From Dr. Cohen:

Seeking Food Justice Instructor
(Part time; ~5-10 hrs/week)

The Children's Aid Society (CAS) is seeking a dynamic educator for the Go!Healthy Food Justice program,  an afterschool program for middle or high school students in Washington Heights, Harlem, the Bronx and northern Staten Island. The Go!Healthy Food Justice program seeks to connect middle and high school students in underserved communities to the knowledge and skills needed to critically examine their food environment, to make healthy, informed decisions about the food they eat, and to advocate for positive change in their neighborhoods.

The Food Justice program is part of CAS's Go!Healthy initiative, a comprehensive obesity prevention and health promotion initiative that engages children from birth through adolescence, as well as parents and staff. For more information about the Go!Healthy initiative, please visit: www.childrensaidsociety.org/nutrition<http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/nutrition>.

The Go!Healthy initiative is seeking  an educator to implement the Food Justice program at P.S. 50 in East Harlem on Tuesdays and/or Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School in the Bronx on Fridays, for approximately 5 hours per week per site (including planning, set up and clean up). The program includes: interactive class discussions; activities such as field trips to local farms, gardens and markets; a community food assessment; photography, videography and social media; and a final event where students share their work with one another. Our goals are to positively impact students' food choice, voice and action, which include increasing their awareness of healthy eating and food justice, and empowering them to plan and implement effective Community Food Justice projects.

Responsibilities include:

  *   Implement Food Justice curriculum with a group of ~10-15 middle school students
  *   Coordinate field trips to local farms, gardens, farmers markets etc...
  *   Attend meetings with other food justice educators about once per month

Candidate must have the following qualifications:

  *   Experienced and  dynamic and teacher/community educator
  *   Ability to engage and connect well with middle and high school students
  *   Well versed in contemporary food systems and food justice issues
  *   Cooking and/or gardening experience a plus
  *   Self- motivated, organized and strong communicator
  *   Comfortable with cellular photo and video equipment
  *   Spanish-speaking a plus
  *   Must be able to start January 2016 and commit through at least June 2016

Please email resume and cover letter to:
Natalie Greaves-Peters
Coordinator, Go!Healthy Food Justice Program, The Children's Aid Society
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