POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) Educator is responsible for teaching community nutrition education classes through the Food as Medicine Institute.  They will manage all aspects of the classes they teach, such as participant recruitment, scheduling, and resource procurement (eg. books, food, and cooking supplies).

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Community Education and Outreach

• Teach the Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) series at community sites.
• Teach additional community-based nutrition classes to promote FAMI.
• Assist in recruiting participants and managing registration for community classes.
• Train work study students for FAME class support as well as other community outreach activities.
• Maintain communication with work study students and class participants throughout the duration of the class session.
• Develop new course curriculum, as appropriate.
• Adapt curriculum and recipes for each location and community, as appropriate.
• Assist with the FAME Educator training, as appropriate.

 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Completed Food as Medicine Everyday Educator training.
• Master’s degree in nutrition plus at least 1 year of experience, preferably in an academic setting and/or teaching FAME community classes; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat is required.
• Experience working with databases and other business software strongly preferred.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be able to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

PAY AND BENEFITS

• $25.00 – $28.00 an hour Base Wage
• 10% discount at NUNM Medicinary

 

This in-person position will be based at our campus in Portland, Oregon.