Posting Information
Posting Number PG193949EP Internal Recruitment No Working Title Healthy Retail Sector Extension Associate Anticipated Hiring Range Commensurate with Experience ($62,000 - $65,000) Work Schedule Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM Job Location Raleigh, NC Department Agricultural and Human Sciences About the Department
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) grant at North Carolina State University, Steps to Health, facilitates the delivery of nutrition education programs to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and those eligible for SNAP across North Carolina.
Family and Consumer Sciences view the family, in all its various forms, as the cornerstone of a healthy society. Our mission is to improve the well-being of the family through programs that educate, influence public policy, and help families put research-based knowledge to work in their lives. Family and Consumer Sciences hold appointments with the NC Cooperative Extension Service and work across the spectrum of family needs. These include nutrition, food safety, parenting, human development, aging, housing, community & volunteer development, health, and family resource management.
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Essential Job Duties
This position is an integral part of the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences' professional faculty and staff at North Carolina State University. This position interfaces with statewide, district, and county Cooperative Extension staff and volunteers, as well as other state and community-based organizations. The Healthy Retail Sector Extension Associate provides expertise and facilitates Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) interventions, as well as strategies that focus on opportunities to support healthy nutrition and physical activity behaviors within the retail setting. The position works under the guidance and supervision of the Lead Food and Built Environments Extension Associate.
Essential job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Review healthy retail existing evidence and best practices for food-based nutrition education, active living, and PSE interventions and guide Steps to Health strategies.
- Provides information on promising and best practice prevention strategies in retail settings for community and statewide plans and programs.
- Lead the NC SNAC Healthy Retail Designation Program workgroup including planning and facilitating the meetings, collecting feedback on the Healthy Retail Designation Program, and providing updates to the larger NC SNAC group.
- Update the NC SNAC Healthy Retail Designation Program page and interactive map.
- Manage the statewide Healthy Retail Designation Program including review of new retail applications, reassessments, random yearly audits, and database management.
- Assist the Lead Food and Built Environments Extension Associate to adapt and develop and/or selection of program and evaluation tools, materials, processes, and protocols for Steps to Health healthy retail work.
- Work with Extension Specialists and the Lead Food and Built Environments Extension Associate to coordinate program goals, strategies, interventions, implementation, and evaluation activities, including developing needs assessments, surveys, and measurable program objectives; and coordinating data requirements, data gathering, and analysis.
- Develop and conduct training and related materials for healthy retail interventions.
- Identify new opportunities for engagement in environments-based nutrition education in retail settings across the state.
- Work with County Cooperative Extension Agents to plan program implementation and modify program delivery strategies as needed for retail settings using The Essentials of a Healthy Food Retail Store toolkit and material. This will include phone calls, emails, web-based technologies, and in-person visits to ensure appropriate and successful healthy retail program implementation and modify program delivery strategies as needed.
- Work with community, state, and national agencies, organizations, and coalitions on PSE change interventions and strategies related to food and built environments and support of strategies, evaluation, and impact around nutrition education in retail settings.
- Travel within the state, including occasional overnight stays for county visits.
- Oversee the monitoring, surveillance, and evaluation of healthy retail program activities to ensure compliance with the grant and fiscal requirements.
- Prepares reports, plans, and other documents on healthy retail programs and issues to meet Steps to Health objectives, citing data, benchmarks, and measurable outcomes.
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Recruitment Dates and Special Instructions
Job Open Date 02/04/2025 Anticipated Close Date Open until filled Special Instructions to Applicants
Please attach a Cover Letter, resume/CV, and contact information for three (3) professional references. Please make sure that the information entered on the application matches what is on your resume.
Position Details
Position Number 00111294 Position Type EPS/SAAO Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week) 1.00 Appointment 12 Month Recurring Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather Non Mandatory - Adverse Weather Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events Non Mandatory - Emergency Event Department ID 111401 - Agricultural and Human Sciences Leadership Program EEO
NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process are welcome to contact 919-515-3148 to speak with a representative at the Office of Equal Opportunity.
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