Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) — a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York — seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Health Coordinator to support our After-School programs.
The Health Coordinator will bring a passion for the mission of Harlem Children’s Zone: break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life.
In 2005, as a direct response to the public health crisis of obesity in our youth, Harlem Children’s Zone created an effort called the Healthy Living Initiative, which encouraged our students and their families to incorporate healthy food choices and physical activity into their daily lives. In the years since then, we have deepened our work in this area and developed and implemented a strategic program model called Healthy Harlem, which consists of best practices in physical activity, nutrition education, and community support. The program integrates health and wellness into HCZ programs as an all-encompassing approach to encourage healthy lifestyles while also providing targeted support for high-risk youth and their parents/caregivers.
We are seeking dynamic, energetic Health Coordinators to oversee the implementation of Healthy Harlem programming with our K-12 after-school sites. They will be responsible for leading a team of educators to effectively deliver health, nutrition, physical activity, and programming for youth and families affected by overweight and obesity. This position reports to the Director of their respective program.
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REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Community Health, Recreation, Exercise Physiology, or any Health & Wellness related field
• Experience working with youth and/or adolescent populations (experience working with underserved communities is a plus)
• 1+ years of experience managing employees or a team (preferably in a health & wellness or medical environment)

• Implement and manage all Healthy Harlem programs, including effective delivery of nutrition education and physical activity programming, parent programming, and behavior modification programming
• Hire and manage staff implementing Healthy Harlem programs
• Partner and coordinate with site staff to ensure accurate tracking and evaluation data and case management support of program participants
• Engage and train site staff in healthy eating/active living practices
• Attend regular trainings with other Health Coordinators to share best practices
• Establish and maintain collaborations with relevant community organizations, schools, and parents
• Support the Site Director with tracking and assessing of healthy eating and active living programs and their progress
• Perform other duties as assigned