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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.

Hiring Nutrition Education Director

SLV LOCAL FOODS COALITION is seeking a full-time Nutrition Education Director to manage the Cooking Matters and Healthy Habits programs.  For full job description see below, and for questions, contact Megan Lehnerd, (719)937-2319.  Email resume and cover letter to slvlocalfoods@gmail.com by Mon., June 18 at 5pm.

Job Title: Nutrition Education Director

Reports to: Executive Director

Responsibilities:

The tasks required for this position include but are not limited to those listed below. 

·         Coordinate and implement a minimum of 12-15 cooking courses, complying with CMC National gold standards, and maintaining an 85% graduation rate.

·         Recruit, train and maintain a large enough volunteer pool to fill each course with qualified volunteer chef and volunteer nutrition educators

·         Recruit, verify, train and maintain enough community partners to offer at least 12-15 CMC courses to individuals and families living at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Line.

·         Participate in nutrition, health or food events to promote Cooking Matters and its message.

·         Offer programming in Alamosa, Costilla, Conejos, Rio Grande, Saguache, & Mineral counties.

·         Participate in required Cooking Matters local and national trainings

·         Participate in required Cooking Matters local and national reporting

·         Manage the Healthy Habits program, including the MOKI demonstrations at the Valley Farmer’s Market and at other locations, the 1-2 MOKI farmer’s market staff, and other nutrition/cooking education programming developed for use with the MOKI.

·         Performing all job-related duties requested by the Local Foods Coalition Director, including assisting with funding applications to secure additional grants for nutrition education programming.

Abilities:

·         Ability to organize and relate to groups of people from varied backgrounds

·         Evidence of personal initiative and resourcefulness with the ability to set own direction

·         Ability to effectively communicate with staff and community partners to mobilize resources and develop the necessary relationships to meet program requirements.

·         Knowledge of nutrition and cooking, as well as local community agencies.  Knowledge of local languages and culture is a plus

·         Physical stamina

·         Ability to work under pressure

Qualification Requirements:

·         Passion for nutrition and cooking education, as well as the role it plays in the lives of low-income populations.

·         B.A./B.S. in public health, nursing, health education, nutrition, dietetics, education OR equivalent education and experience

·         Experience and knowledge working with low-income parents and families.

·         Basic knowledge in the preparation of nutritional foods

·         Must be willing to attend program activities even in the evening and/or on weekends

·         Must be willing to attend meetings and trainings as required, which can be located within the San Luis Valley, the state of Colorado, and out of state.

Compensation:

·         Range $30,000 - $35,000

To Apply:

·         Submit resume and cover letter to slvlocalfoods@gmail.com by Monday, June 18 at 5pm.

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.

Community Garden Party!

The Alamosa Community Garden Kickoff Party/Fundraiser/Barn Dance is happening tomorrow, May 18th at a ranch north of Alamosa. This event is sure to be lively and fun, with Frank Scott and Friends playing (including members of Sweet Radish, Rhonda Mouser, Todd Grayson, Deb Nichols and more!). Plus, there will be a local food dinner!

There will also be a silent auction, filled with wonderful goods and services offered by your friends and neighbors. All proceeds go directly to the Community Gardens, and will help support numerous projects and programs aimed at teaching youth, families and the community about gardening and nutrition.  Call for directions 589-4567.

Garden-in-a-Box

The Community Gardens, LiveWell Alamosa and the Local Foods Coalition have been putting on the "Garden-in-a-box" program for three years now. This program provides all the tools needed for a raised bed garden to low-income families and community groups. The goal is to instill a lifelong interest of gardening and healthy living. It has been incredibly successful thus far, and we want to continue! The gardens will be offering 15 more gardens to people who cannot start a garden on their own, but we need some help from the community!

We are in need of garden mentors who can assist families with the gardening process. All we ask is that the mentor assists the family around planting time, and check on them a few times throughout the summer. We also ask that they are available to the family if a problem does arise. The mentor doesn't need to be an expert gardener by any means! And we are always there to support the mentors and the families.

Ideally, the mentor can attend the workshop day, which will be held on Saturday, May 19th from 10-12. This is a great time for the mentor to meet the family and share contact information. If for some reason the mentor cannot make it at all, we can work something out.

Please let us know if this is something you or someone you know might be interested in! It's a great way to support your community, and share wisdom you've gained over the years!

Taste of the SLV at ArtWalk

Join the SLV Local Foods Coalition on Saturday, April 14th between 10:00
and 2:00 on Main Street in Alamosa (during the Alamosa ArtWalk) for samples
of great local and regional foods! Free samples of locally and regionally grown treats will be offered
at Carlucci’s, SLV Brewing Company, Milagros Coffehouse, Firedworks Gallery, Wild Roses
and Treasure Alley and will be prepared by KW Farms, Rio Culebra
Cooperative, SLV Brewery, Milagros, Mary Sue’s Morsels, the Alamosa
Community Gardens and Cooking Matters.  See you there!

Alamosa ArtWalk

Mark you calendars for the Alamosa ArtWalk coming up on April 14th in downtown Alamosa.  There will be samples of local foods provided by the SLV Brewery, Rio Culebra Coop, KW Farms, the Valley Food Coop, Mary Sue's Morsels, the Alamosa Community Gardens, Milagros and us, the SLV Local Foods Coalition/Cooking Matters.  For more info about ArtWalk keep an eye out at http://www.alamosa.org/