Vacancy caducado!
FoodCorps Arkansas is filling 10 positions across Springdale, Van Buren, Conway, Cedarville, and Helena.
To apply visit : https://foodcorps.org/apply/
This position starts August 3rd, 2021 and ends July 15, 2022.
Who We Are
FoodCorps is a nationwide team of AmeriCorps leaders that connects kids to food and helps them
grow up healthy. We do that by placing motivated leaders in limited-resource communities for a year
of public service. Serving under the direction of local partner organizations, our service members
focus on three areas of service:
● Hands-on learning: students grow, cook, and taste new foods, which builds their skills and
changes food preferences
● Healthy school meals: the cafeteria experience steers students towards the healthiest
options and gets them excited to try new healthy foods
● Schoolwide culture of health: as a whole, the school community and environment – from
hallways to classrooms to cafeteria to grounds – celebrates healthy food. We measure our
success in terms of changes in children, schools, and systems.
What We’re Looking For
Passion for building a healthier future for school children
Commitment to working hard in service of local communities in order to make a difference
Demonstrated leadership ability
Motivation to serve full-time in a limited resource community
Perseverance in the face of challenges and creativity in finding solutions
Respect for diversity of opinion, experience, and background
Experience working in or studying food systems, agriculture, public health, education, school
nutrition, culinary arts, community organizing, or public service
Experience working or volunteering in education, youth development, or other teaching setting
Knowledge of the culture, history, and/or language of the communities we serve
Desire to gain hands-on experience for your career
Demonstrated ability or dedication to performing the activities listed below
To be considered for a FoodCorps service member position, you must:
Be 18 years or older by the start of your service term
Be a legal, permanent resident of the United States
Hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent
Individual service positions differ by location. There may be additional requirements depending on the
site to which you apply.
What You’ll Do
Service members work with schools, service site organizations and local communities to build healthy
school food environments. They do this in a variety of ways:
● Service members focus on teaching children in grades K-8 about food and nutrition in the
classroom or cafeteria by delivering engaging, hands-on lessons, integrating activities into
subjects such as math, science and history, working with teachers and school administrators to
increase food and nutrition education in curricula, and more.
● Service members grow healthy food with students, teachers, and community members in
school gardens, dynamic educational settings where kids can get their hands dirty and
experience what they’re learning first-hand. While some service members expand/maintain
already-existing school gardens, greenhouses and hoop houses, others work to establish new
gardens. Service members develop garden sustainability plans and recruit community
volunteers to ensure that the projects they start last into the future.
● Service members focus on district-level school nutrition projects that will work to change what
students eat at school everyday. Service members will work with school nutrition professionals
to integrate healthy foods into breakfast, lunch and snack programs and more. Under the
supervision of district-level school nutrition leaders, and with ongoing support and training from
FoodCorps, these members will help to advance the goals and vision for school meal quality in
the districts where they serve.
● Service members help build schoolwide cultures of health by building strong, collaborative
relationships with teachers, families, and school administrators, recruiting and training
volunteers, organizing committees and running meetings, talking to press and public officials.
● Service members spend time learning and participating in trainings, helping FoodCorps and
schools assess the impact they are having, and raising money to help support the local
projects when allowable.
What You’ll Gain
$22,000 living stipend over 11.5 months for Service Members, paid bi-weekly.
$6,345 AmeriCorps Segal Education Award, upon successful completion of your term of
service
Health insurance
Partial childcare reimbursement, if you qualify
Student loan forbearance, if you qualify
Training, mentorship, and professional development opportunities
Vacancy caducado!