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Nutrition Health Educator

Posting Begin Date: 2025/12/22

Posting End Date: 2026/01/04

Category: Health Education

Sub Category: Public Health

Work Type: Full Time

Minimum Salary: 23.62

Maximum Salary: 31.49

Pay Rate Type: Hourly

Description

Vision: Healthy People in Healthy Communities

Mission: Partnering to promote and protect health in our communities

Values: Excellence / Positive Impact / Partnership / Innovation / Credibility / Humanity

Are you looking for an opportunity to serve the communities of Ada, Elmore, Valley and Boise counties? Do you crave a job where you can make a difference and serve the public? Central District Health (CDH) (https://cdh.idaho.gov/) is searching for a motivated individual to join our dedicated group of public health professionals as our Nutrition Health Educator with ourHealth Policy and Promotion (https://cdh.idaho.gov/health/prevention-programs/) team. This position is based in our Boise office.

The successful candidate will embrace our agency values, have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, a positive attitude, and will be organized and driven to provide exceptional service. If you have a passion for helping others and making a positive impact in your community, perhaps it’s time you considered a rewarding career with CDH.

CDH is dedicated to living our values, is focused on a healthy work/life balance, has a culture that is centered on teamwork and empowerment, and provides an amazing benefit package including: PERSI Retirement Benefits (https://www.persi.idaho.gov/) (consistently ranked as one of the nation's best lifetime defined benefit retirement plans), Medical/Dental Benefits (https://ogi.idaho.gov/) (employee plans are available at no cost) and Life Insurance (https://ogi.idaho.gov/life-insurance-plans/) for both the employee and eligible dependents. Paid time-off includes vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately upon hire, 11 paid holidays per year, and paid parental leave. Educational benefits include up to $2500 per year tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) .

Typical Duties:

+ Plan and implement nutrition initiatives in alignment with program goals, grant requirements, and community health priorities;

+ Track the annual nutrition program budget, including personnel and operating expenditures; maintain documentation for funder reporting;

+ Manage sub‑grants, contracts, and mini‑grants as applicable that support nutrition and food‑access activities; ensure compliance and timely deliverables;

+ Develop and submit a district‑wide, annual nutrition action plan with community partners, specifying deliverables and benchmarks;

+ Develop and submit an annual nutrition program report summarizing the previous year’s activities, reach, and impact;

+ Conduct evidence‑based nutrition education and training across CDH’s footprint, tailored to low‑literacy and diverse populations;

+ Participate in community events on behalf of CDH;

+ Serve as a subject‑matter expert on nutrition best practices, behavior change, and community health; provide technical assistance;

+ Collaborate with CDH grant writing staff to identify, apply for, and manage alternate funding sources for program sustainability;

+ Engage in professional development, including state and national conferences and trainings to maintain current best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

Good knowledge of:

+ Public health education principles and practices to include needs assessment, information dissemination and community organization relating to common health problems.

+ Basic disease etiologies and preventive strategies.

+ Survey methods and basic statistics used to collect and interpret data.

+ Training methods.

Experience:

+ Developing or reviewing and evaluating health-related informational material.

Supplemental Information:

Please note: The successful candidate will be required to pass a fingerprint-based background check.

Thank you for your interest in joining Central District Health’s team!

If you have questions about this position please contact us at:

Email:[email protected]

Phone: 208.327.8503

CDH is a Tobacco-Free Workplace. Employees of CDH are required to refrain from the use of any nicotine products. CDH will not hire illegal drug or nicotine users.

CDH is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. CDH prohibits discrimination against any individual based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, disabilities, veterans’ status or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

CDH is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact 208.327.8503, or email[email protected]. Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.

Notice: Idaho’s Public Health Districts are agencies that are authorized by the State of Idaho as independent bodies. District employees are not State of Idaho employees, rather District employees who receive benefits through the Office of Group Insurance.