youth interns with program preparation
• Workshop facilitation
• Cooking demonstrations
• Program enrollment and outreach
• Follow food safety guidelines
• Engage with community members during nutrition and cooking education
• Works closely with youth interns, Program Coordinators
• Complete program documentation
• Perform program outreach
• Data entry
• Communication with other BronxWorks programs and staff
• Work closely with Program Coordinator, Activity Specialist, and program staff to meet program targets
• Assist with program set up and break down
• Provide Program Coordinator with weekly reports
• Assume responsibilities of program assistant when necessary
• Perform additional duties as assigned
• Assist with Snap Incentive program
• Ensure Farm Stand nutrition education and cooking demonstrations follow Stellar Farmer’s Market curriculum
• Manage preparation and facilitation practice for weekly nutrition education and cooking demonstrations
• Coordinate with BronxWorks Community Health Programs to place weekly orders with vendors
• Follow Farm Stand rules and regulations
• Set up and break down the Farm Stand tents, equipment, and signage
• Serve as a Farm Stand host to welcome and engage shoppers, promoting good relations between vendors, as a representative of BronxWorks
• Assist shoppers with use of benefit payments and nutrition programs (SNAP, FMNP, Health Bucks)
• Engage with shoppers and nutrition education participants to report successes, concerns and opportunities to connect to programming
• Promote the Farm Stand within the community
• Respond in a timely manner to communications from the office
• Perform other duties as needed.