Nutrition Education Program Assistant

Nutrition Education Program Assistant

Under the direction of the Nutrition Coordinator, this position provides part-time support for community-based nutrition education programming. The Nutrition Education Program Assistant helps with the day-to-day work needed to prepare, promote, and carry out nutrition classes, cooking demonstrations, food-based activities, community events, and educational workshops. This position supports both food-based and non-food-based nutrition education for children, adults, families, and community partners.

Duties may include grocery shopping, food preparation, class setup, kitchen cleaning, outreach, participant support, documentation, and general program support.

Program And Class Support

• Assist with preparing for and carrying out nutrition education classes, cooking demonstrations, hands-on food activities, community events, and educational workshops.
• Help prepare class materials, menus, recipes, grocery lists, supply lists, lesson materials, food demonstration notes, and participant activities.
• Assist with setting up and breaking down classes, including moving tables and chairs, arranging demonstration areas, setting up serving stations, preparing handouts, and resetting the room after class.
• Support hands-on demonstrations by helping with ingredient portioning, participant stations, children's activities, food safety, and overall class flow.
• Assist with participant check-in, attendance tracking, distribution of materials, collection of feedback forms, and general participant support.

Food Preparation, Shopping, Kitchen Support, And Cleaning

• Assist with grocery shopping, price comparison, food sourcing, organizing ingredients, and transporting supplies for classes and demonstrations.
• Assist with food preparation before, during, and after classes. This may include washing produce, chopping ingredients, measuring items, assembling recipe components, portioning samples, labeling food, and packaging leftovers.
• Assist with cleaning and resetting the kitchen, classroom, and demonstration areas. Duties may include washing dishes, loading and unloading dishwashers, wiping counters and tables, sanitizing surfaces, sweeping or spot-cleaning floors, taking out trash, putting away supplies, and leaving the space clean and organized.
• Help maintain kitchen and demonstration supplies, including pantry items, cooking equipment, serving supplies, paper goods, cleaning supplies, food storage items, and educational materials.
• Support recipe testing and class preparation by keeping track of prep notes, timing, serving sizes, participant feedback, supply needs, and recipe changes as directed.

Outreach, Promotion, And Communication

• Assist with promoting nutrition classes and community events through flyers, emails, phone calls, partner outreach, social media support, and distribution of promotional materials.
• Help create, update, organize, and distribute class flyers, class descriptions, email reminders, registration materials, and participant follow-up messages.
• Communicate with participants, coworkers, and community partners in a professional, respectful, timely, and culturally responsive manner.
• Assist with maintaining contact lists, registration information, outreach records, and partner communication as assigned.

Content, Media, And Documentation Support

• Assist with taking approved photos and short videos during classes, demonstrations, events, recipe preparation, and program activities.
• Organize photos, videos, recipes, class materials, attendance sheets, feedback forms, sign-in sheets, supply lists, and program documents.
• Help prepare basic program materials such as nutrition tips, recipe cards, handouts, activity sheets, food demonstration outlines, and other educational resources under the direction of the Nutrition Coordinator.
• Assist with documenting program activities, including attendance numbers, class summaries, menu notes, participant feedback, supply usage, and event outcomes.

Research, Evaluation, And Administrative Support

• Assist with gathering reliable nutrition, culinary, public health, food access, and community wellness information to support program planning and education.
• Support program evaluation by helping collect, organize, and summarize surveys, attendance data, class feedback, recipe feedback, and other program information.
• Assist with basic reports, monthly summaries, class recaps, partner updates, and documentation needed for program planning or grant-related reporting.
• Maintain organized program files, recipes, shopping lists, class folders, supply lists, participant materials, and event documentation.
• Attend meetings, trainings, community events, and partner meetings as requested.
• Complete required trainings and perform other duties as assigned, including duties related to public health emergency operations.

Education:

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent required.
• Associate's degree or coursework in nutrition, public health, culinary arts, health…