Create Better Health Internship - Uintah County

Overview

Join the USU Extension Create Better Health (Utah's SNAP-ED program) and be a part of a comprehensive program dedicated to supporting low-income individuals and families in your community!

 

Create Better Health (SNAP-Ed) provides three main services:

• Virtual and in person direct nutrition education teaching basic nutrition, culinary skills, and physical activity
• Policy, System, and Environment (PSE) projects focusing on collaborating closely with community partners to improve access to healthy food and safe physical activity opportunities.
• Social Marketing initiatives to teach healthy concepts through social media, community wellness challenges, social marketing campaigns, etc.

Create Better Health provides services to both youth and adults in both online and face-to-face settings, focused on meeting the current needs of the community and contingent upon current conditions of federal, state, and local requirements.

In addition to serving the community, the Create Better Health workforce is set up as a dynamic professional development system. Staff are encouraged to have a continuous growth mindset and are provided skill development, certification, networking, and resume development throughout the time with Create Better Health.

We are seeking a motivated individual to join the Create Better Health team in Uintah County as a part-time intern (approximately 20 hours per week, depending on available grant funding). The intern will work closely with the SNAP-Ed program manager to support and deliver SNAP-Ed services throughout the county. This internship will run from October through December 2025, with the possibility of continuing afterward as a Uintah County ambassador, based on interest and funding availability.

 

Preferably, candidates should have familiarity with SNAP procedures, county dynamics, and local community food distribution sites and food security efforts.

 

If you're passionate about making a positive impact in the community, are committed to promoting health and nutrition education, have a continuous growth mindset, and meet the qualifications of the position, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain partnerships with relevant agencies to effectively implement PSE efforts and set up direct education classes.
• Engage and educate participants, ensuring alignment with federal guidelines and program objectives.
• Participate in state-wide social marketing efforts.
• Adhere to grant policies, protocols, and procedures integral to SNAP-ED's grant-funded status. The state office will provide guidance to each county to support this adherence.
• Conduct mandatory evaluations with each program activity and report in the PEARS evaluation portal in a timely manner.
• This role requires a self-motivating, proactive approach in engaging partners and clients, coupled with a commitment to meeting federal guidelines.
• The SNAP-ED program operates within the framework of grant funding, making adherence to policies, protocols, and procedures essential.

Teaching and Education:

• Deliver established and approved Create Better Health curriculum covering basic nutrition, food safety, food budgeting, and physical activity education to groups eligible for SNAP benefits.
• Conduct face-to-face classes aimed at low-income individuals and families.

Cultural Competency and Community Engagement:

• Effectively communicate and engage with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Commit to providing culturally relevant services.
• Work with community partners to enhance healthy food access and physical activity opportunities within the county (PSE work).

Program Management and Reporting:

• Ensure the healthy choice is easily accessible for clients.
• Continue employment based on performance, need, and available grant funding.
• Operate under the supervision of a County Extension supervisor.
• Adhere to Create Better Health (SNAP-Ed) policies and procedures.
• Provide accurate and timely reports and evaluation data to the state office.

Outreach and Partnerships:

• Recruit program participants through various channels like personal contact, advertising, social media, and collaborating with agencies like DWS.
• Plan and coordinate with various organizations and agencies, including USU, DWS, WIC, local health departments, senior centers, schools, churches, and community organizations.

Resource Awareness and Event Facilitation:

• Familiarize clients with available community resources, including DWS, WIC, food banks, Extension programs, etc.
• Facilitate workshops at public events like farmers' markets, county fairs, and other com