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Community Wellness Specialist
 
 
 
The Family Wellness Specialist will develop, implement and evaluate systems designed to increase access to affordable, healthy, traditional foods that decrease health issues plaguing the Native American community, including diabetes and obesity. The Family Wellness Specialist will design systems to create capacity for physical education, sports, and outdoor recreation programs for the Native American community, that increase access to long lasting physical activity and lead to lasting positive health outcomes. Member Objectives include: 1) Use best practices and creative thinking to innovate new ways to engage the community around healthy food access, particularly amongst community members that live in areas of the Portland Metropolitan Area where fresh foods are limited and expensive. 2) Support community-wide garden-based education program. 3) Design inclusive recreational program for out-of-school time including seasonal programming. 4) Design inclusive physical education curriculum for NAYA’s Early College Academy.
 
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Member Duties : The Family Wellness Specialist will develop and implement systems designed to increase access to affordable, healthy, traditional foods which will decrease health issues plaguing the Native American community, such as diabetes and obesity. The Family Wellness Specialist will also design systems to create capacity for physical education, sports, and outdoor recreation programs for the Native American community, which will increase access to long lasting physical activity and lead to lasting health outcomes.
 
Program Benefits : Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Living Allowance ,  Stipend ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Relocation Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Health ,  Children/Youth ,  Community Outreach ,  Elder Care ,  Housing ,  Public Safety ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Homelessness ,  Education ,  Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Environment ,  Hunger ,  Entrepreneur/Business . 
 
Skills :
Writing/Editing ,  Youth Development ,  Cultural Sensitivity ,  Environment ,  Communications ,  Community Organization ,  Public Speaking ,  General Skills ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Social Services ,  Team Work ,  Leadership ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Education ,  Recruitment ,  Public Health ,  Computers/Technology . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Community Wellness Specialist
Program Start/End Date
07/07/2015  -   07/09/2016
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations OREGON  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  05/04/2015  To  06/15/2015 
Contact Cary Watters
5135 NE Columbia Blvd
Portland   OR   97218
5032888177 x331
caryw@nayapdx.org
www.nayapdx.org
Listing ID 55762

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