This position will serve as one of the SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educators for Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Jefferson County and will implement nutrition, food demonstration, and cooking programming using pre-approved lesson plans and curricula aimed at improving healthy food and lifestyle choices among low-income families, individual, and youth groups throughout Jefferson and Lewis counties. Programming will take place both on-site and off-site in the community, in accordance with the Nutrition Program Area’s plan of work and federal and NY state SNAP-Ed guidelines. This position will also coordinate all administrative aspects of the SNAP-ED Program and will assist the Nutrition Program Manager with marketing efforts and monthly reporting for SNAP-Ed, in collaboration with other nutritionists of the SNAP-ED program in the North Country Region.

    

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS:

PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING

All applicants must apply online by close of day on March 6, 2026 to be considered for this position. All applicants must submit a complete application online, which includes: cover letter, resume and three (3) references.

All External Applicants (including applicants currently employed by Cornell Cooperative Extension in Associations other than the Association advertising this career opportunity) must submit his/her application materials via the "APPLY" button located within this job posting.

All Internal Applicants (current employees working for the Association advertising this career opportunity) must apply online via his/her Workday account, which may be accessed here: http://workday.cornell.edu/. 

Please contact Jane Pearson, Association HR Coordinator at 315-788-8450 with questions. 

POSITION DETAILS:

This position is a part-time non-exempt position, 20 hours per week. The hourly rate for this position is $26.25. This position, based on eligibility, offers a comprehensive benefit package, to include: health and dental insurance and NYS retirement.

POSITION INFORMATION:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education (Associate’s Degree and 2 years of transferrable program/functional experience) or above, preferably in nutrition, dietetics, community and behavioral health, health education, public health, or nursing. This includes persons certified as RD, RDN, CCN, CNS, and RN as well as other individuals with coursework/experience in nutrition and/or health education with training and/or experience to communicating nutrition and obesity prevention topics.
• Strong understanding of community nutrition education topics and obesity prevention delivery methods.
• Experience with and understanding of rural, low-income populations.
• Experience with addressing nutrition/food insecurity.
• Valid NYS Driver’s License and the ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position.
• Ability to work flexible hours which may include evenings and/or weekends, as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with purchasing and preparing foods, utilizing business expense accounts and pragmatic use of resources.
• Familiarity with reviewing and following recipes and food safety measures in compliance with federal and state guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize program resources within the general community.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, teach and evaluate nutrition education groups through a variety of delivery methods.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a team member working with volunteers and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to organize reference materials for programming purposes.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to diverse audiences and create/maintain inclusive work and learning environments.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through oral, written and visual means.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize computer and video technologies for educational, reporting, and communication purposes.

Program Responsibilities:

Delivery, Evaluation and Applied Research - 80%

• Utilize established program resources and materials in program work to meet the targeted number of both adult and youth participants (40 nutrition activities per month) and act as an integral member to assist the team in reaching 75 direct participants per month for the SNAP-Ed program under the direction and oversight of the Nutrition Program