Program Manager-Food Programs

Venice Family Clinic is a community health center whosemission is “To provide quality primary health care to people in need.”  Venice Family Clinic cares for over 28,000low-income patients in over 120,000 visits annually who might otherwise gowithout critically needed health care services. Venice Family Clinic has elevenclinical sites with over 350 staff, 1,700 volunteers, and a budget of $50million.   We provide high quality,comprehensive primary and specialty health care, dental, mental health,substance use treatment and child development services to underservedindividuals and families on the Westside of Los Angeles.  As part of our affiliation with the DavidGeffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Venice Family Clinic is involved in thetraining of residents and fellows in primary care and many specialties.  Venice Family Clinic also trains residentsthrough partnerships with Kaiser Permanente and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The Program Manager-Food Programs has the primaryresponsibility of overseeing all food programming at Venice Family Clinic.  In this role, you will plan, develop andoversee program activities and budgetary activities of the programs and will be responsible for coordinating the execution of special projects and researchinitiatives as applicable to the programs.  Food Programs will utilize nutrition education; physical activitypromotion; and advancement of policy, systems, and environmental changescoordinated with stakeholder engagement and partnerships, as applicable, toreach low-income individuals and families in multiple settings.  The overall goal is to apply comprehensiveevidence-based obesity prevention strategies to achieve specific behavioraloutcomes including increased consumption of healthy foods, promote foodsecurity, reduce consumption of less healthy foods and beverages, and increasedlevels of physical activity.

In addition, you will gather information andprepares reports to evaluate program effectiveness. You will collaborate with other directors in the program areas.

• Master’s degree in Public Health or related field OR a Bachelor’s degree in Health or a related field strongly preferred
• 1-3 years of administrative experience in community and/or public health-based programs working with low income, uninsured or disparate populations 
• Working knowledge of nutrition and physical activity services is preferred
• Experience in a community clinic setting is preferred.
• Knowledge of research methods (IRB, CITI training, data collection, etc) is preferred
• Excellent communication and organizational skills 
• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of people of various educational and socio-economic backgrounds 
• Demonstrated proficiency in using Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel and Access and other database programs 
• Ability to travel between clinics and community organizations 
• Ability to be flexible and work in a changing environment 
• Fluency in Spanish (speaks, translate, read and write) 
• Current California driver’s license, appropriateinsurance coverage and a driving record acceptable to the Venice Family Clinicinsurance carrier (if required to drive on the job) 

UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.