The Extension Nutrition Program, within K-State Research and Extension, is currently seeking a full-time Nutrition Educator to serve communities in northwest Kansas. Nutrition educators support the Kansas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) mission of empowering limited-resource Kansans to achieve healthy lives and reduce health disparities.
Nutrition educators will use evidence-based strategies, including:
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Planning and preparation
Teaching
Community outreach and Policy, System, and Environment (PSE) work
Reporting
Professional development
This position reports to the Northwest Area SNAP-Ed regional specialist.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) is a nutrition education program provided at no cost to Kansas families with limited resources. Our goal is to provide nutrition education to individuals and families who receive food assistance or who are eligible to receive food assistance. In addition, we promote, implement and support initiatives for Policy, System and Environmental changes to improve dietary quality, prevent obesity and increase physical activity. SNAP-Ed is sponsored by the USDA through a contract with the Kansas Department for Children and Families and implemented by K-State Research and Extension. For more information about Kansas SNAP-Ed go to k-state.edu/ks-snaped.
K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. Our system is designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. We are a partnership between Kansas State University and federal, state, and county governments. We have extension offices in every Kansas county. Learn more at ksre.k-state.edu.
This nutrition educator will serve communities in northwest Kansas. The primary office is in Great Bend, KS. (A primary office in Hays, KS could be negotiated.)
This position is on-site and will require regular travel to sites throughout northwest Kansas. It will also involve occasional overnight travel for trainings (approximately 2-3 times per year).
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Other Requirements:
Please submit the following documents:
You will also be asked to provide contact information for three professional references.
Immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
$16.50-$20.50/hour
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