EFNEP Bilingual Nutrition Educator

Location: East Meadow, NY

Position Summary:

This position will serve as the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Bilingual Nutrition Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Nassau County. The EFNEP Nutrition Educator will primarily be responsible for the delivery of established EFNEP public education programming to improve healthy food and lifestyle choices for EFNEP program participants. Program participants will include limited resource parents, care givers with children under the age of 19, young adults, and youth throughout Nassau County. With comprehensive training and supervision, the EFNEP Bilingual Nutrition Educator will be expected to plan and facilitate a series of 6–8-week lessons that focus on general nutrition, food preparation, food safety, and food resource management/ budgeting in various settings throughout the community. 

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Planning and Preparation: plan recruitment events; prepare for events and classes (including grocery shopping and food prep)
• Teaching: communicate and engage appropriately with culturally diverse audiences while facilitating evidence-based curriculum in person and virtually; think critically and be adaptable to potential challenges that may arise while maintaining focus on achieving educational outcomes
• Data & Reporting: perform detail-oriented data collection and entry while ensuring confidentiality at all times; submit accurate and timely administrative reports
• Recruiting and Networking: identify, form, and maintain relationships with community agencies; encourage enrollment through health/resource fairs, group presentations, virtual coalition attendance and regular correspondence, and printed materials

The educator must:

• Be confident speaking in front of groups and engaging adult and youth participants in class activities,
• Possess strong interpersonal skills to effectively recruit and retain participants and collaborate with community agencies, and
• Have excellent time management skills and are self-driven, to successfully work independently with minimal supervision.
• Participate in on-going in-service education and staff meetings in Nassau County, New York City, Ithaca, and other locations as required.

THIS IS A GRANT-FUNDED POSITION. FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM IS THROUGH THE EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EFNEP) AS PART OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (NIFA), AN AGENCY WITHIN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA).

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent education (GED/High School Diploma and 1 year transferrable program/functional experience).
• Valid NYS Driver’s License and the ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position.
• Ability to clearly communicate (speak, read and write proficiently) in English and Spanish and/or Haitian-Creole
• Ability to work flexible hours which may include evenings and/or weekends.
• Ability to present effective educational lessons to target audiences (one-on-one and group) virtually and face to face and work with diverse adult and youth audiences.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively as part of a team.
• Computer skills, including MS office, Outlook, Zoom, data entry software, or willingness and ability to learn.
• Must have the ability to travel, including overnight (for occasional trainings, paid for by CCE).
• Reliable and consistent transportation (mileage reimbursed) year-round; while using a private vehicle for official business, the successful candidate must have current automobile liability insurance and possess a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work in a typical office environment which may include lifting, moving, and/or transporting office supplies, work related materials, and equipment with or without accommodation. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant food or nutrition knowledge, skills, and/or work experience
• Familiarity with the community in which the work will take place
• Familiarity with purchasing and preparing foods.
• Familiarity with reviewing and following recipes and assure compliance to federal and state guidelines.
• Knowledge and experience working with targeted population (low-income/limited resource families) 

POSITION DETAILS:

This position is a full-time, non-exempt position, 40 hours per week. The hourly rate for this position is $23.00 - $25.00, commensurate with experience. This position, based on eligibility, offers a comprehensive benefit package, to include: health and dental insurance, NYS retirement, vacation and sick leave.

Pay Rate Type: Hourly

HOW TO APPLY:

Review of applications will begin immediately. Position will remain open until close of day on December 15, 2025 and until a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Click here to Apply.

Applicants need to attach/upload a resume to the online application in either Microsoft Word or PDF format. In the "Experience" section of your application, use the Paperclip icon to search for file(s) or use the "Drop Files Here" box to manually drag document(s) into your application. Once the application is submitted you will not be able to change your submission or add attachments.

External Applicants: (including current employees of other Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations) please refer to the Applying for a Job (External Candidate) document for additional guidance.

Internal Applicants: Current employees of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Association indicated in this job posting are considered internal applicants; please refer to the Applying for a Job (Internal Candidate) document for additional guidance.

Contact Erika at eh482@cornell.edu with questions.

Sponsorship for employment VISA status is not available for this position.

The Association may make reasonable accommodations to enable applicants to participate in the hiring process and employees to perform the essential functions of their job. If you require an accommodation so that you may participate in the selection process you are encouraged to contact Erika at eh482@cornell.edu.

Cornell Cooperative Extension is a collaboration among Cornell University, the United States Department of Agriculture, the State of New York, and the residents of New York State. Per NYS Law, county and regional extension service associations are subordinate government agencies. This employment opportunity is with the entities listed and not with Cornell University.

Last updated November 24, 2025