STC Healthy Choices Coordinator

HEALTHY CHOICES

COORDINATOR ROLES AND

RESPONSIBILITIES

Save the Children

This is a suggested job description to be used as a guide for the principal and site supervisor/Director at Save the Children's partner schools to recruit and hire a qualified Healthy Choices Coordinator to implement the afterschool Healthy Choices program.

Position Tide: Healthy Choices Coordinator

Position Summary: The Healthy Choices Coordinator is responsible. for coordinating and implementing a structured physical activity and nutrition program called Healthy Choices in Save the Children's afterschool program.

The scope of responsibilities include: 1) managing the implementation of all aspects of the Healthy Choices program including daily scheduling, logistics, equipment management, purchasing, and working effectively with other program staff including the site Program Coordinator and literacy tutors, if applicable; 2) providing hands-on guidance and practice to children about physical activity and healthy eating; 3) utilizing approved activities within Save the Children's Physical Activity Toolkit to implement daily 30-minute rotations of moderate to vigorous physical activity with all participating children; 4) conducting weekly 15-minute nutrition education lessons using the CATCH Healthy Habits & Nutrition Curriculum, and other approved lessons and materials; 5) completing aerobic capacity (PACER) testing for all children grades 4th and up, three times per program year; 6) administering nutrition pre & post assessments to children in grades 4tl' and up; 7) collecting and entering data (e.g., children's attendance and participation rates, healthy snack data, specific physical activities, aerobic capacity data) in Save the Children's web-based system (SCORE) to monitor the effective implementation of the Healthy Choices program; 8) Submit nutrition assessment data to Program Specialist (pre & post test scores), complete Monthly Nutrition Education Lesson Tracking spreadsheet and submit to Program Specialists 9) facilitating additional

programmatic activities for nutrition and physical activity with Save the Children staff (e.g., nutrition Word of the Week, Wellness Wednesdays, parent bulletin board, family night events, supporting school wellness policies, school health committees) as needed.

Reports To: Program Coordinator, District Site Supervisor/Site Director

Trained By: Save the Children's Program Specialist

Key Responsibilities

G       Manage all aspects of the Healthy Choices program by ensuring compliance with established guidelines and standards.

• Participate in all required Healthy Choices training sessions as provided by Save the

Children, in-person and/ or remotely via Webex, or the Training Hub.

• Guide and coordinate the implementation and monitoring of the Healthy Choices program and provide all children with moderate to vigorous physical activity and nutrition education lessons.

Oversee the accurate monitoring of the Healthy Choices program by collecting and entering relevant program data (e.g., class attendance, snack, daily activities, and aerobic capacity)in Save the Children's web-based system (SCORE) within designated time frames.

11          Maintain access to a computer at the school partner site and check email correspondence daily to follow up in a timely manner with requested tasks and deadlines identified by Save the Children staff members.

• Coordinate, schedule, and monitor the operation and maintenance of the physical activity facility, and physical activity and nutrition equipment and materials utilized in Healthy Choices program activities.

e      Ensure daily snack is served in accordance with Save the Children's Healthy Snack Standards. Utilize best practices approach in ensuring child-friendly snack preparation and verbally cotnmunica-ti.ng connection between snack served and monthly nutrition theme to children, when applicable.

• Plan, prepare and lead weekly 15-minute nutrition education lessons as defined by Save the Children's nutrition themes and lesson guidelines; engage children in Nutrition Word of the Week discussion.
• Work effectively with other site staff, such as Program Coordinators and literacy tutors to integrate Healthy Choices program activities into other programming, i.e. RAvFL.

Prepare monthly Healthy Choices bulletin board feature with monthly theme and information tidbit for patent display.

• Disseminate educational and informational materials relevant to the Healthy Choices program activities.
• Participate in additional nutrition and physical activities in both the out-of-school and in­

school time and facilitate meetings and special projects, as appropriate.

• Supervise volunteers engaged in Healthy Choices program activities, as applicable.
• Perform other relevant assigned job-related duties, as needed.

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED and previous work experience .implementing physical activity, nutrition and/ or health programs.

• Experience working with elementary school-aged children in school-based programs.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated capacity to be a team player.
• Demonstrated organizational and coordinating skills related to program implementation and monitoring.
• Flexible and adaptable to dynamic changes in the work environment.
• Ability to enforce safety procedures and maintain recreational equipment and facilities.
• Adequate computer skills and competency in using related software applications, including

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and use of the Internet.