Nutrition Assistant - Sioux Falls, SD

Are you interested in helping others and your community? Do you have a passion for education and nutrition? SDSU Extension is offering an exciting opportunity as a Nutrition Assistant for our Food and Families Programs!

Job Responsibilities: Provide research-based, hands-on food and nutrition educational programming to individuals, families and children with limited financial resources to strengthen the participant’s knowledge regarding healthy food choices, managing food resource dollars and food safety.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Knowledge of: Nutrition programs; nutrition needs, food safety and proper food preparation practices; common sense shopping techniques; household budgeting practices; basic methodologies and teaching practices for youth, families and adults; arithmetic sufficient to add, subtract, multiply, divide and calculate percentages; assigned area (community) and existing community services; and computer software applications.

Skill & Ability to: Interview; gather and arrange information; interpret nutritional findings; identify potential program participants; learn and teach basic nutrition, manage a budget and inventories; accurately complete and maintain records; organize work to meet competing deadlines; work independently; supervise volunteers, adults and students in a classroom setting; communicate and work effectively with clients, co-workers, agencies and the public; deal tactfully with low-income or ethnic clients; recruit and train volunteers; maintain strong relationships with community resources and agencies; complete quarterly and annual reports; use audio-visual materials; lift and carry presentation and display materials (up to 40 pounds); bend and stand for an extended period; travel on overnight assignments; and drive a vehicle to and from teaching locations.

Required License: Valid Driver’s License.

Comments: This position is located in Sioux Falls, SD. Routine travel to conduct classes at various sites is required along with some overnight travel for training. Some evening and weekend work may be required. Food and nutrition selection, preparation and safety knowledge and/or experience is preferred; must be able to work with people in struggling circumstances; and organizational networking skills, informal teaching experience and/or skills and ability to work well with adults and youth are desired. SDSU is a tobacco free environment. It is the policy of the University to maintain a drug-free environment and to thereby establish, promote, and maintain a safe and healthy working and learning environment for employees and students. This position is subject to South Dakota State University’s Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy 4:14. Employment is contingent upon a successful background check.

Benefits: SDSU offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee, spouse, and dependents; life insurance; long-term disability insurance; paid holidays; educational assistance; retirement plans; and a generous vacation accrual and sick day allowance.

Application Procedures: SDSU accepts applications through an on-line employment site, to apply visit http://YourFuture.sdbor.edu.

8:00am to 5:00pm

South Dakota State University is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university with more than 200 programs and an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students.

SDSU offers a rich academic experience in an environment of inclusion and access through inspired, student-centered education, creative activities and research, innovation and engagement that improve the quality of life in South Dakota, the region, the nation and the world. Its employees embrace the university’s core values of being people-centered, expanding knowledge through creativity, embracing organizational and personal integrity, commitment to diversity, and excellence through continuous improvement.

As the state’s 1862 Morrill Act land-grant institution, the work of the university is carried out on its main resident campus in Brookings, at sites in Sioux Falls, Pierre, Rapid City, Aberdeen and through Extension offices and Agricultural Experiment Station research sites across South Dakota.

SDSU was recognized as one of 54 institutions in the United States as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities in 2014. The university’s total research expenditures are greater than $60 million. SDSU is the state’s first High Research Activity institution as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Jackrabbits Athletics competes as a NCAA Division I member, with membership in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the Summit League and the Big XII for wrestling.

Brookings is home to approximately 24,000 residents and is located 60 miles north of Sioux Falls and 200 miles west of Minneapolis. Livability.com rates Brookings as an ideal community for families, students, young professionals and retirees. It considers Brookings among the safest and most vibrant cities in South Dakota.

The Brookings Public School District educates approximately 3,300 K-12 students and ranks among the state’s highest academic achieving school districts. The district includes three elementary schools, an intermediate school for fourth and fifth grade, one middle school and a high school.

The city also boasts an abundance of attractions and activities, including the Children’s Museum of South Dakota, Dakota Nature Park, South Dakota Art Museum, McCrory Gardens, South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum, Outdoor Adventure Center and the Brookings Summer Arts Festival.

South Dakota State University is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its faculty, staff and students. Women, minorities, veteran status and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Arrangements for accommodations required by disabilities can be made by calling 605-688-4128 or sending an e-mail to HR@sdstate.edu. SDSU prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identification, transgender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status that may become protected under law against discrimination in the offering of all educational programs and employment opportunities. Individuals with concerns regarding discrimination should contact: Michelle Johnson, Title IX/EEO Director, Human Resources, Morrill Hall 100, Box 2201, SDSU, Brookings, SD 57007, 605-688-4128.

SDSU is committed to diversity of community and ideas. We believe in a supportive, diverse, collaborative, and cohesive environment with a focus on access. We actively seek collaboration with individuals with differing perspectives, backgrounds, and areas of expertise.

For additional information regarding this position or questions about the online application process, please contact SDSU Human Resources at 605-688-4128.