Program Assistant Manager for Farm Based Wellness Program

Program Assistant Manager
Gather New Haven, New Haven, CT

To Apply
send resume to Peter@gathernewhaven.org

Position Purpose & Summary:
The Program Assistant Manager (PAM) is a full-time exempt position (equivalent to 40 hours/week). This position will be responsible for providing administrative, operational, and logistical support to the Farm-Based Wellness Program (FBWP) for approximately 8-9 months out of the year, which includes, but is not limited to participant recruitment, volunteer management, community outreach & engagement, program collaboration, stakeholder management and budget management. The remaining months of the year the FBWP is less active and requires less attention, at that time the PAM will provide the equivalent support to other programs at Gather New Haven (GNH) as needed. The PAM will support the FBWP Manager to ensure that the programmatic components of the FBWP consistently meet performance objectives and bring measurable evidence-based value to program participants and other stakeholders. The PAM is responsible for adding meaningful value to Gather New Haven by contributing to its mission, the FBWP, and the rest of its programs. The position reports directly to the FBWP  Manager.

Please refer to the Position Responsibilities Appendix for more details.
Start Date: March 2023
Employment Type: Full-time exempt position with benefits
Pay Rate: 42-45k/annually

Program Overview:
Gather New Haven’s FBWP is a year-round intensive lifestyle intervention program that runs primarily in the summer and continues monthly after the summer program concludes. The FBWP addresses chronic diet-related illnesses by providing gardening, nutrition, cooking, and lifestyle change education to medically referred participants. The program conveys the importance of sustaining a healthy lifestyle through fellowship and considering the familial context. The FBWP also promotes health, wellness, a whole foods plant-based diet, and nutrition to New Haven’s communities through culturally relevant workshops, presentations, and activities. Supporting the FBWP are GNH’s urban organic farms along with the incorporation of Gather New Haven’s synergistic programs and properties.

To learn more about the FBWP visit: gathernewhaven.org

Required Skills & Experience:
● Nutrition, public health or social work related degree(s)
● Bi-lingual, Spanish speaker fluency (comfortable speaking)
● Strong time management, punctual
● Ability to work independently
● Organized and team oriented with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines
simultaneously
● Public speaking
● Extroverted predisposition
● Strong communication and collaboration skills
● Stakeholder management
● Volunteer & intern management
● Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
● Familiarity with Google Suite software, including but not limited to Gmail, Google
Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides & Google Forms
● Professional experience in community oriented work

● Commitment to Gather New Haven’s health, equity, and justice mission
Desired Skill, Characteristics, & Experience:
● Spanish fluency, spoken and written
● Experience managing and delivering community public health programming
● Highly motivated and self-disciplined
● Passionate about work; purpose driven
● Persevering attitude
● Active listening
● High level of emotional intelligence with the skill to develop deep, trusting
relationships with diverse populations
● Enjoys working outdoors
● Endearing spirit and sense of humor
● Experience building partnerships and fostering collaborations with other organizations
● An interest in or familiarity with urban agriculture
● Understanding of basic nutrition concepts and the connection between diet and
lifestyle choices are linked to chronic diseases
● Understanding of evidence based wellness & motivational counseling practices
● Understanding of the connection between education, nutrition literacy, access to
healthy food and sustainable and equitable food systems
● Valid Driver’s License
● Experience with staff management
● Experience managing budgets
● Experience implementing community workshops; community outreach & engagement
● Experience with EPIC medical records system

Compensation & Hours:
This is a full-time exempt salaried and benefits-eligible position. Salary range is $40-44k/year. Benefits
include sick days, vacation, and holidays (federally recognized holidays as well as three floating holidays
for non federally recognized days of observance), and employer-sponsored medical health insurance.
Staff are entitled to a share of farm-grown produce during the farming season.
To Apply for the Position:
This position is available immediately. Interested candidates should submit by email:
1) cover letter that explains why you are interested and qualified; 2) resume; 3) list of three references
with contact information; and 4) a writing sample to peter@gathernewhaven.org and indicate “FBWP
Assistant Manager” in the subject line. Your cover letter should include references to all relevant paid and
unpaid life experience and address why you are interested in the position, what professional strengths
you bring to the position, and how this job aligns with your personal goals.

About Gather New Haven:
Gather New Haven is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization located in New Haven, CT, committed to social
and environmental justice. Gather New Haven promotes health, equity and justice for people and the
environment by cultivating connections and access to our lands and waters and by inspiring us to care for
our wellbeing, our shared community, and our environment. Learn more at gathernewhaven.org

Employment Disclosures and Legal Statements.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position,
the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or
fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk;
sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include
close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level
in the work environment is usually moderate. This position involves remote work and socially distanced
in-person work related activities under strict adherence to public health practices to minimize the
likelihood of contracting the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)/COVID-19.

Gather New Haven is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, upgrade, train, and promote for all
positions and job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age,
physical or mental disability, marital, veteran or disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other
status as a member of any other legally protected group or activity. Candidate is expected to support and
promote the organization’s position on racial equity, environmental justice, and food justice issues which
can include messaging and actions that are in opposition to discriminatory practices that produce
inequities associated with the organization’s mission.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the
employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related
instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give
instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and
are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform
this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty
proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the
health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels
of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or
otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
Gather New Haven strictly maintains a drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as
applicable.

Position Responsibilities Appendix (non exhaustive) FBWP/PAM
● Presenting evidence-based lifestyle advice
○ Assisting the FBWP Manager with the presentation of the FBWP version of
the CDC’s National Diabetic Prevention Program (NDPP)
○ Coordinating recipe demonstrations
● Community engagement and outreach
○ Representing the FBWP and GNH’s other programs at events to promote the
FBWP and GNH
■ Tabeling
■ Presentations
○ Program participant recruitment and retention efforts
■ Calling referred participants to recruit
■ Engaging participants throughout the year

● Community Health Ambassadors (CHA)
○ Coordinating shifts CHAs to work throughout the year
■ Documenting hours worked
■ Creating invoices for processing paychecks
○ Providing professional development opportunities for CHAs
● Purchasing items for the FBWP at the FBWP Manager’s discretion
○ Food for program participants during programming
○ Coordinating catered foods whenever necessary
● Assist FBWP Manager with the coordination of the FBWP committee meetings
○ Coordinating the agenda with FBWP Manager and Chair
○ Taking minutes
● Promoting monthly meetings and other FBWP & GNH related activities
○ Coordinating monthly meetings during the off-season with FBWP Manager
■ Setting topics & dates
● Providing content for Social Media
○ Documenting FBWP & GNH activities by way of photos and videos
○ Providing captions for content
● Volunteer coordination for FBWP & GNH
○ Assisting with the facilitation of volunteering opportunities
○ Student volunteer facilitation
■ Coordinating Gateway Nutrition & Dietetic intern students

● Growing Entrepreneur (GE) coordination
○ Facilitating the work opportunities for the GEs