CRAFT Resource and Education Coordinator

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CRAFT Resource and Education Coordinator Coordinator Job Description: Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, and Transformation (CRAFT) seeks an Resource and Education Coordinator for a USDA funded Local Food Promotion Program grant.

This position will create resources and educational programming for food businesses and retail locations to assist them in the development and sale of locally produced value added products.

At CRAFT, we center community in our pursuit of transformative regional food systems that value the people who live and work within them. We envision a food system that is equitable, fostering fairness and transparency across the value chain.

This is a 15hr/week position for a total of 225 hrs for the fall 2026 and spring 2027 semesters. Pay is $18/hour.

Qualifications: Required : ● Ability to self-manage time, self-start, and work independently on a time-sensitive project. ● Comfort in data gathering, academic research and class or resource development. ● Organization and attention to detail.

Experience in any or all of the following preferred: ● An understanding of small business ownership, value added product creation, curriculum creation, and/or graphic design. ● Food systems, non-profit, or similar work ● Canva, Google Workspace, Teachable, or other design and collaboration platforms.

Duties and Responsibilities: Research, organize, create resources for, and record up to 2 online asynchronous courses via the Teachable platform with the aim of providing resources and education for local value added producers and retail outlets. Research, organize, and create online and printable resources for farmers and food business owners. CRAFT staff will support students in choosing relevant topics, focusing their research, and ensuring resources will be valuable to target audiences. Support CRAFT run courses including a 6-week virtual class for food business owners and in person food safety certification courses in the fall. Support value added product marketing and merchandising initiative planning for the RegionALLY Appalachia initiative

All current student employees should notify their other manager(s) if you work multiple jobs on campus at the same time. Additionally, students may not work more than 20 hours per week (combined between all campus jobs) during the academic year. Students may not exceed 980 work hours per calendar year.

Student jobs do not automatically roll over to the next academic year or summer.

Chatham University strives to promote a campus environment that understands and embraces multiculturalism while increasing individuals' intercultural competence. We actively work to build and sustain a diverse and culturally vibrant campus, which promotes employee and student success and retention.

Chatham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Chatham University does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital or family status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.