About Nutrition, Cooking, and Gardening Wellness Educator

The Bubble Foundation Volunteer Wellness Educators teach wellness classes to pre-K and elementary students in one of our partner NYC schools (currently in Manhattan: East Harlem and the Bronx: Kingsbridge). Volunteers will use Bubble curricula to teach one or two interactive 45-min classes per week on topics relevant to food and health (e.g., cooking, nutrition, gardening, agriculture, food literacy). Wellness Educators are asked to commit to teach for the entire academic semester and will be paired with at least one co-teacher with complementary skills. We provide complete training to our volunteers and focus on professional development throughout the committed semester.

Throughout this volunteer experience, Wellness Educators will gain skills in: nutrition education, garden education, culinary arts education, cooking, teaching, classroom management, teamwork, public speaking, and working with kids who are challenged with health inequities.

Required skills & mindsets:
• Commitment to the school and students as evidenced by reliability
• Enthusiasm for the subject matter of lessons
• Experience and comfort working with children
• Positive attitude about the program
Helpful qualifications:
• Experience teaching pre-K/elementary students, ideally in a classroom or other group setting; experience need not be nutrition-related
• Experience working within schools serving low-income students
• Experience in nutrition, food policy, gardening, cooking, or related field
Weekly time commitment:
• 2 – 3 hours per week on-site during the school day.
• Need to obtain more hours? Let us know and we can set you up with a schedule to achieve the number of hours you need.

Application Process

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Bubble! Visit our website to learn more and apply www.welcometobubble.org. Or use this form to apply: https://goo.gl/forms/kz12sztVwgtfLS3x1

Questions? Please contact: volunteer@welcometobubble.org