Regional School Food Programs Coordinator

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DEPARTMENT: HEALTH & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
TERM: FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY
COMMUNITY: NAIN, NL

Responsibilities

• Develop a nutritious School Food Program that incorporates Inuit values, practices and worldview.
• Serve as a resource person, to support and assist program staff with school food program delivery.
• Oversee food and supply inventory for school food programs, tracking expenditures, and prepare food and supply purchases when necessary, using approved procurement processes.
• Support program staff to develop menus, workplans and budgets.
• Recruit and support volunteers for various school food programs.
• Plan and implement program evaluation, including the development and monitoring of indicators and performance measures in order to inform the evaluation of the School Food Program.
• Support program staff with regular and ongoing evaluation and reporting by creating templates, ensuring follow-up and providing feedback.
• Promote school food programming and initiatives to keep the public informed of various school food programs and services using approved communications pathways.
• Travel within the region to support activities in all communities as required as well as some travel outside the region as required.
• Coordinate training opportunities for school food program staff as required.
• Training and in servicing as required.
• Other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• A post-secondary diploma in a health, nutrition or community development related field.
• 3-5 years of experience developing and delivering health related programs or projects.
• Ability to think strategically, focus on multiple activities and integrate best practices related to food security in the school environment with Inuit values, practices and worldview.
• Demonstrated work experience in health promotion and working knowledge of the social determinants of health, nutrition and community engagement.
• Excellent communication (oral & written), interpersonal and team-building skills required to develop effective working relationships with staff, school and communities.
• Knowledge of word-processing, internet research and use of social media for social marketing and service delivery
• Experience with developing and implementing evaluation

Assets

• Bilingual in Inuktitut and English
• Experience working in a school environment

Benefits

• Competitive Paid Leave Package
• Travel Benefit
• Labrador Allowance
• Group insurance including health and dental
• Group pension

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-12-08