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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Project PA seeks to hire a part-time project assistant. The position will involve assisting with a variety of projects involving training and support for individuals who operate Child Nutrition Programs in Pennsylvania.

One focus area will be the School Breakfast Program, providing assistance on a project through which PA schools have received funding to increase participation in their breakfast programs and improve the nutritional quality of school breakfasts.

Tasks will include entering of school menu nutrient data, assistance in monitoring the status of projects being implemented in the schools, development of short educational messages/fliers to distribute to schools to provide tips on improving nutritional quality, and development of “success stories” related to increasing participation in school breakfast and improving nutritional quality of school breakfast meals.

Other tasks will include support for a statewide Farm to Child Nutrition Summit being offered in June in western Pennsylvania and culinary training sessions for Child Nutrition program operators that will be offered throughout the summer. Tasks will include assistance in managing registration for these sessions, compiling materials for the sessions, entering and analyzing evaluation data, and developing evaluation summaries. This is a remote position with the possibility of the successful candidate attending the Farm to Child Nutrition Summit and a culinary training session if feasible.

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