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Food Education Specialist

The Food Education Specialist coordinates and provides food safety education for industry, consumers, and the community. This position organizes and provides specialized food safety training curriculum throughout the year. The Food Education Specialist creates, maintains and updates food safety education and outreach materials. Requires interaction with and maintaining contacts in industry, academia and the community. Responsibilities include initial and ongoing training for departmental staff and coordinating training and shadowing experiences for interns and medical professionals.

Essential duties include maintaining, updating and designing educational materials for staff, industry and consumers; presenting food safety educational curriculum to industry and consumers; ensuring department compliance with FDA standards; coordinating training for new and current employees; coordinating shadowing experiences for interns and other staff; performing risk-based inspections of retail food establishments; providing clear and accurate technical reports of inspection outcomes; responding to requests for service from consumers; ensuring compliance and performing follow-up inspections; providing food safety education and supporting materials to food establishment's owners, management, staff and consumers; and maintaining assigned district, meeting or exceeding departmental goals.

Associated job duties include working with other members of staff on projects, including foodborne illness outbreak response; working with public relations for outreach; and assisting staff in other districts as needed.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree required, with a concentration in Environmental Health, Microbiology, Food Science, or closely related science based curriculum. A Master's degree is preferred. Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. Use of personal vehicle is required.

Licenses/certifications required include passage of an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved foodhandler certification exam or obtainment of the Certified Professional – Food Safety (CP-FS) credential within the first year of employment. A valid Indiana Driver’s License is required.

Knowledge, skills and abilities include meeting departmental objectives and guidelines in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration Voluntary Retail Food Program Regulatory Standards (VNRFRPS); effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; knowledge of food safety standards and principles; ability to work independently performing regulatory oversight of retail food establishments; strong organizational skills; ability to function effectively under stress; knowledge of basic computer programs and ability to effectively learn and utilize inspection software.

Working environment includes moderate unconfined sitting; steady use of hands and fingers; considerable physical effort in walking, standing and bending during food establishment inspections; exposure to extreme heat and cold, excessive noise, and slippery and uneven walking surfaces during inspections; exposure to sanitizing and cleaning chemicals, steam, smoke, grease, strong odors and insects or vermin with food establishments; occasional work outside regular business hours; automobile driving for all field inspection duties; moderate light lifting; and occasional need to relate to members of the public who exhibit challenging, atypical or hostile behaviors and/or communication.