Lead Health and Nutrition Coach

For more than 50 years, Children’s Council has been the heart of childcare and early education in San Francisco, advancing the belief that high-quality childcare can transform lives and communities. Our more than 150 team members help families navigate their childcare and preschool options and secure financial assistance to pay for it. We provide home-based childcare businesses with the training and resources to succeed. Through a wide range of free programs and workshops, we support parents and caregivers as they build child development skills. As the city’s second-largest nonprofit contractor, with an annual budget of over $240 million, we are a major stakeholder in the childcare system. We educate the public and advocate for increased investment in early education at the local and state level. If you are a childcare champion, we want you on our team.

Job Title: Lead Health and Nutrition Coach

Department: Health and Nutrition

Reports To: Associate Director

FLSA Status: This is a full-time (37.50/week) Non-Exempt Union position

Level: 10

Salary Range: $77,060.69-$81,753.56

Position Summary

The Lead Health and Nutrition Coach is a leadership role that supports child care educators promote a healthy start for young children. This role helps ensure that nutrition education, individualized coaching/technical assistance and program supports are coordinated, effective, and aligned with program regulation and best practices, to strengthen healthy child care environments that promote good nutrition and physical activity.

In collaboration of the Associate Director of Health and Nutrition, the Lead Coach will oversee key components of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), including provider recruitment/onboarding, training, and compliance support. The role also supports cross-team coordination, including implementation of the Healthy Apple Program in collaboration with the Healthy Apple Program Lead. The Lead represents the department in community partnerships and stakeholder meetings and helps ensure that health and nutrition initiatives are responsive, equitable, and impactful for the ECE community.

Key Qualities

• You are committed to promoting healthy eating and nutrition security for young children and families, and bring a public health-informed, equity-centered lens to your work.
• You have prior experience with ensuring program compliance and integrity, including interpreting, applying, and supporting implementation of federal program requirements and evidence-based nutrition and physical activity best practices.
• You are able to help develop and refine tools and processes that strengthen program compliance and support both providers and Health and Nutrition Coaches meet federal requirements and contract requirements.
• You have a continuous improvement mindset and use data and community feedback loops to inform and improve program implementation and support for diverse providers and stakeholders.
  
  

Lead

Program Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Associate Director of Health and Nutrition, conduct compliance reviews of internal processes/recordkeeping and recommend improvements.
• In collaboration with the Associate Director of Health and Nutrition, approve CACFP reimbursement levels for program participants based on eligibility criteria.
• In collaboration with the Associate Director of Health and Nutrition, develop, coordinate, and deliver trainings to support provider success in the CACFP, including the mandatory annual training.
• In collaboration with the Associate Director of Health & Nutrition, create new and send communication templates or send out pre-written reoccurring communication templates to CACFP educators.
  
  

Coach

• Recruit, train, and monitor a reduced caseload of Family Child Care Home providers participating in the CACFP under Children’s Council’s sponsorship, conducting a minimum of three (3) site visits per year.
• Maintain accurate provider records and ensure CACFP program compliance with federal guidance.
• Remain current on CACFP nutrition guidelines, regulations, and policy updates to ensure ongoing compliance and program integrity.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance and administrative support to child care educators by assessing site-level needs and support goal development and action-planning to make improvements, per CACFP guidelines and Healthy Apple Program best practices.
• Represent Children’s Council at local and state meetings, task forces, workshops, and trainings.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners on cross-program initiatives and program outreach and recruitment.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in Nutrition/Health or related field; or a B.A. degree in a related field.
• Prior experience in child nutrition programs; knowledge of CACFP is a plus
• Must be able to accommodate a flexible schedule; occasional evening and weekend work required
• Must have the ability to travel extensively within San Francisco; must have access to a car and valid driver’s license required (Transportation costs for Zipcar, Uber/Lyft are covered directly by the organization)
• A background check is required
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Mental acuity to perform the essential functions of this position in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Dexterity to use office equipment; the ability to sit and work at a desk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to speak, hear, and understand speech at normal room levels.
  
  

BACKGROUND CHECK

All offers of employment are contingent upon successfully completing this process.

Hybrid Work  

We have adopted a hybrid working model and currently require employees to be present in the office at least 3 days per week, with the option to work 2 days per week remotely. Applicants should be comfortable with both the remote and in office scenarios.   

Benefits, And Employee Perks

We offer a family-friendly workplace, plus competitive pay, and industry leading benefits package that includes:

• Generous Medical coverage for staff, including paid medical plan deductibles, copays and out-of-pocket maximums.
• Dental, Vision, Chiropractic & Acupuncture, Life, LTD and AD&D coverage.
• Voluntary benefits that include Supplement Life, Accident, Critical Illness, and Pet Insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a generous employer match.
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account and Commuter Benefit programs.
• Generous paid time off package, including 14 paid holidays a floating holiday for your Birthday.
• Ongoing training and professional development for all staff.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
  
  

Children's Council of SF is committed to building a staff that is rich with cultural, social and experiential diversity. Candidates who want to join us on this journey and who can uniquely contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply.

Equal Opportunity & Equity Statement

Children’s Council is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity as central to our work serving the San Francisco community. We comply with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Our practices are in alignment with our commitment to workplace equity, diversity, and inclusion. We foster a work environment where our current and future staff feel welcomed without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability or sexual orientation.