Thursday, June 7, 2012

Hiring Healthy Habits Coordinators

See below for job descriptions for P/T, Temporary Healthy Habits Coordinators for the Alamosa and La Jara Farmers Markets.  If you are looking for the F/T Cooking Matters Job Description see the May 25th post.



Job Title: Alamosa Healthy Habits Coordinator
Reports to: Nutrition Education Director

Responsibilities:
Farmers Market Demonstrations
·         Provide oversight and assistance at the Healthy Habits Mobile Kitchen (MOKI) cooking demonstrations at the Alamosa Farmers Market, which includes:
o        Contact and schedule potential guest chefs, providing them guidance on selecting their recipe and submitting it in advance of his/her assigned Saturday.
o        Work at approximately seven of the 14 Saturdays during the Alamosa Farmer’s Market from 7:15am to about 2pm.  The Market runs from July 7-Oct 6.
o        Purchase weekly demonstration supplies including food, based on the recipe being prepared that week.
o        Set up MOKI cooking demonstration area each Saturday.  This includes preparing the demonstration area to ensure proper food safety.
o        Assist the guest chef with his/her cooking demonstration and the preparation of about 200-300 recipe samples to be provided to Farmers Market customers.
o        Inventory weekly food serving supplies.
o        Properly clean and sanitize the MOKI each week after the cooking demos and at the beginning and end of the Market season.
o        Other minor duties as assigned.

Fruit and Vegetable Voucher Program
·         Redeem the Healthy Habits Fruit and Vegetable Vouchers from the farmers at the end of the Market.  The MOKI staff person must remain at the Farmers Market until all farmers have redeemed their vouchers.
·         Meet with the Nutrition Education Director the following week to reconcile the grocery receipts and cash leftover from voucher redemption to ensure accurate weekly bookkeeping.

Qualification Requirements:
·         Passion for nutrition and cooking education.
·         Basic knowledge in the preparation of nutritional foods, including safe food preparation methods.
·         Ability to lift 50 pounds.

Compensation:
·         Hourly rate of $12 for approximately 8-12 hours per week.

To Apply:
Submit and resume and letter of interest to Megan Lehnerd at slvlocalfoods@gmail.com by Friday, June 15 at 5pm.  For questions contact Megan via email or at (719)937-2319.

SLV Local Foods Coalition is an equal employment opportunity employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful and all persons involved in the operations of the SLV LFC are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.




Job Title: La Jara Healthy Habits Coordinator
Reports to: Nutrition Education Director

Responsibilities:
Farmers Market Demonstrations
·         Provide oversight and assistance at the Healthy Habits cooking demonstrations at the La Jara Farmers Market, which includes:
o        Contact and schedule potential guest chefs, providing them guidance on selecting their recipe and submitting it in advance of his/her assigned Friday.
o        Work the seven Fridays of the La Jara Farmers Market from 2:30pm-about 7pm.  The Market runs from July 27-Sept. 7.
o        Purchase weekly demonstration supplies including food, based on the recipe being prepared that week.
o        Set up cooking demonstration area each Friday.  This includes preparing the demonstration area to ensure proper food safety.
o        Assist the guest chef with his/her cooking demonstration and the preparation of about 200-300 recipe samples to be provided to Farmers Market customers.
o        Inventory weekly food serving supplies.
o        Properly clean and sanitize the MOKI each week after the cooking demos and at the beginning and end of the Market season.
o        Other minor duties as assigned.

Fruit and Vegetable Voucher Program
·         Redeem the Healthy Habits Fruit and Vegetable Vouchers from the farmers at the end of the Market.  The MOKI staff person must remain at the Farmers Market until all farmers have redeemed their vouchers.
·         Meet with the Nutrition Education Director the following week to reconcile the grocery receipts and cash leftover from voucher redemption to ensure accurate weekly bookkeeping.

Qualification Requirements:
·         Passion for nutrition and cooking education.
·         Basic knowledge in the preparation of nutritional foods, including safe food preparation methods.
·         Ability to lift 50 pounds.

Compensation:
·         Hourly rate of $12 for approximately 5-10 hours per week.

To Apply:
Submit and resume and letter of interest to Megan Lehnerd at slvlocalfoods@gmail.com by Friday, June 15 at 5pm.  For questions contact Megan via email or at (719)937-2319.
SLV Local Foods Coalition is an equal employment opportunity employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful and all persons involved in the operations of the SLV LFC are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.

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