Nutritionist

Summary 

The dietitian/nutrition intern will provide support and delivery of nutrition support and guidance to the program staff and parents to guarantee that children are served well balanced nutritionist meals and snacks in alignment with the Head Performance Standards and CACFP requirements.    

Essential Functions: 

• Support the kitchen team in preparing nutritionist meals  

• Provide educational activities to the classrooms staff, children and parents. 

• Provide recommendation to menu changes and implement new menu items. 

• Provide consultation to parents and staff 

• Monitor, review and provide guidance to the nutrition assessment 

Job Behavioral Expectations: 

1. Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health & safety procedures. 

1. Requires ability to use abstract reasoning, problem solving, and planning and analytical skills in: training, evaluation, and program development.  

1. Requires effective interpersonal and oral communication skills for supervisory duties.  

1. Requires effective writing and oral communication skills to conduct meetings and training sessions, and to prepare report that are clear, complete and comprehensive.   

1. Demonstrates the ability to complete work in a timely manner and/or date established with accuracy, neatness and thoroughness and minimal number of errors.   

1. Maintain established departmental policies and procedures including compliance as per funding requirements. 

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

None 

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Enrolled in a master's degree (MPH or MS) from an approved program in public health nutrition. 

• Experience in community nutrition including services to children, ages 0-6 and understanding of Child Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) 

Job Behavioral Expectations: 

• Maintain regular consistent and professional communication about schedule availability, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health & safety procedures. 

• Safe and successful performance, including meeting productivity standards. 

• Maintain an understanding of the principles, methods and processes needed to perform the tasks.  

• Demonstrates the ability to complete work in an acceptable manner by the time and/or date established with accuracy, neatness and thoroughness and minimal amount of errors. 

• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures including maintain strict confidentiality and adherence to all HIPAA guidelines always. 

Physical demands and work environment:  The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, sit for long period of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or control; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.   

Work environment: 

• Work is performed in a program environment (indoor and outdoor) with normal heating and cooling.