Share Email Opening Title Gardens and Food Resources Coordinator  Position Gardens and Food Resources Coordinator   Req Number ENA-19-00012   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Open Date 8/15/2019   Description The Gardens & Food Resources Coordinator is responsible for general maintenance, oversight, development, and sustainability of Open Door Community Health Centers' community and demonstration gardens and food pantries. The Gardens & Food Resources Coordinator is responsible for knowing about available community food resources and basic eligibility requirements for accessing community food resources. The Gardens & Food Resources Coordinator works with staff, patients/members and community members on projects and initiatives to improve food security and food access education for patients/members. The Gardens & Food Resources Coordinator collaborates with other Member Services staff to disseminate food access information to clinic care teams and to identify ODCHC patients for garden and food resource referrals and participation as appropriate, as well as coordinates with other community agencies as applicable to conduct related community outreach and leverage partnerships.   Position Requirements ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintains and develops ODCHC gardens, food pantries, and other applicable projects. Coordinates staff and community involvement in ODCHC gardens and food resource projects. Coordinates with ODCHC staff, community partners, and others as appropriate to identify patients/members for project participation. Maintains directory of available community food resources and access criteria. Disseminates information to staff and patient/members as appropriate. Attends clinic staff meetings to share program information. Attends meetings/trainings and reviews literature to maintain a current knowledge of community food resources and programs and to promote ODCHC food resource projects as appropriate. Coordinates with agency staff for publicity and outreach initiatives for availability of programs to patients and the community. Proposes program initiatives for increased program sustainability. Assists with grant project deliverables and tracks project data as appropriate. Adherence to ODCHC attendance policy. Other duties and responsibilities as designated by supervisor. QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to assess and prioritize projects across several sites. Ability to work both independently- planning, organizing and implementing work, and collaboratively with all agency staff. Ability to identify and differentiate needs of patients/members and provide assistance and stimulate interest in accessing opportunities to increase and promote food security. Ability to communicate effectively and exercise sound and responsible judgment. Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal. Ability to establish constructive working relationships with all levels of management and employees in a staff of varied and diverse backgrounds. Ability to handle difficult or confrontational situations in a calm, consistent, and equitable manner. Ability to effectively present information to staff, patients, and the community. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to effectively represent the ODCHC’s interests in the community; maintaining effective working relationships among public, private and professional groups. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or GED. Minimum of two years experience in community gardens/farming. Minimum of two years in project coordination of staff/crew. Minimum one year experience in a medical clinic or social services environment preferred. Bi/Multilingual preferred. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: NONE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Speaking and hearing proficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person, at normal volumes. Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc. Good manual dexterity. Ability to sit for extended periods of time. Ability to use keyboard and view computer screen for extended periods of time. Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc. Good manual dexterity. Ability to reach above shoulder-level, and to squat, bend, sit, stand, and negotiate stairs. Repetitive motion—hands, arms, and shoulders. Ability to lift 25lbs and lift/or move 50 pounds. Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable means of transportation.   Wage Range   EOE Statement Open Door is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, age, pregnancy, marital status, ancestry, veteran or disability status.”   EmpID None Specified  supervisorUID None Specified  AscUDF_RecruitmentInfo_PriorYearsofExpereince None Specified  This position is currently not accepting applications. 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