Program Administrator - Cooking Matters

Care and Share exists to ensure that the one in nine Southern Coloradans at risk of hunger have access to healthy and nutritious food to thrive. We know that children without adequate access to food cannot develop successfully, families cannot plan for their future, and seniors find it more difficult to remain independent.

At Care and Share Food Bank, we change lives one meal at a time. It's more than a job title. When you join our team, you contribute to a cause you believe in and help us transform lives for the better.

Position Summary:

Cooking Matters inspires families to make healthy, affordable food choices. We teach parents and caregivers ways to shop for and cook nutritious meals on a limited budget.

Administrators implement all aspects of the Cooking Matters educational model to provide families with enriching educational classes with hands-on cooking and interactive nutrition activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver a variety of food skill classes at sites across El Paso County using Cooking Matters evidence-based curricula. These classes may include but are not limited to hands-on cooking classes with adults, new parents, and families; grocery store, pantry, and farmers market tours; cooking demonstrations, and occasional online programming.
• Reach yearly participation counts as determined by state partnerships.
• Create and maintain positive working relationships with community partners that serve families facing food insecurity.
• Recruit, train, and recognize volunteers to help create a quality experience for partners and participants.
• Organize transport, and care for all materials and supplies needed for classes.
• Ensure utilization and compliance of Cooking Matters gold standards and civil rights requirements in all correspondence and classes. This includes welcoming diverse audiences, using facilitated dialogue, a learner-centered focus, and evidence-based information and methods in all classes.
• Complete all local and national reporting and evaluation requirements.
• Participate in organizational and national meetings and required training sessions.
• Create weekly social media posts to share healthy messaging, upcoming events, and community resources.
• When appropriate, engage in community projects that align with our mission and support positive, long-term policy, system, and environmental changes in high-need areas of El Paso county.

Minimum Requirements:

• Knowledge and passion for healthy cooking.
• Experience teaching adults and children preferred.
• The desire to work with diverse populations, including families facing low-income challenges.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel and work 2-3 evening or weekend shifts per week.
• A working vehicle, valid CO driver’s license, and minimum insurance levels ($100,000/$300,000/$100,000 liability coverage).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Understanding of challenges families with low incomes face and knowledge of social service agencies and government/private food assistance programs to help with these challenges is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, and work under pressure.
• Ability to work independently.
• Commitment to the mission of Care and Share and Cooking Matters
• Bilingual in Spanish and English, desirable.

Additional Information:

• Pay Range: $20 to $22 per hour
• Benefits Include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/Disability Insurance, PTO, retirement plan, and match

Care and Share is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.