FOODWISE NUTRITION ADMINISTRATOR (MARATHON, PORTAGE, WOOD, AND CLARK COUNTIES)
- Employer
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- May 20, 2022
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Salary:
Minimum $54,060 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Job Summary:
About the Health & Well-Being Institute and FoodWIse program:
The Health & Well-Being Institute ( https://extension.wisc.edu/health/ ) works to catalyze positive change in Wisconsin residents through evidence-based and community-engaged health promotion programs to improve health, build community capacity to identify and address health inequities, engage in collective action, and achieve greater health equity.
FoodWIse ( https://healthyliving.extension.wisc.edu/programs/foodwise /) advances healthy eating habits, active lifestyles, and healthy community environments for families with limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, community, and systems levels. FoodWIse is federally funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Program (EFNEP) grants.
About the position:
The Nutrition Administrator is an integral member of the Marathon, Portage, Wood, and Clark Counties FoodWIse team. Nutrition Administrators are responsible for staff training and supervision, program planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting, and developing and managing the local program budget. The Nutrition Administrator works closely with nutrition educators and partner agencies to plan and implement interventions that improve healthy food access and make healthy food and physical activity choices practical and available to community members with limited income.
The ideal candidate is adept at building and maintaining trust-based relationships, engaging partners, and applying an equity lens towards transforming lives and communities. As such, we strongly encourage applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity and inclusion.
Responsibilities:
Delivers and assists with planning outreach program activities, strengthens partnerships, ensures adherence to policy, and assists with program administration to promote stable and productive relationships between the university and local community. Strives to expand and ensure access to programs, facilities, and educational services to diverse audiences. May assist with tracking and managing the outreach program budget.
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Required
Bachelor's Degree
in a field relevant to the programmatic responsibilities of the position such as nutritional sciences, dietetics, community health education, public health, family and consumer sciences, social work or related field
Qualifications:
Required:
-At least 3 years of relevant work experience in the area of programming and service delivery.
-Experience supervising and managing staff.
-Demonstrated understanding of and ability to work cooperatively with other agencies and community-based organizations.
-Experience managing multiple tasks, timelines, and schedules while maintaining high quality work.
-Ability to communicate effectively using a variety of methods and technology.
-Demonstrated use of problem-solving skills to successfully address complex issues.
-Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build and maintain professional work environments.
-Ability to effectively work with people from different cultural backgrounds, including those associated with race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, socioeconomic status, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and other aspects of human diversity.
-Demonstrated commitment to the goals and values of Extension's commitment to equity and social justice to support opportunities and outcomes for youth, families, and communities
Preferred:
-Experience in budget development and fiscal management.
-Demonstrated skills in developing, implementing, and evaluating direct education programs and policy, systems and environmental change interventions designed to support behavior change.
-Demonstrated skills in interpreting, utilizing, and applying evidence-based information and research findings.
-Demonstrated experience developing effective partnerships or coalitions with community partners and local governments.
-Demonstrated ability to think creatively, identify root causes, systems of influence and synthesize interdisciplinary approach to conceptualizing and addressing health equity work.
COVID-19 Considerations:
UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086 . Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu for the most up-to-date information.
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Additional Information:
-The primary accountability relationship for this position is the Area 7 Area Extension Director for supervision, compensation and benefits, and performance reviews.
-This position's primary programming focus is Marathon, Portage, Wood, and Clark Counties; however, some programming may also be conducted over a broader geographical area.
-Expectation to make arrangements for transportation adequate to meet position responsibilities and essential job functions.
-Work evenings or weekends as needed to meet programming needs.
How to Apply:
We are eager to learn more about how your experience and passion may align with this position. Please submit a cover letter referring to your related work experience and a resume detailing your educational and professional background. Please keep in mind, applicants need to articulate all required qualifications in their cover letter and/or resume. Applicants who have preferred qualifications should share those too in the cover letter and/or resume. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine who may advance to preliminary interviews.
We are committed to reducing bias in the recruitment process and utilize a redacted application process, which is the practice of removing personally identifiable information from application materials, before the screening of applicants begins. This may include, but is not limited to, name, gender, age, education, address, dates (such as graduation dates), photos, references, links to personal webpages, supervisor names, and/or citizenship.
Contact:
Jason Hausler
jason.hausler@wisc.edu
715-533-8006
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
Outreach Specialist(OE009)
Department(s):
A473631-EXTENSION/YFH/HLTH/NUTR/FOODWI
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
258819-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: May 20 2022 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Jun 20 2022 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
Minimum $54,060 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Job Summary:
About the Health & Well-Being Institute and FoodWIse program:
The Health & Well-Being Institute ( https://extension.wisc.edu/health/ ) works to catalyze positive change in Wisconsin residents through evidence-based and community-engaged health promotion programs to improve health, build community capacity to identify and address health inequities, engage in collective action, and achieve greater health equity.
FoodWIse ( https://healthyliving.extension.wisc.edu/programs/foodwise /) advances healthy eating habits, active lifestyles, and healthy community environments for families with limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, community, and systems levels. FoodWIse is federally funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Program (EFNEP) grants.
About the position:
The Nutrition Administrator is an integral member of the Marathon, Portage, Wood, and Clark Counties FoodWIse team. Nutrition Administrators are responsible for staff training and supervision, program planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting, and developing and managing the local program budget. The Nutrition Administrator works closely with nutrition educators and partner agencies to plan and implement interventions that improve healthy food access and make healthy food and physical activity choices practical and available to community members with limited income.
The ideal candidate is adept at building and maintaining trust-based relationships, engaging partners, and applying an equity lens towards transforming lives and communities. As such, we strongly encourage applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity and inclusion.
Responsibilities:
Delivers and assists with planning outreach program activities, strengthens partnerships, ensures adherence to policy, and assists with program administration to promote stable and productive relationships between the university and local community. Strives to expand and ensure access to programs, facilities, and educational services to diverse audiences. May assist with tracking and managing the outreach program budget.
- 20% Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program
- 5% Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program
- 10% Delivers outreach program content and materials to community members
- 5% Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials
- 5% Develops and evaluates curriculum and programs and provides recommendations for improvement
- 15% May assist with the monitoring of outreach program budget spending
- 20% Leads the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures through oversight of day-to-day activities for program staff and student and community volunteers
- 5% Communicates plans, activities, and achievements to Area Extension Director, Program Managers, partners, and relevant stakeholders
- 15% Supervises program staff and resolves personnel issues
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Required
Bachelor's Degree
in a field relevant to the programmatic responsibilities of the position such as nutritional sciences, dietetics, community health education, public health, family and consumer sciences, social work or related field
Qualifications:
Required:
-At least 3 years of relevant work experience in the area of programming and service delivery.
-Experience supervising and managing staff.
-Demonstrated understanding of and ability to work cooperatively with other agencies and community-based organizations.
-Experience managing multiple tasks, timelines, and schedules while maintaining high quality work.
-Ability to communicate effectively using a variety of methods and technology.
-Demonstrated use of problem-solving skills to successfully address complex issues.
-Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build and maintain professional work environments.
-Ability to effectively work with people from different cultural backgrounds, including those associated with race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, socioeconomic status, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and other aspects of human diversity.
-Demonstrated commitment to the goals and values of Extension's commitment to equity and social justice to support opportunities and outcomes for youth, families, and communities
Preferred:
-Experience in budget development and fiscal management.
-Demonstrated skills in developing, implementing, and evaluating direct education programs and policy, systems and environmental change interventions designed to support behavior change.
-Demonstrated skills in interpreting, utilizing, and applying evidence-based information and research findings.
-Demonstrated experience developing effective partnerships or coalitions with community partners and local governments.
-Demonstrated ability to think creatively, identify root causes, systems of influence and synthesize interdisciplinary approach to conceptualizing and addressing health equity work.
COVID-19 Considerations:
UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086 . Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu for the most up-to-date information.
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Additional Information:
-The primary accountability relationship for this position is the Area 7 Area Extension Director for supervision, compensation and benefits, and performance reviews.
-This position's primary programming focus is Marathon, Portage, Wood, and Clark Counties; however, some programming may also be conducted over a broader geographical area.
-Expectation to make arrangements for transportation adequate to meet position responsibilities and essential job functions.
-Work evenings or weekends as needed to meet programming needs.
How to Apply:
We are eager to learn more about how your experience and passion may align with this position. Please submit a cover letter referring to your related work experience and a resume detailing your educational and professional background. Please keep in mind, applicants need to articulate all required qualifications in their cover letter and/or resume. Applicants who have preferred qualifications should share those too in the cover letter and/or resume. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine who may advance to preliminary interviews.
We are committed to reducing bias in the recruitment process and utilize a redacted application process, which is the practice of removing personally identifiable information from application materials, before the screening of applicants begins. This may include, but is not limited to, name, gender, age, education, address, dates (such as graduation dates), photos, references, links to personal webpages, supervisor names, and/or citizenship.
Contact:
Jason Hausler
jason.hausler@wisc.edu
715-533-8006
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
Outreach Specialist(OE009)
Department(s):
A473631-EXTENSION/YFH/HLTH/NUTR/FOODWI
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
258819-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: May 20 2022 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Jun 20 2022 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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