Description

• Works with the target audience of SDP students, parents, guardians, and families to develop adequate nutrition and physical activity habits by;
• Implementing nutrition education lessons, workshops, and hands-on activities (e.g. cooking, food preparation, simple gardening, etc.),
• Supporting school staff with creating a healthy school environment through promotional efforts, tabling, signage, bulletin boards, social media, and other various communication strategies that reach the target audience,
• Demonstrating, role-modeling, or providing support to classroom teachers or school staff on nutrition lessons and wellness activities,
• Supporting SDP management staff with trainings and professional development opportunities for teachers, nurses and other school-based staff,
• Linking nutrition education and wellness efforts with healthy food distributions that are provided by other external food security organizations (e.g. Share Food Program, Philabundance, etc.),
• Participating in various school events (e.g. back-to-school nights, school advisory council meetings, community meetings, etc.) where nutrition and wellness can be highlighted and reinforced,
• Assisting SDP management staff and individual school personnel with assessment of a school's wellness needs by utilizing grant or SDP tools that assess readiness, capacity, and/or implementation of SDP’s School Wellness Policy, and
• Encouraging and supporting schools with development and maintenance of a “School Wellness team” to address needs around implementation of SDP’s School Wellness Policy and other changes that increase healthy eating and activity behaviors
• Prepares and/or transports food items needed for taste-testing or sampling during activities and events
• Builds, maintains, and grows relationships with school staff at assigned schools
• Supports SDP management with program planning efforts
• Attends and engages in training opportunities associated with school wellness, grant, and SDP initiatives
• Collects and properly completes documentation for grant and District needs
• Administers and/or assists with evaluation tools and processes when asked
• Other related duties and assignments related to school wellness, grant, and SDP goals
  

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of nutrition education, school wellness, and USDA’s Food Guidance System and U.S. Dietary Guidelines (ex - MyPlate and SNAP/SNAP-Edu)
• Ability to implement nutrition education programs and activities for students, guardians, and school staff
• Ability to prepare materials for programming

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in public health, education, nutrition, or dietetics
• Two years of professional experience in nutrition, dietetics, public health, or community outreach which has included conducting nutrition or wellness focused programming or equivalent combination of training and experience
• Ability to work independently, manage time and schedule, and meet grant goals and deadlines
• Flexibility in scheduling including school day and out of school time hours
• Strong communicator and collaborator
• Personal commitment to promoting and being a role model for healthy eating and physical activity
• Capable of physical aspects of work including lifting, carrying, and transporting materials and supplies, demonstrating physical activity movements, and stair climbing.
• Proficiency with using MS Office applications and Google applications (e.g. G-Suite, Gmail, Google Calendar, etc.)
• Ability to acquire, maintain, and submit all required clearances for school personnel
• Must be willing to travel locally to various schools - a valid driver’s license, insurance and car is required (mileage reimbursement is provided).
• Bilingual communication is a plus
• Food preparation/cooking skills a plus