Full Time, Remote, Northern or Central California Required 

About the Chef Ann Foundation

Founded in 2009, the Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) believes that all children should have equal access to fresh, healthy, delicious food providing them the foundation to thrive and meet their true potential. We ensure that school food professionals have the resources, funding and support they need to provide cook-from-scratch meals that support the health of children and our planet. To date, we’ve reached over 14,100+ schools and over 3.4 million children in all 50 states.

Job Description

This position resides on the CA Workforce Programs team and reports to the Director of Recruitment. The Program Coordinator of Recruitment will focus on supporting and expanding recruitment efforts in order to increase the number of participants and applicants in the California Healthy School Food Pathway Pre-Apprenticeship program. This program has key targets for the number of participants in each Pre-Apprenticeship Cohort so this role will be responsible for working alongside the Director of Recruitment to meet those goals. 

About the Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) Program 

HSFP is a work-based learning experience that aims to prepare individuals for job opportunities in healthy, scratch-cook school food programs. The HSFP program focuses on supporting workforce readiness and professional growth for new and incumbent school food operators. The pipeline from entry-level positions through management and school food leadership offers professionals the resources, hands-on training, and network to become confident leaders that have in-depth knowledge and experience in creating and running successful scratch-cook meal programs. This includes an emphasis on CAF’s 5 key areas: food, finance, facilities, human resources and marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, develop and maintain relationships with key partners including, but not limited to, community colleges, nonprofit organizations, workforce development boards, other training programs and state and federal assistance programs. 
• Attendance at in-person and virtual events to promote the program including job fairs and presentations to interested audiences. 
• Coordinate in-person events aimed at supporting recruitment and retention efforts in the HSFP program. 
• Manage travel and event calendar for recruitment events and scheduling as needed. 
• Manage the tracking of participant leads and applicants in Salesforce, including key applicant data and communications. 
• Communicate with potential participants and applicants via phone and video calls, emails and text campaigns, including those resulting from promotions from outside contractors. 
• Work with the Programs Marketing Coordinator to create, update and order promotional materials. 
• Work with the Programs Marketing Coordinator on digital promotional efforts including email campaigns and social media. 
• Work with the Director of Recruitment and Programs Marketing Coordinator to coordinate photo and film shoots as needed for promotional materials. 
• Work alongside the CA Workforce Programs team to establish value-add components for the HSFP program that can help drive recruitment and make recommendations for program improvement based on recruitment feedback.
• Support efforts to transition Pre-Apprentice participants to the Apprenticeship program, including program promotion and the creation of promotional materials. 

Basic Responsibilities

• Update and create key program documents, promotional materials, slide decks, timelines, etc. as needed for each Pre-Apprenticeship cohort.
• Support launch and implementation of new Pre-Apprenticeship cohort applications to ensure alignment with recruitment activities and timelines. 
• Condense large amounts of information into easy-to-read reports, including data collection, cleaning and chart creation.
• Suggest program efficiencies and opportunities and follow through as appropriate.
• Support technology integration as directed, especially around the tracking of communications with potential applicants and the effectiveness of recruitment channels. 
• Maintain awareness/knowledge of child nutrition legislative advocacy efforts, with an emphasis on CA.
• Attend steering committees and coalition meetings to report back to team on program/organization alignment opportunities, as assigned.
• Collaborate on speaking engagements and avenues to promote the program, particularly at conferences. 
• Coordinate program travel, in-person event, and material needs; schedule event travel as directed by supervisor and communicate travel plans with team to ensure efficient use of time and travel funds.
• Maintain understanding and awareness of federal and state policies as they relate to program operations, particularly in workforce development.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Ability to travel for work, particularly within California (both via car and plane) 
• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred 
• Ability to learn and engage with new learning technology programs
• Experience in school food, recruitment and/or workforce development preferred
• Experience in program planning and management preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and GSuite platforms
• Salesforce Experience preferred 
• Ability to work virtually and participate in meetings in the Pacific time zone (PST/PDT)
• Strong project management skills, including time management and clear communication

Essential Traits

• A passion for food systems and a strong interest in childhood health and wellness
• Strong professional relationship cultivation and management skills that translate into building strong partnerships
• Resourcefulness in finding solutions to unique problems and making pivots to ensure outcomes
• Ability to manage multiple timelines and prioritize appropriately
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Flexible, collaborative mindset and innovative thinker
• Willingness to engage in continuous learning and training

Compensation

Compensation ranges between $46,500 - $58,000 per year and will be commensurate with the candidate’s previous experience and credentials. The Chef Ann Foundation is a great place to work and provides its staff with a competitive benefits package, including: health, pharmacy, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability, group life insurance, voluntary 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 5% match with vesting, a generous paid time off program, and professional development opportunities. We are a fully remote organization whose headquarters are located in Boulder, CO, with team members spread across the US. This position is remote and must be based in Central or Northern California (ex: Fresno, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Jose, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Sacramento). 

Posting will close on Monday, May 6, 2024.

Anticipated position start date is June 17, 2024.

At the Chef Ann Foundation, our work to ensure access to fresh, healthy school food for all is built on the idea of equity. We support and celebrate differences, and our team and community are stronger with every new voice. CAF is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. CAF is committed to the incorporation of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) throughout our organization, including increased efforts to hire, support, and engage BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and other historically marginalized groups.