Berea Kids Eat Program Associate (Temporary)

Location : BereaJob Type: Temporary, Full-TimeDivision: Strategic InitiativesDepartment: Grow Appalachia Payroll ClearingOpening Date: 04/08/2026FLSA: Non-ExemptLabor Supervisor?: No Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position. Description: The temporary Berea Kids Eat Program Associate will help implement summer meal service and programming through Grow Appalachia's Berea Kids Eat program; including organizing a mobile meal site; serving meals to youth ages 18 and under; collaborating with community partners and stakeholders; working with and supporting college-aged student staff and/or interns; and supporting Grow Appalachia's Nutrition Programs Coordinator and other College staff to ensure proper meal documentation processes and compliance. This position will also support the program's goals as a multi-resource initiative to reach many needs of Berea youth, including nutrition programming, healthy eating and food-related education, and on-site enrichment programming. Your Key Responsibilities: Working closely with the Nutrition Programs Coordinator other Berea Kids Eat Program Staff; the Berea Kids Eat Program Associate will help ensure local and high-quality meals are being delivered to Berea Community Youth as part of the Summer Meals Program.Work directly with students and interns in support of Summer Meal Service. Serve Multiple Day and Bulk Summer Meals to youth ages 18 and under on a Mobile Meals Delivery, ensuring compliance with funding requirements and regulations. Complete all required USDA SUN Meals (formerly the Summer Food Service Program) documentation in coordination with the Nutrition Programs Coordinator and other Compliance Staff accurately and within required timelines. Ensure thorough site set up and clean up.Coordinate outreach efforts for the Berea Kids Eat program by working closely with Berea Kids Eat Programming Intern(s) and Nutrition Programs Coordinator, to engage with community organizations, families, and youth ensuring educational summer programs and events are successful and widely attended. This could include social media advertisements, as well as tracking metrics with participants for grant reporting requirements throughout the summer. The Program Associate will help ensure the Glades Community Garden Education Spaces are upkept-to include possible weeding, mowing, watering of plants, harvesting, and other landscaping and organizational tasks. The Program Associate will work closely with the Nutrition Programs Coordinator and other Grow Appalachia staff to help gather feedback from community and student participants throughout and after the summer to help reflect and prepare for subsequent summers. What You'll Bring: Education required to ensure success in this position:High school diploma or GEDExperience required to ensure success in this position:Experience working with youth under 18Experience with USDA Child Nutrition Programs like SUN Meals (formerly the Summer Food Service Program) or the CACFP program Experience in youth enrichment programmingProject managementExperience with Berea City neighborhoods and/or ability to read a GPSExperience with design & social media Special skills, knowledge and abilities:Essential training (may be obtained after hire start date) - First Aid/CPR, USDA SUN Meals Site Supervisor, Food Safety (to include Food Handler's License), Civil Rights Training, Institute of Child Nutrition Trainings as directed, and any other training as directed.Strong attention to detailExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsCritical thinking and project planningFeedback & evaluationAbility to use technology, including computers and iPads, as well as Microsoft Software and CANVA.Willingness to work in & around churches and other religious spaces.License, certification, or registration necessary:Valid Driver's LicenseBe 26 or older, or complete the College's Defensive Driving CourseRequired background check and Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) CheckPhysical requirements:Ability to work outdoors in a wide range of environmental conditionsAbility to use garden tools (powered and hand tools)Ability to lift heavy items, including filled coolers and portable washing stationsEnvironmental conditions:Occasional shared office spaceOutdoors in all seasons and weather typesVan and bus meal routes Working with hens and ducks at the Glades meal service site Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:VansCars Mowers Weedeaters Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise. Berea's students excel in the College's supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall): Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College.Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application! Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.This position is not eligible for benefits, however, Berea College still offers unique position opportunities you can read more about below. Our Unique Culture:Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College's inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at BereaLabor Supervision: In support of Berea College's great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link

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