Honor Health

Nonprofit healthcare system providing comprehensive care

Nutrition Outreach Specialist

Community Outreach & ProgramsPosted on Nov 11

Full-timePhoenix, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED in nutrition or a related field is required.
At least one year of work in a role using knowledge of diets, nutrition, or gardening, or related experience, is required.
At least two years of experience developing and implementing nutrition education programming is required.
Experience with community gardening or community garden programs is required.
Experience teaching cooking or nutrition classes is required.
Comfort speaking publicly to large and small groups is required.
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint is required.
A current and valid Arizona driver's license is required.
A current Arizona Department of Health Services Fingerprint Clearance Card is required; applicants without a current card must be fingerprinted within two weeks of hire or transfer, and must renew it before expiration to remain compliant.
A Food Handler's Card is required within seven days.

Responsibilities

Provide nutrition education.
Supervise assigned temporary nutrition interns and participate in their scheduling and evaluation.
Develop and implement gardening curricula at Lincoln Learning Center, Desert Mission Food Bank, and other community organizations.
Schedule and facilitate gardening classes for community members.
Assist with developing and implementing the Desert Mission Community Garden Program.
Lead weekly gardening question-and-answer sessions.
Develop relationships with farmers, produce companies, farmers' markets, and community gardens to increase product donations.
Create and implement healthy food drives at donation sites.
Supervise volunteers assigned to the Desert Mission Food Bank garden.
Increase nutrition outreach opportunities within the HonorHealth network and community.
Promote Desert Mission programs during outreach events.
Promote SNAP during educational outreach.
Coordinate scheduled nutrition education outreach events within HonorHealth and at community partner sites.
Select and present approved nutrition education curricula or demonstrations to parents, families, and other community members.
Create and maintain partnerships with HonorHealth departments and community partners to implement nutrition education programs.
Develop program event and marketing materials, including flyers, pamphlets, and recipes.
Compile information for invoices and monthly and quarterly reports.
Document and report activities, including individuals served, product utilization, and educational materials distributed.
Document time and effort appropriately for grant purposes.
Attend Arizona Nutrition Network partnership training and webinars.

Desired Qualifications

An associate degree in nutrition or a related field is preferred.
Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is preferred.

Primary City/State:

Desert Mission - 9229 N 4th St Phoenix, AZ 85020

Category:

Dietitian/Dietary Services

Shift:

Day

Department:

Living Well



📅 Available Shifts

We are currently hiring for the following schedules:

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Monday through Friday with occasional weekend coverage.

✅ All positions are full-time and may require flexibility based on business needs.

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🎯 Why Join Us?

Consistent full-time hours

Opportunity for growth and advancement

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)

At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities:

JOB SUMMARY

The Nutrition Outreach Coordinator position will be responsible for providing nutrition and gardening education to families, individuals and groups. The primary focus will be nutrition education and gardening. Other duties include providing nutrition and gardening education programming at partner organizations and assisting with monthly reporting for the AZNN grant.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provides nutritional education.
Supervise assigned temporary nutrition interns; participate in scheduling and evaluation of temporary interns.
Develops and implements gardening curriculum at Lincoln Learning Center, Desert Mission Food Bank and other community organizations.
Schedules and facilitates gardening classes for community members.
Assists with the development and implementation of the Desert Mission Community Garden Program.
Leads weekly gardening Q&A sessions.
Develops relationships with farmers, produce companies, farmer’s markets and community gardens to increase donation of products.
Creates and implements healthy food drives at donation sites.
Supervises volunteers assigned to the Desert Mission Food Bank garden.
Increase Nutrition Outreach opportunities within the Honor Health Network and community.
Promotes Desert Mission programs during outreach events.
Promotes SNAP (food stamps) during educational outreach.
Coordinates scheduled nutrition education outreach events within Honor Health and at community partner sites.
Selects and presents approved Nutrition Education curriculum and/or demonstrations to parents, families or other community members.
Creates and maintains partnerships with Honor Health departments and community partners to implement successful nutrition education programs.
Develops program event and marketing materials including flyers, pamphlets and recipes.
Compiles information for invoices, monthly and quarterly reports.
Documents and reports all activities including, but not limited to individuals served, product utilization, educational materials distributed.
Documents time and effort in appropriate manner for grant purposes.
Attends all Arizona Nutrition Network (AZNN) partnership training and webinars.

EDUCATION

High School Diploma or GED In Nutrition or related field Required
Associates In Nutrition or related field Preferred

EXPERIENCE

1 year working in a role utilizing knowledge of diets/nutrition/gardening (i.e. dietician externship) or related experience. Required
2 years Experience developing and implementing nutrition education programming. Required
Experience with community gardening/ community garden programs. Required
Experience teaching cooking/ nutrition classes. Required
Other Comfortable with public speaking/ speaking to large and small crowds. Required
Intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Required
Excellent Human Relations and oral/written communication skills. Required
Bi-Lingual English and Spanish. Preferred

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

Drivers License (DL) - License Driver License current and valid Arizona driver's license Required
Fingerprint Clearance Card (FPC) - Certificate State Current Arizona Dept. of Health Services Fingerprint Clearance Card (Must get fingerprinted within two weeks of hire/transfer date, if no current clearance card. Must renew prior to expiration date in order to remain in compliance.) Required
Food Handlers Card - Certification Food Service\ - Food Handlers Card Food handlers card 7 Days Required

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About the Company

Honor Health

Nonprofit healthcare system providing comprehensive care

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Company size: 5,001-10,000
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Headquarters: Scottsdale, AZ
Founded: 2013

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