New Roots Food & Health Intern

SCOPE OF WORK: 
The IRC Phoenix New Roots Program’s focus is to help newly-arrived refugees, asylees and other immigrant populations access fresh, affordable and healthy produce, better integrate into their communities, and navigate their new food systems. The New Roots Food & Health Intern will help IRC staff in outreach, recruitment and facilitation of the Navigating a New Food System program as well as operation of the New Roots CSA Produce Box program at CamelBackyard. This position works directly with the New Roots Local Food Coordinator. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 
•Assist New Roots staff in managing the CSA produce box program at CamelBackyard;
•Coordinate with New Roots growers to aggregate produce;
•Conduct outreach and provide nutrition education resources to the community; 
•Recruit and enroll refugee clients in Navigating a New Food System program;
•Facilitate interactive training modules for Navigating a New Food System Program; 
•Administer client surveys; 
•Support community engagement and educational activities; 
•Assist the New Roots Local Food Coordinator with ongoing program tasks as needed.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: An Intern will learn the following skills: 
•Develop organizational skills. 
•Build communication skills while engaging customers and community members.
•Learn about nutrition programming throughout the valley.  
•Develop a working knowledge of how to assist refugee clients in learning about the American food system. 
•Implement logistical planning and time management skills in a dynamic environment.
•Design curriculum to expand client mastery of the “Navigating a New Food System” program.
•Build outreach skills in working with a predominantly non-English speaking population.