Healthy Harlem Coordinator

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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• 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)

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Recreation, Exercise Physiology, or a related field; the ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in one of these fields and supervisory experience
• Must be knowledgeable about nutrition, physical fitness, and wellness concepts
• Familiar with the emotional, social, and mental aspects of a healthy lifestyle, including the safety and overall well-being of individuals engaged in healthy eating/active living programs
• Experience working with youth and adolescent population
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Outlook
• Ability to work on a team and individually
• Comfortable working with outside community organizations and contracted program providers
• Awareness of and sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of populations served
• Must be able to work flexible hours and perform extensive fieldwork

What you'll do

• 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

Schedule

• On-Site (Monday-Friday)
• Peacemaker Program: 2 PM- 6 PM
• Promise Academy, After-School: 3 PM- 7 PM
• High School, After-School: 4 PM- 8 PM
• A Cut Above: 3 PM- 7 PM
• Attend training on the first Wednesday of the month with Healthy Harlem 
• Some weekends, depending on scheduled events

As a member of the Harlem Children's Zone team, you will join a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families — and our staff — thrive. We offer highly competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for growth.

Our exceptional full-time benefits include: 

• Highly competitive base salaries
• Paid time off 
• Employee referral bonus 
• Career Advancement
• No-cost health insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-and long-term disability
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Wellness discounts
• Commuter benefits
• Financial wellness perks
• Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)

The annual salary range for this position is $55,000-$60,000, with a comprehensive benefits package including employer-covered health insurance. To be considered, interested applicants can apply directly through the job posting. No telephone inquiries or recruiters, please. Replies will only be sent to qualified applicants. HCZ is an EOE.