Job: Nutrition Education Project Coordinator, Michigan

Description: Springport Public Schools is seeking a candidate for the position of Program Coordinator to manage Springport’s Nutrition Education through Gardening program.  The Coordinator’s responsibilities in this area will include:

• Serve as grant administrator and prepare monthly fiscal reports
• Manage and maintain accurate financial records
• Work as a cooperative team member in the Springport Agriscience Program
• Coordinate closely with the Michigan Nutrition Network Project Liaison
• Coordinate closely with the nutrition education teacher
• Assist nutrition education teacher with food demonstrations
• Coordinate and create a monthly nutrition education newsletter as well as bulletin boards, posters, and displays
• Coordinate district-wide nutrition education programming for staff and students within the grant guidelines
• Plan, promote, and implement a summer garden day camp to teach nutrition education
• Seek additional grant funding necessary for carrying out the project
• Any other duties appropriate to the fulfillment of the grant

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Qualifications: This is an excellent opportunity for the ideal candidate with a combination of education and/or experience in agriculture and/or nutrition and/or education.

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience in community food systems, food policy or agriculture and natural resources
• Experience in gardening, horticulture, greenhouse management
• Experience working with students
• Detail-oriented and well organized
• Self-motivated, hard working and dependable
• Experience grant writing and fundraising
• Experience managing and maintaining a budget

Anticipated Salary and Benefit Package: $60,000 (Based on an academic year, plus 2 days/week throughout the summer months)

Apply to: Randall Cook, Superintendent

Springport Public Schools

300 W. Main Street

Springport, MI 49284

Deadline: 3:00 PM September 10, 2010