Career Opportunity to Serve the Post Rock District as a Nutrition Educator
Nora
Rhoades,
Family and Youth Development Agent
K-State Research and Extension is currently
looking for a motivated individual to join our team! We are looking for someone
to join our enthusiastic team as a Nutrition Educator. This individual will
primarily serve Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne and Smith Counties in the
Post Rock District as well as Phillips and Rooks Counties in
the Phillips-Rooks District.
A Nutrition Educator serves to meet the Kansas
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education mission. Commonly known as
SNAP-Ed, this nutrition education program is provided at no cost to Kansas families
with limited resources. Our goal is to provide nutrition education and promote,
implement and support initiatives for policy system and environmental changes
to improve dietary quality, enhance food resource management skills, prevent
obesity and increase physical activity.
We’re looking for a team member with knowledge
of and experience working with limited resource families, diverse audiences and
subject matter background. Written and verbal communication skills, such as
confidence speaking in front of groups and facilitating meetings is important.
The ideal candidate will work alongside supportive and passionate community
partners and our local K-State Research and Extension team to extend quality
educational experiences through direct education and promote community health
in the region through public health approaches.
Learn more or apply: http://careers.k-state.edu/cw/en-us/job/507049/nutrition-educator?fbclid=IwAR0rb62k_gBgkWkZR6qt6G41ITHISmxpH29HrcvQSptUgP2_5vy6Q7dQDZA
Kansas State University is an Equal
Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans
and actively seeks diversity among its employees.
