Program Specialist 5163
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Job Summary
BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. From toddlers to seniors we feed shelter teach and support our neighbors to build a stronger all aspects of our work we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and are guided by the belief that people are to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their present situation or past experiences.
Across our 60 locations we provide programs in a variety of service areas including workforce development children youth families seniors and homeless prevention.
Community Health Programs provide wellness healthy lifestyle support and civic engagement programs to the Bronx
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plan facilitate and execute delivery of Community Health and Intergenerational program curriculum
- Assist with nutrition and cooking education to community members at the BronxWorks Farm Stand
- Provide workshops for Older Adults and Youth program
- Support youth interns with program preparation
- Workshop facilitation
- Cooking demonstrations
- Program enrollment and outreach
- Follow food safety guidelines
- Engage with community members during nutrition and cooking education
- Works closely with youth interns Program Coordinators
- Complete program documentation
- Perform program outreach
- Data entry
- Communication with other BronxWorks programs and staff
- Work closely with Program Coordinator Activity Specialist and program staff to meet program targets
- Assist with program set up and break down
- Provide Program Coordinator with weekly reports
- Assume responsibilities of program assistant when necessary
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Assist with Snap Incentive program
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree required
- Prior experience working at farmers market or farm stand preferred
- Able to assist with enforcing market regulations to shoppers including social distancing limiting conversations and customer traffic flow.
- Able to walk and stand for several hours at a time.
- Able to work in all weather conditions e.g. heat cold rain sun wind snow.
- Proficiency in English required
- Proficiency in modern business communications including personal computers electronic mail voicemail and copier equipment required
- Provide Program Coordinator with weekly reports
- Able to assist with enforcing market regulations to shoppers including social distancing limiting conversations and customer traffic flow.
- Bilingual Preferred
PROGRAM SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure Farm Stand nutrition education and cooking demonstrations follow Stellar Farmers Market curriculum
- Manage preparation and facilitation practice for weekly nutrition education and cooking demonstrations
- Coordinate with BronxWorks Community Health Programs to place weekly orders with vendors
- Follow Farm Stand rules and regulations
- Set up and break down the Farm Stand tents equipment and signage
- Serve as a Farm Stand host to welcome and engage shoppers promoting good relations between vendors as a representative of BronxWorks
- Assist shoppers with use of benefit payments and nutrition programs (SNAP FMNP Health Bucks)
- Engage with shoppers and nutrition education participants to report successes concerns and opportunities to connect to programming
- Promote the Farm Stand within the community
- Respond in a timely manner to communications from the office
- Perform other duties as needed.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods.
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Ability to stand walk or sit for long periods of time.
- Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents.
- Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation.
- Ability to travel for a minimum of 1 mile within a reasonable amount of time and in all types of weather including inclement weather if required to conduct home visits and/or field work.
BronxWorks seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. BronxWorks is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. This commitment applies to all terms conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to recruitment hiring compensation training and employee development placement promotion demotion upgrading downgrading transfer layoff and termination. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition military and veteran status gender identity or expression genetic information status as a victim of domestic violence or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact .
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