Cooking Matters AmeriCorps Members (3 available)

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The Member will work with the Cooking Matters Colorado team to implement hands-on courses teaching families at risk of hunger that healthy cooking can be delicious, enjoyable-and most importantaffordable. The Members will:

* Coordinate courses and tours, including managing the classroom, securing needed food and materials, and supporting volunteers and participants.

o Complete all preparations for courses and tours including, but not limited to, assembling and transporting equipment, materials, and groceries, and preparing volunteers and site staff.

o Work with culinary, nutrition and other volunteers and agency staff to implement courses and tours using Cooking Matters curricula.

o Complete program evaluation and other program reporting documentation as necessary.

o Participate in actively seeking out, working with, and maintaining positive relationships with agencies serving low-income clients to host Cooking Matters courses and tours.

* Work with community-based agencies who host courses for clients in efforts to expand reach.

* Recruit, train, and retain culinary, nutrition, and other volunteers who lead Cooking Matters courses.

* Increase personal professional development as well as organizational capacity by supporting specific area of work (1 member for each: agency relations, train-the-trainer partnerships, and data/evaluation).

* Administrative tasks, such as:

o Ensure all necessary course and tour reporting is complete and accurate in database and file sharing resource center.

o Submit timesheets in accordance with AmeriCorps and Share Our Strength guidelines.

o Represent Share Our Strength in the community and promote programming to increase awareness and activation of our mission.

o Maintain a solid working knowledge related to hunger, nutrition standards, food safety, volunteerism, and food trends.

* Collaborate with Cooking Matters Colorado team to ensure high-quality service to families, volunteers, donors and partner agencies within our network.

* Other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidates for these AmeriCorps positions are those who value education, collaboration, and innovation and care deeply about addressing the problems of hunger and poverty in the community.

The AmeriCorps members will work with Cooking Matters Colorado staff to implement effective handson courses and tours that teach families at risk of hunger that healthy cooking and eating can be delicious, enjoyable and affordable.

Cooking Matters AmeriCorps members are part of the local and national Cooking Matters team and take part in all associated training and activities. AmeriCorps members will receive orientation from Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters national staff as well as locally, from the Cooking Matters Colorado staff. Members will be part of a peer network of AmeriCorps members from around the nation and be a part of regular training opportunities including monthly webinars and 1-2 in-person retreats.

Cooking Matters AmeriCorps members are being sought for a term of service starting no later than October 16th, 2017, but will keep the position open until it’s filled. The position will end 1 year from the start date. Share Our Strength and Cooking Matters Colorado are equal opportunity employers and do not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or religion.