Efnep community nutrition educator stockton, ca, job id 67105
Company: University Of California Agriculture And Natural R
Location: Stockton
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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Job Description:
EFNEP Community Nutrition Educator Stockton, CA, Job ID 67105
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources County
Location : San Joaquin County Date Posted : April 5, 2024 Closing
Date : Until Filled Community Nutrition and Health at UC ANR is a
statewide network of researchers and educators promoting healthy
and equitable communities for all Californians. Our shared goal is
to co-create public education and partner training programming to
advance community health across California. We collaborate with
local organizations and community leaders who share our goals to
advance community health and work to create changes across many
areas including individual behavior change, leadership capacity
building, organizational policy change, informing public policy,
and affecting systems or environmental change such workflows or
best practices within an institution. As a result of this work, our
vision is for all Californians to have access to live a healthy
life, free from chronic disease. As a core Community Nutrition and
Health statewide program, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education
Program (EFNEP) provides community education classes for
income-eligible youth and adults which promote nutrition and
physical activity as a means of maintaining a healthy lifestyle
free from chronic disease. By focusing on improving diet quality,
increasing physical activity, assuring safe food-handling
practices, and strengthening food resource management skills, EFNEP
supports families with children to make meaningful healthy
lifestyle changes. EFNEP also partners with community stakeholders
to make changes to the surrounding community context known as
"policy, system, and environmental change efforts" which result in
deeper, long-term positive impact for even more youth and families.
EFNEP is federally funded by the United States Department of
Agriculture as part of a long-standing network of community-based
nutrition education programs across the country. As a core
Community Nutrition and Health statewide program, the Cal Fresh
Healthy Living, University of California program (CFHL, UC) offers
comprehensive evidence-based nutrition and physical activity
education, aligned with changes to the surrounding community
context known as "policy, system, and environmental change efforts"
in early childhood centers, schools and community environments.
Services are provided in 34 counties with 1,600 volunteers known as
"extenders" (trained teachers, afterschool staff, community
members). The majority of CFHL, UC participants are preschool and
school aged youth and their families. The CFHL, UC program also
works with SNAP-Ed eligible adults, seniors, and other priority
populations. By aligning community education with policy, systems
and environmental change strategies, CFHL, UC creates long-lasting
community impact. CFHL, UC is federally funded by the United States
Department of Food and Agriculture as part of the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program's Education network (SNAP-Ed) across
the country. Position Summary: Join our statewide and national
networks of nutrition and health educators who receive high-quality
training and hands-on support so that together we can make a
positive difference in our communities. This position's primary
foci are to conduct, manage, and evaluate a nutrition education
program to create a healthier school and community environment. The
Community Education Specialist 2 position will perform the full
range of program implementation duties. Incumbent will coordinate,
manage, and deliver nutrition education with community-based adults
and/or youth in partnership with local public health and community
organizations. This includes training, guiding, and supporting
schoolteachers who volunteer to support health education in their
classes by providing them with education, information and
resources; evaluating program implementation; collecting and
compiling enrollment information, assuring proper documentation,
collecting evaluation data from teachers and participants;
performing data entry for reporting; and writing reports in
compliance with funding requirements. The Community Education
Specialist 2 will build and maintain an informal network of
partners, align nutrition education projects with approved
curricula and educational materials, develop news releases and news
articles, and maintain knowledge and competence about the subject
matter. This position is a career appointment that is 100% fixed.
Pay Scale: $21.89/hour to $29.12/hour This position will promote,
in all ways consistent with the other responsibilities of the
position, accomplishment of the Affirmative Action goals
established by the Division. The University reserves the right to
make employment contingent upon successful completion of the
background check. This is a designated position requiring a
background check and may require fingerprinting due to the nature
of the job responsibilities. UC ANR does hire people with
conviction histories and reviews information received in the
context of the job responsibilities. As a condition of employment,
you will be required to comply with the University of California
Policy on Vaccination Programs , as may be amended or revised from
time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may
impose additional requirements. To apply, please visit: Copyright
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