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U W-MADISON DIV. CONTINUING STUDIES Foodwise Nutrition Educator and Forest in FLORENCE, Wisconsin

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job Summary: The FoodWIse Nutrition Educator position will primarily serve Florence and Forest Counties and surrounding communities, and the main office will be located in the Extension Office in Florence or Forest County, with regular office hours in both counties. This role is housed in the Health & Well-Being Institute (https://extension.wisc.edu/health/) within UW-Madison\'s Division of Extension (https://extension.wisc.edu/). The Health & Well-Being Institute works to catalyze positive change in Wisconsin residents through evidence-based and community-engaged health promotion programs to improve health, build community capacity to identify and address health inequities, engage in collective action, and achieve greater health equity. The FoodWIse program (https://healthyliving.extension.wisc.edu/programs/foodwise/) advances healthy eating habits, active lifestyles, and healthy community environments for families with limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, community, and systems levels. FoodWIse is federally funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Program (EFNEP) grants. The Nutrition Educator is a member of the Area 4 (Florence, Forest, Oneida, and Vilas Counties) FoodWIse Team. Nutrition Educators are peer educators who co-learn with community members and adapt teaching to honor cultures and experiences. Nutrition Educators engage people from the diverse communities of Wisconsin to adopt healthy food and physical activity habits. To see Nutrition Educators in action open this link: https://youtu.be/ReqwrSCmKXA The Division of Extension has a deep and profound commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements to eliminate disparities and expanding access for all. As Extension, we acknowledge the need for strategic and coordinated actions that help us form a more equitable, anti-racist, non-biased, and inclusive organization. (https://blogs.extension.wisc.edu/oaic/call-to-action/). As such, all Extension employees are expected to foster and promote the values of diversity and... For full info follow application link. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/333D5AFD95494FC1

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