Nutrition Education Internship with City Harvest

Internship Opportunity:

Organization: City Harvest of New York

Title: Nutrition Education Internship

Location: New York, NY

Position Available: September 21, 2009

Application Deadline: Until Filled (multiple positions available)

City Harvest is seeking students of nutrition or a related field who are interested in gaining experience facilitating cooking and nutrition classes as well as teaching nutrition to either families or senior citizens. The internship is a minimum of 60 hours spread over an 8 week period, which may be applied towards field work hours or to gain practical experience in the field of nutrition education.

Nutrition Education programs at City Harvest provide tools to low-income individuals, families, and communities to help them prevent and manage diet-related diseases through improved skills and knowledge. Our nutrition education staff - along with volunteer chefs, nutritionists and class managers - teach courses focusing on healthy cooking techniques, nutrition information, and physical activity at partnering agencies including food pantries, soup kitchens, schools, senior centers, and other CBOs. All courses are 8 weeks long, with participants meeting for two hours each week.

Responsibilities:

 Attend one half-day training to learn about City Harvest nutrition education programs, intern roles and responsibilities, and facilitation skills

 Manage implementation of one 8-week nutrition education course by coordinating with the site director, class volunteers, and City Harvest staff

 Lead each class (2-hour classes for 8 weeks) and manage the implementation of cooking and nutrition

activities (with assistance from trained volunteers)

 Teach nutrition lessons as a component of each class

 Ensure all materials (groceries, nutrition education tools, and so on) are present for each class

 Maintain required paperwork including attendance, receipts, and weekly class evaluations

 Where needed, lead participants in age-appropriate exercises

 Provide basic instruction in finance and budgeting using prepared curriculum

Requirements:

 Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree candidate studying nutrition, nutrition education, or related field

 Ability to commit to a minimum of 7 hours per week. Most of this time will be at community organizations

 Strong communication and interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail

 Comfortable working with diverse cultures

 Comfortable speaking in front of an audience

 Interest in cooking

 Willingness to travel to Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx via public transportation, or Staten Island if you own a car

 Flexibility and able to implement creative solutions

All interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Rosanna Campitiello at rcampitiello@cityharvest.org.