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Job ID359771 LocationAll Other -See Job Description Job FamilyEducation-Extension Full/Part TimeFull-Time Regular/TemporaryRegular Job Code7316A3 Employee ClassCivil Service About the Job Title: SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Regional Coordinator (SW MN Region) Appointment:Full-time, Extension Program Associate 3, Supv (7316A3), Civil Service Extension Area: Department of Family, Health and Wellbeing | Health and Nutrition Office Location: Southwest Region options of (Mankato, Marshall, Morris, Willmar, Worthington Extension Regional Offices); Hybrid work options available Estimated Salary Range:$25 - $30/hour($52,000 - $62,400/annually); depending on qualifications Application Deadline: Deadline extended to April 7, 2024 Extension's Family, Health and Wellbeing Department is in need of a SNAP-Ed Health & Wellness Regional Coordinator. SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Regional Coordinators are charged with the implementation and management of the SNAP-Ed program in a defined multi-county region of the state. This particular SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Regional Coordinator is in charge of a portion of the southwest region which includes the Mankato area.The person in this position will lead a team of six to ten SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators, who are responsible for fulfilling the commitment to the grant by promoting and improving individual and community health by promoting healthy eating behaviors and physical activity in low-income communities. One significant effort within the Health and Nutrition program area is the administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) grant. Using grant dollars, coordinators work throughout the state to make the healthy choice the easy choice for Minnesotans with limited financial resources. For more information visit Extension's page. The SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Regional Coordinator will hire, train, supervise, and support the SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators in their work as they build relationships with the community; conduct community needs assessment; Health and Wellness Coordinators evaluate, and revise programs across a variety of community settings. In addition to overseeing the individual coordinators, the person in this position is responsible for ensuring that the SNAP-Ed program is delivered in an effective and efficient manner across his/her region and that the full spectrum of prevention strategies, including public health approaches, is utilized. [Public health approaches promote policy, system, and environmental changes that improve access to healthy food and physical activity opportunities in order that individual behavioral change is possible.] This position is a full-time position and will report to the SNAP-Ed Associate Program Director. While this position will travel frequently across the counties within the region, it will be based out of one of the southwest region Extension offices. RESPONSIBILITIES Supervision of Program Staff (40%) Hire and develop the talent needed to support critical program goals and priorities. Supervise the day-to-day work of multiple SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators located in the region, adjusting the team's work as needed to maximize efficiencies and impacts. Conduct ongoing performance management of SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators through record and report monitoring, teaching observations, monthly one-on-one meetings, and monthly all-staff meetings. Observe, monitor, direct, and coach to ensure that SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators meet performance expectations to: Prepare and support SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators in delivering approved educational programs following the SNAP-Ed guidelines, to ensure program fidelity and success. Provide SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators with the resources, information, authority, and support needed for program delivery. Provide SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators with clear performance expectations with timely actionable, and constructive feedback and coaching. Working with the SNAP-Ed Associate Program Director, develop and implement training for SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators on content, approved curricula and programs, effective teaching and delivery methods, program reporting and evaluation methods, and other procedures and protocols. Ensure SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators demonstrate a strong commitment to equity, inclusion, ethics, and integrity, including consistently following through on commitments and taking ownership for the performance of the team. Program Management (40%) Oversee the implementation and evaluation of all SNAP-Ed programming in a multi-county region within Minnesota. Manage and monitor the budget and data collection for projects and programs. Analyze programmatic data and financial information to determine ways to better focus resources for effectively and efficiently reaching low-income Minnesotans, and people with health disparities in the region. Identify potential opportunities for program development and improved programmatic impact by exploring gaps in the prevention spectrum of health and nutrition-related community programs and initiatives and feeding leads to SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators. Collaborate with other Extension personnel regionally and statewide to enhance program delivery through coordination and sharing of programmatic activities, success stories, resources, formative research, and program evaluation information. Oversee and coordinate the development and implementation of partner level agreements in the region. Provide guidance to community-based organizations on the technical aspects of the federal SNAP Education program. Train and manage the established reporting protocols and evaluation plans that are implemented by SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators. Working with SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators, manage the implementation of a regional program plans for continuous improvement of the quality of health and nutrition programming within the region. Lead statewide projects that benefit SNAP-Ed. Take action to better understand community health and nutrition issues, public health approaches, and new research and strategies in order to guide SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators in translating this knowledge into programmatic efforts. Community Engagement (20%) Maintain professional internal and external communications by seeking, analyzing, and synthesizing feedback from SNAP-Ed Health and Wellness Coordinators on participant and community concerns, program implementation, curricula, and other resources to improve the quality and efficiency in the program and better meet the needs of SNAP-Ed participants. Maintain a sound understanding of, and familiarity with, community demographics, key partners and stakeholders such as local health and human services, and county health and nutrition initiatives. Coordinate and facilitate meetings with community members, partners, and other stakeholders. Build sustainable relationships with local agencies serving the target population, working to establish recruitment and... For full info follow application link. 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