(UC ANR Internal Only) Community Education Specialist 3, Various Locations

Community Nutrition and Health at UC ANR is a statewide network of researchers and educators promoting healthy and equitable communities for all Californians. Our shared goal is to co-create public education and partner training programming to advance community health across California. We collaborate with local organizations and community leaders who share our goals to advance community health and work to create changes across many areas including individual behavior change, leadership capacity building, organizational policy change, informing public policy, and affecting systems or environmental change such workflows or best practices within an institution. As a result of this work, our vision is for all Californians to have access to live a healthy life, free from chronic disease.

As a core Community Nutrition and Health statewide program, the CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California program (CFHL, UC) offers comprehensive evidence-based nutrition and physical activity education, aligned with changes to the surrounding community context known as “policy, system, and environmental change efforts” in early childhood centers, schools and community environments. Services are provided in 34 counties with 1,600 volunteers known as “extenders” (trained teachers, afterschool staff, community members). The majority of CFHL, UC participants are preschool and school aged youth and their families. The CFHL, UC program also works with SNAP-Ed eligible adults, seniors, and other priority populations. By aligning community education with policy, systems and environmental change strategies, CFHL, UC creates long-lasting community impact. CFHL, UC is federally funded by the United States Department of Food and Agriculture as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Education network (SNAP-Ed) across the country.

This position is a career appointment that is 100% fixed.  Multiple positions are currently available in the following counties/clusters:

• Alameda
• Butte Cluster
• Fresno / Madera
• Imperial
• Kern
• Los Angeles
• Placer / Nevada
• Riverside
• Sacramento
• San Joaquin
• Santa Clara Cluster
• Shasta Cluster
• Central Sierra Cluster
• San Luis Obispo / Santa Barbara
• Stanislaus / Merced
• Tulare / Kings
• Yolo

Pay Scale: 

CT 1: $46,800/year to $63,000/year 

CT 2: $49,200/year to $66,200/year 

CT 3: $51,600/year to $69,300/year 

CT 4: $53,800/year to $72,400/year 

CT 5: $56,200/year to $75,600/year 

CT 6: $58,500/year to $78,800/year 

CT 7: $60,900/year to $81,900/year 

This job posting will close on 4/30/2025. 

Key Responsibilities:

Requirements:

• Associates degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Thorough knowledge of job function and expertise with CFHL, UC key initiative area(s).
• Thorough knowledge in delivering nutrition and physical activity education programming.
• Thorough knowledge of community education, adult learning principles, public health, nutrition, and/or physical activity concepts.
• Thorough skills to conduct needs assessment and development of new presentations / courses to meet organizational needs.
• Thorough analytical skills, problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of SNAP-Education guidance and UC program and policies.
• Familiarity with UC ANR and Cooperative Extension.
• Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint programs.
• Experience working with local community members, and vulnerable or under-represented populations.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to maintain effective professional relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and community members.
• Effective leadership skills including directing and developing staff members.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience championing best practices of inclusion and belonging.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Must possess valid California Driver's License to drive a County or University vehicle. Ability and means to travel on a flexible schedule as needed, proof of liability damage insurance on vehicle used is required. Reimbursement of job-related travel will be reimbursed according to University policies.
• The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check. This is a designated position requiring a background check and may require fingerprinting due to the nature of the job responsibilities. UC ANR does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities.
• As of January 1, 2014, ANR is a smoke- and tobacco-free environment in which smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes), is strictly prohibited.
• Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded.  Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work-related information obtained from any source on any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations.
• Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer. 

a. “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.  For reference, below are UC’s policies addressing some forms of misconduct: 

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Abusive Conduct in the Workplace  

It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time.  Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

How To Apply (UC ANR Internal Only): 
Upload your cover letter and resume as one PDF document into this Box folder https://ucdavis.app.box.com/f/bf387bf7ef59435e83e7beb16f26ca56.
Please use this naming convention for the document: County applying for_Last Name_First Name” (example: Yolo_Flinstone_Fred)