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The Opportunity

The Community Educator facilitates nutrition and health education workshops in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island boroughs. Workshops are conducted remotely and/or in person, as needed, to both adult and youth audiences in a variety of community settings, such as schools, churches, and not for profit sites.This is a wonderful opportunity to enhance your knowledge of nutrition and health and share it with your community.

Key responsibilities include:

• Recruiting and marketing to community agencies.
• Teaching food, nutrition, budgeting and food safety to workshop participants.
• Evaluation and documentation of nutrition programs and planning new initiatives.

This is a fully on-site position located at 445 East 148th Street, Bronx, NY 10455. Regular business hours are Monday-Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm. Some evenings and weekends as scheduled.

The pay range is $19.59 - $25.78 per hour.

This is a full-time, 35 hours/week, one-year appointment with the possibility of extension depending on funding, available work, and successful performance.

No Visa sponsorship or relocation assistance is available for this position.

What You Will Do

Success Factors

You will shine in this role if you are familiar with the local communities and schools in the Bronx, Manhattan or Staten Island (preferably, you would have lived there for a while), you are passionate about the topic you are teaching, and you teach from your heart. Having a general computer knowledge and familiarity with Power Point, Microsoft applications, and calendaring will aid greatly in the work you will do.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Formal training beyond High School of 6 months -1 year with minimum 6 months' work experience - or equivalent combination.
• Ability to teach in an informal setting and communicate effectively with a diverse audience.
• Ability to travel throughout NYC and work out of doors in a variety of weather conditions. Some evening and weekend work may be required.
• Must be bilingual in Spanish/English.
• Basic computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in nutrition preferred.

A cover letter and resume, including bilingual skills, are required for consideration.

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Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives. We offer a rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of personal life, including employee wellness, workshops, childcare and adoption assistance, parental leave and flexible work options.

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