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MISSION
Our mission is to support strong children, strong families, and strong communities.
VISION
At Martha’s Table, we believe that every Washingtonian deserves the opportunity to stay and thrive. 

ABOUT MARTHA’S TABLE

At Martha’s Table, we believe that every Washingtonian deserves the opportunity to thrive. For over forty years, we have worked to support strong children, strong families, and strong communities by increasing access to quality education, health and wellness, and family resources.

Together, we are “One MT.”  This means we work across all three of our locations to support our shared mission. In all that we do, we exemplify our four core values of respect, compassion, teamwork, and accountability. These values -- and our commitment to “the MT Experience” -- guide how we engage with the communities we stand alongside and how we work together as a team. When you come to Martha’s Table -- as a guest or as a team member --  you are valued and you deserve our very best.

In order to be the best version of MT, we are deeply committed to equitable practices. We apply the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in providing programming and services; in creating our Board; in partnerships and procurement; and in hiring, training, and advancing our team members.

We invest in our team members’ personal and professional goals through our “STEP” program, which includes tuition for continuing education, certifications, and professional development; funding to unlock financially held transcripts; and flexible leave options.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Healthy Market Leader drives local food security and community empowerment by overseeing daily healthy food market operations, leading impactful outreach initiatives, and connecting residents with vital social and economic resources. 

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct community and school outreach events to build awareness of federal and local nutrition/food assistance programs and operation of school markets. 
• Coordinates partner resource fairs for the school point of contact (POC) community with grant community partners. 
• Oversees a portfolio of 10-17 school partners and manages logistics for healthy market events.
• Maintains community resource partner navigation and outreach at schools and community events by distributing partner resource materials. 
• Maintains the Joyful Food Market (JFM) market resource email inbox which includes connecting with families and answering questions about JFM markets, social supports, and clinic providers to meet families social, local/federal food access, clinical partners needs.
• Directs volunteers, team members, and other market assistants in implementing a school-based market, community market, and/or market at the Commons/Maycroft.
• Leads volunteers in set up, distribution, and break down of market events.
• Supports food preparation and recipe demonstrations alongside Nutritionist and other team members.
• Supports communications and marketing efforts by working collaboratively with the Communications department and program leaders to create content for monthly market promotion toolkits, social media posts, and videos that promote healthy recipes.
• Records participation and feedback data into the required dashboard and supports data collection in schools and at community events.
• Educates the community on the value of healthy food and how and where to access healthy food.

• Drives a large transport van to lead healthy market events.

• Supports other Healthy Foods departments as needed. 

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Attend at least half of MT's anchor events annually.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Commitment to Martha’s Table’s mission and core values of compassion, respect, teamwork, and accountability 
• Embodies and serves as a model for “The MT Experience” and our organization’s core values.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• At least 2 years of related work experience.

• Ability to lead and manage volunteers and foster teamwork.

• Effective multitasking abilities and special attention to detail skills

• Possess strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with diverse groups including team members, volunteers, and communities

• Cooking/food handling experience preferred but not required.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Google applications, and Adobe Acrobat.

• Bilingual in English/Spanish, preferred.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Must possess a driver’s license with an acceptable driving record 

• Must obtain safe food handling certification within the first 45 days of employment

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Moderate physical activity. Requiring general movement and the ability to lift 50 pounds.

• Work under time constraints.

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; talk or hear; taste or smell. The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

COVID-19

Martha's Table requires all team members to have:

• 2 doses of either Pfizer or Moderna administered before April 18, 2023;