Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
Nutritional Health Coach
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Cedar Park, Texas, United States, 78613
Join to apply for the
Nutritional Health Coach
role at
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage . USD $24.00/Hr.
Overview This role requires an outgoing personality and passion for sharing nutrition knowledge and inspiring people to act and achieve their health goals. You’ll wear many hats while working in a fast‑paced retail setting conducting classes, private coaching sessions, community outreach, and retail operations. As the store’s nutrition professional, you will be an educational resource providing science‑based nutrition education/training to the store crew, customers, and the community. This position is a front‑line contributor to Natural Grocers’ mission and plays an integral role in improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Responsibilities
Main Ingredients:
Acts as the nutrition education resource for the customers, crew, and community.
Provides customer service on the floor in the vitamin aisles.
Performs retail operations.
Maintains customer literature files and the book department.
Stocks, faces, and merchandises products.
Assists with cleaning the vitamin department and store.
Offers in‑store nutrition and recipe demonstration classes.
Provides outreach nutrition classes.
Provides regular trainings to crew.
Maintains the crew wellness board.
Motivates and provides encouragement for crew to participate in employee nutrition.
Challenges:
Respond to questions and review summaries.
Provides private individual one‑on‑one health coaching sessions.
Builds community relationships (practitioner partners, guest presenters, event partners).
Seeks outreach opportunities to provide nutrition education and build brand awareness.
Maintains continued education requirements.
Reads and reviews research, completes CE assignments.
Assists management with coordinating, organizing, and executing company‑wide events.
Prints materials used in classes, outreach, and coaching sessions.
Purchases nutrition education supplies.
Provides training to crew on promoting the NHC services, in‑store events, and promotions.
Attends monthly meetings (NHC webinar, regional and sales building calls).
Acts as an event ambassador for in‑store guest presenter classes during floor days.
All employees are expected to be hands‑on and do whatever it takes to get the job done and help the company thrive.
Qualifications
A degree or certification in nutrition or a related field (e.g., dietetics, Bachelor of Science, Master of Biology, Biochemistry, Naturopathy).
Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Outlook, etc.).
Excellent public speaking skills.
Confidence in front of an audience providing cooking demonstrations and nutrition education classes.
Ability to engage customers and start conversations to promote events, services, and sales.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent organizational skills and priority management.
Self‑directed with strong time‑management.
Works well in a team and accepts constructive feedback.
Motivated to grow and develop knowledge and skills.
Inspired to provide nutrition education to crew, customers, and the community.
Comfortable working in a retail setting performing retail operations (stocking, facing, checking expiration dates, cleaning).
Friendly, outgoing, and approachable.
Maintaining Nutrition Knowledge
If the degree or certification requires continuing education to maintain, those requirements must be fulfilled.
If no CEC is required, maintaining 16 Continuing Education (CE) hours (or two CE units) per year is required.
Benefits
All Crew Members:
Birthday Bonus Pay
Vitamin Bucks (up to $2,080 earned as store credit annually)
Holiday Pay for 5 holidays – stores closed
Paid Time Off (sick days and vacation) that increases with tenure
Paid Nutrition Education
good4u Crew Member Discount
{N}power Program (customer appreciation and rewards program)
Regular, scheduled pay increases
Advancement opportunities and career development
Health and wellness program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Referral Program
Full‑Time Crew Members (30+ hours/week):
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid parental leave
Paid medical leave (through company paid short‑term disability insurance)
Company paid short‑term disability insurance
Company paid life insurance
Voluntary benefits including hospital indemnity, accident insurance, long‑term disability insurance, term life insurance
Retirement savings plan (401(k) with discretionary company match)
Health care and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
Health savings account (HSA) with company match
Diversity Statement At the heart of Natural Grocers’ commitment to our community and crew is the belief that all people should be empowered to experience health and wellbeing. We honor our differences, embrace diversity, and cultivate inclusion throughout every aspect of our organization. Our crew is diverse not only in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, abilities, and age, but also in cultural backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas. We welcome everyone who would like to join us in this mission, with gratitude for the unique life experience each person brings to the table.
Physical and Environmental Demands
Physical Capabilities: Lift or carry up to 10 lbs. constantly, 11–20 lbs. frequently, 21–50 lbs. occasionally, and 51–100 lbs. with a team lift occasionally. Push or pull up to 15 lbs. frequently, 16–100 lbs. occasionally. Use computer for data entry occasionally. Walk, stand, use fine motor manipulations, grip, bend, twist, turn, and reach outward constantly. Reach above chest frequently. Sit, squat, kneel, and climb occasionally.
Environmental Requirements: Frequently work with sharp tools and equipment, dust, fumes, and congested worksite. Occasionally work with noise, cold, heat, wet, humid, outside, heights, and contact stress.
This job description is not an employment contract. It does not guarantee a job or that the above listed duties are the limit of responsibilities. The job and job description are subject to change with and without notice. Employees are required to accomplish any and all tasks assigned to them by their manager and/or other store support center manager that might not be listed in this job description.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Nutritional Health Coach
role at
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage . USD $24.00/Hr.
Overview This role requires an outgoing personality and passion for sharing nutrition knowledge and inspiring people to act and achieve their health goals. You’ll wear many hats while working in a fast‑paced retail setting conducting classes, private coaching sessions, community outreach, and retail operations. As the store’s nutrition professional, you will be an educational resource providing science‑based nutrition education/training to the store crew, customers, and the community. This position is a front‑line contributor to Natural Grocers’ mission and plays an integral role in improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Responsibilities
Main Ingredients:
Acts as the nutrition education resource for the customers, crew, and community.
Provides customer service on the floor in the vitamin aisles.
Performs retail operations.
Maintains customer literature files and the book department.
Stocks, faces, and merchandises products.
Assists with cleaning the vitamin department and store.
Offers in‑store nutrition and recipe demonstration classes.
Provides outreach nutrition classes.
Provides regular trainings to crew.
Maintains the crew wellness board.
Motivates and provides encouragement for crew to participate in employee nutrition.
Challenges:
Respond to questions and review summaries.
Provides private individual one‑on‑one health coaching sessions.
Builds community relationships (practitioner partners, guest presenters, event partners).
Seeks outreach opportunities to provide nutrition education and build brand awareness.
Maintains continued education requirements.
Reads and reviews research, completes CE assignments.
Assists management with coordinating, organizing, and executing company‑wide events.
Prints materials used in classes, outreach, and coaching sessions.
Purchases nutrition education supplies.
Provides training to crew on promoting the NHC services, in‑store events, and promotions.
Attends monthly meetings (NHC webinar, regional and sales building calls).
Acts as an event ambassador for in‑store guest presenter classes during floor days.
All employees are expected to be hands‑on and do whatever it takes to get the job done and help the company thrive.
Qualifications
A degree or certification in nutrition or a related field (e.g., dietetics, Bachelor of Science, Master of Biology, Biochemistry, Naturopathy).
Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Outlook, etc.).
Excellent public speaking skills.
Confidence in front of an audience providing cooking demonstrations and nutrition education classes.
Ability to engage customers and start conversations to promote events, services, and sales.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent organizational skills and priority management.
Self‑directed with strong time‑management.
Works well in a team and accepts constructive feedback.
Motivated to grow and develop knowledge and skills.
Inspired to provide nutrition education to crew, customers, and the community.
Comfortable working in a retail setting performing retail operations (stocking, facing, checking expiration dates, cleaning).
Friendly, outgoing, and approachable.
Maintaining Nutrition Knowledge
If the degree or certification requires continuing education to maintain, those requirements must be fulfilled.
If no CEC is required, maintaining 16 Continuing Education (CE) hours (or two CE units) per year is required.
Benefits
All Crew Members:
Birthday Bonus Pay
Vitamin Bucks (up to $2,080 earned as store credit annually)
Holiday Pay for 5 holidays – stores closed
Paid Time Off (sick days and vacation) that increases with tenure
Paid Nutrition Education
good4u Crew Member Discount
{N}power Program (customer appreciation and rewards program)
Regular, scheduled pay increases
Advancement opportunities and career development
Health and wellness program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Referral Program
Full‑Time Crew Members (30+ hours/week):
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid parental leave
Paid medical leave (through company paid short‑term disability insurance)
Company paid short‑term disability insurance
Company paid life insurance
Voluntary benefits including hospital indemnity, accident insurance, long‑term disability insurance, term life insurance
Retirement savings plan (401(k) with discretionary company match)
Health care and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
Health savings account (HSA) with company match
Diversity Statement At the heart of Natural Grocers’ commitment to our community and crew is the belief that all people should be empowered to experience health and wellbeing. We honor our differences, embrace diversity, and cultivate inclusion throughout every aspect of our organization. Our crew is diverse not only in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, abilities, and age, but also in cultural backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas. We welcome everyone who would like to join us in this mission, with gratitude for the unique life experience each person brings to the table.
Physical and Environmental Demands
Physical Capabilities: Lift or carry up to 10 lbs. constantly, 11–20 lbs. frequently, 21–50 lbs. occasionally, and 51–100 lbs. with a team lift occasionally. Push or pull up to 15 lbs. frequently, 16–100 lbs. occasionally. Use computer for data entry occasionally. Walk, stand, use fine motor manipulations, grip, bend, twist, turn, and reach outward constantly. Reach above chest frequently. Sit, squat, kneel, and climb occasionally.
Environmental Requirements: Frequently work with sharp tools and equipment, dust, fumes, and congested worksite. Occasionally work with noise, cold, heat, wet, humid, outside, heights, and contact stress.
This job description is not an employment contract. It does not guarantee a job or that the above listed duties are the limit of responsibilities. The job and job description are subject to change with and without notice. Employees are required to accomplish any and all tasks assigned to them by their manager and/or other store support center manager that might not be listed in this job description.
#J-18808-Ljbffr