Cultivando Salud Community Health Promoter in Bellingham, Washington
De Comunidad a Comunidad / Washington Health Foundation
September 1, 2010 – July 15, 2011
Community to Community Development – De Comunidad a Comunidad is a women-led grassroots organization working towards healthy communities. They are committed to systemic change and to creating strategic alliances that strengthen local and global movements towards social, economic and environmental justice. www.foodjustice.org
Member Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop models of accessibility for low income Latina women in Whatcom County, facilitating the ability of participants in the Cocinas Program to cook healthier traditional foods in their homes.
- Provide outreach and classroom support for the Cocinas Sanas – Healthy Kitchens program using local organic ingredients in traditional Mexican cuisine to form a healthy diet and combat diabetes and obesity in the Latino community.
- Develop and coordinate learning fieldtrips and small scale crop production with participants of the Cocinas Sanas Program.
- Implement Cocinas Sanas and accessibility programming with Latino women and youth
- Assist with the development of a peer to peer educational program for Latinas to increase knowledge about access to healthy local organic ingredients
- Recruit program participants, train volunteers and develop outreach and marketing materials
- Assist community members to build Health Homes to optimize and take charge of their health
- Will receive leadership development, understanding oppression, undoing racism and like trainings to assist in organization’s mission to restore justice to food, land and cultural practices
Qualifications:
- Fully Bilingual written and spoken English and Spanish
- Valid driver’s license and transportation
- Experience with Latino and/or farm worker communities and youth, passion for farm worker justice and social justice
- Enjoys organic farming, cooking, understands healthy eating and health, knowledge of traditional Mexican cuisine
- Outgoing, highly motivated, self-directed, able to problem-solve, able to work independently but enjoys collaboration, able to give and receive constructive criticism that builds a team environment
- Excited to develop, implement, market and coordinate community based projects with participants
- General office and computer skills (PC based operating system, Microsoft Office Suite)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Comfortable working outside in a variety of conditions and groups
- On farm experience with small scale diversified crops a plus
- This is a national service position–applicant must be willing to commit to term of service
Position Location: Bellingham, WA is 90 miles north of Seattle and 52 miles south of Vancouver, B.C. http://www.cob.org/
Members Receive: $1,050/month pay, health insurance, L&I, and $5,350 education award upon completion of term. Member may request loan forbearance and may be eligible for subsidized childcare.
Position Duration: AmeriCorps members serve 40 hrs/week for 10.5 months. Hours are Monday – Friday varies from 8 am – 7:00 pm. Flexibility is required for evening and weekend events.
For more information about position: Erin Thompson @ erinc2c@qwestoffice.net or (360) 756-2478.
Apply online at: http://www.esd.wa.gov/washingtonservicecorps/ql-applynow.php and send cover letter and resume to Erin Thompson (contact info listed above). Deadline: 7/15/10.
