REMOTE HEALTH INSTRUCTOR
Real Kids Real Food Virtual Clubs (ages 3-14)
Must be available on Saturdays 9:45 AM – 12 PM for Real Kids Real Food classes.
Position: Part-time and Unpaid – Excellent opportunity for college credit, see testimonials.
Where: Virtual through Zoom
Why: To fulfill the mission of preventing obesity, chronic disease, and malnutrition, especially in children, through education and advocacy of healthy living.
Hours: 10 hrs/ week
Field Supervisor’s Name: Betsy Bragg, Executive Director
Internship Location: Remote via Zoom Meetings
Real Kids, Real Food – Virtual classes: Saturdays, 9:45– 11 AM
Eat to Thrive – Virtual classes: Thursdays, 6:15 – 8:30 PM EST
Weekly Intern Team Meeting: Saturdays, 11 AM – 12 PM EST
Responsibilities:
- Develop lesson plans and teach online (Zoom) classes to one of two age groups (3-6) or (7-14).
- Research and refine existing lesson plans and presentations.
- Communicate effectively with parents and children in the program.
- Prepare and film food demonstrations.
- Provide support completing administrative tasks.
- Post recipes, photos, lesson plans, and zoom meeting recordings on Youtube and on social media.
- Provide Mac computer and technical support including Zoom meetings, Google Docs, Instagram, Facebook, Constant Contact Newsletters (will be instructed), and Youtube (Must have Mac laptop with word processing software).
- Create original social media content and apply objectives from educational materials to posts.
- Collaborate with executive director, marketing director, and web designer to raise awareness, fundraising, and enrollment.
Requirements:
- Experience with kids ages 3–6 and/or 7–14.
- Ability to act spur of the moment to meet kids where they are.
- Passionate about promoting our mission: to prevent obesity, chronic disease, and malnutrition, especially in children, through education and advocacy of healthy living.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Must be organized and detail-oriented.
- If there are food insecure children in the program you will be ordering food through the kids’ local supermarket and keeping track of the finances.
- Work well as a team member – flexible, punctual, and fun.
- Interest in wellness, vegan, or vegetarian lifestyle is a plus.
- Experience with Mac, Zoom, Google Drive, Youtube, Excel/Sheets, and Word/Doc.
- Enjoy preparing food.
- Authorization to be filmed on Zoom.
Description
Today, it is estimated that every 1 in 5 American children aged 3-12 is struggling with obesity, often a form of malnutrition (CDC, 2017). The pervasive consequences of this epidemic include increased risk for the child to develop other chronic diseases, such as asthma, bone, and joint problems, sleep apnea, risk factors for heart disease, and diabetes (CDC, 2017). The mission of Real Kids Real Food & Eat to Thrive is to prevent obesity, chronic disease, and malnutrition through the education and advocacy of healthy living.
Real Kids Real Food, Inc. (RKRF) was founded as a non-profit 501(c)3. Previously, it was known as Phat Free Nation in 2005, and Optimum Health Solution in 2008. From its conception RKRF has been committed to providing health education, training, and hands-on nutritional engagement [1] with the mission of preventing obesity, chronic disease, and malnutrition, especially in children, through education and advocacy of healthy living. Children at the highest risk of obesity and diabetes are educated using an integrative effective [2] approach in healthy living. The program broadens their exposure to making healthy choices with attention to affordability and incorporates physical activities and parent involvement. RKRF and Eat To Thrive, its 10-week adult program that funds RKRF and trains both parents and staff in the same way have been successfully offered in Somerville, including in low-cost housing; Boston; Eddystone, PA public school; Boys and Girls club[3] ; Vida Real (Spanish)[4] church; and globally virtually in Belgium; Canada; and throughout the United States. Hands-on activities concerning nutrition, local and organic food, kitchen gardening, preparing meals, fitness, and mindfulness activities, both children and adults learn how to achieve and continue an overall healthy lifestyle. RKRF has developed a replicable curriculum.
If interested, email resume to betsy@realkidsrealfood.org
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