Company description

Work for us as a Food Education Coordinator via Americorps at Solid Ground! Our Hunger and Food Resources department is passionate about food justice and community education. Position is compensated with stipend and generous monetary award for education. Apply for our 2018-19 Food Education Coordinator AmeriCorps position! Questions? Email carries@solid-ground.org- please visit our website to locate the application. https://www.solid-ground.org/careers/food-education-coordinator-americorps/

Job description

Position Summary: Community Food Education at Solid Ground supports the health and wellness of communities experiencing poverty and oppressions. We provide hands-on educational opportunities for youth and adults alike, around growing, buying, cooking, and eating nutritious foods. Solid Ground’s antiracism lens frames how we approach this service. Our team of AmeriCorps educators lead classes, workshops, and events, to empower communities to navigate their food environments.

Primary Responsibilities- Food and Nutrition Educators will:
- Coordinate and facilitate cooking/nutrition classes with adults and families, using engaging, hands-on curricula in community sites in the Seattle and King County area
- Coordinate and manage volunteers in delivering class lesson materials, in alignment with Solid Ground’s antiracism approach
- Plan and implement Cooking Matters at the Store tours throughout the Seattle area at grocery stores and local community organizations
- Administer and grade survey assessments, enter and track data, complete reports in a timely manner
- Coordinate program administrative duties as it applies to the AmeriCorps position, like weekly food ordering, laundry, dishes, etc.
- Participate in professional development, Anti-Racism Initiative work, and contribute to program development

Compensation

this position is: stipend / non-monetary compensation

Application instructions

Deadline

September 28, 2018