Program Associate

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Program Associate, Dallas (Part-Time)

About Brighter Bites

Brighter Bites is a nonprofit that creates communities of health through fresh food with the goal of changing behavior among children and their families to prevent obesity and achieve long-term health. Brighter Bites is an evidence-based, multi-component elementary school, preschool, and summer camp program that utilizes reliable access to fruits and vegetables, nutrition education, and consistent exposure to recipes and messages that feature fresh food. To learn more about Brighter Bites visit brighterbites.org. To learn more about the Program Associate position, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fokjbvyA2-M

Role

The Program Associate works primarily at assigned schools and sites to support Brighter Bites program implementation alongside the Program Coordinator, including volunteer coordination, nutrition education, and support of the fun food experience. This employee leads volunteers in the preparation of produce bags for the school community. In addition, oversee the delivery of bulk produce, confirm delivery contents, sign off on invoices, and support the full-time Coordinator during the afternoon distribution. This position is part-time and seasonal, requiring candidates to be available for approximately 2-3 days and up to 15 hours per week during the fall, spring, and summer programming

Position Description

• Works onsite to manage the produce bagging and distribution in collaboration with the site Program Coordinator.
• Ensures proper program implementation, including supervising and leading large groups of volunteers, managing produce logistics, and educating volunteers, parents, and children on basic nutrition education topics.
• Assists the Program Coordinator with tracking Brighter Bites program components by maintaining accurate data and daily reports for each site.
• Constantly strives to engage families, site partners, and community members to create and maintain a welcoming, fun, and health-conscious environment at all times.
• Communicate with the Brighter Bites team to share successes and challenges for each assigned site and provide insight for improvement.
• Effectively communicates nutrition education messages to participants.
• Contributes to evening community events, as needed and able.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be willing to follow and enforce CDC guidelines at all times, including but not limited to: wearing a mask, wearing disposable gloves, and social distancing.
• Conversational Spanish language skills are helpful for this role, bilingual (Spanish/English) is preferred.
• Comfortable with giving presentations to small and large groups.
• Ability to manage large groups of people.
• Proficient computer skills, including comfort using phone/tablet apps and MS Office.
• Previous experience volunteering/interning with Brighter Bites is a plus
• Must be on time, able to work independently, and reliable.
• Desire to work with a mission-driven organization that shares the power of fresh food with others, especially children and families.

Operational and Physical Requirements

• Must be able to travel independently to school sites around city area (w/ percentage of mileage reimbursed).
• Must be able to work actively and lift produce boxes/bags weighing between 10-50 pounds each on a continuous basis.
• Must be willing to work outdoors depending on site logistics.
• Must be able to bring and manage supplies to sites daily.

Start Date & Work Schedule

• Anticipated hiring week: September 8th (dependent on HR timeline)
• Team meetings are held on Mondays. The Program Associate will be assigned to a school/site at least 3 days a week, Tuesday through Friday.
• Our program operates on an alternating rotation during the school year. The schedule will not change from fall to spring, and you can anticipate the same schools and timeframes as your schedule for both semesters.
• A typical day might include overseeing the morning produce delivery, managing the bagging assembly, and working with a Program Coordinator at an afternoon produce distribution. The times for these program pieces vary depending on produce delivery schedules at each site. Programming logistics may allow for an unpaid break between the morning and afternoon shifts.
• There will be no work during some holidays; including Thanksgiving, winter break, the week of spring break, and certain weeks during the summer

Brighter Bites provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Pay: From $16.50 per hour

Expected hours: 15 – 20 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching

Work Location: On the road