WIC Senior Nutritionist, Full-time $27.57-$29.26/hr

DEPARTMENT: Community Services

POSITION TITLE: WIC Senior Nutritionist

LOCATION: Multiple WIC Sites 

STATUS: Non-Exempt

SUPERVISOR: WIC Program Director

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Nutritionist is a member of the WIC program management team responsible for the administration and management of all nutrition services and health care aspects of the program. The Senior Nutritionist also assumes the role of Breastfeeding Coordinator and manages the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor program.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Plans, supervises, and evaluates the nutrition component of the program to ensure compliance with federal regulations and state policies, including all procedures for:

• Determination of nutritional risk.
• Nutrition and breastfeeding counseling and education.
• Nutrition appointment schedule (certification and follow-up).
• Follow-up nutrition education.
• Food package prescriptions.
• Health and social service referrals.
• Nutrition care plans.
• Documentation of nutrition services

2. Develops local program nutrition procedures based on state WIC policies, procedures, and guidelines.

3. Recruits, hires (with program director), trains (with The Learning Center), and provides ongoing supervision for program nutritionists and nutrition assistants. Evaluates performance and recommends compensation, promotions, and disciplinary actions.

4. Defines (with the program director) staff responsibilities, work schedules, participant service hours, and participant flow.

5. Supervises nutrition assistant staff completing required activities to obtain CPA I and II status, within established times.

6. Ensures that nutrition staff have up-to-date knowledge and skills by ensuring nutrition staff obtain 10 CEU credits annually.

7. Plans staffing, participant service hours, participant flow, and staff roles and responsibilities to provide services according to federal regulations and
state policies, in coordination with the program director, and assists in planning certification appointment/schedule.

8. Establishes schedules for follow-up nutrition education (individual and group).

9. Plans, develops, reviews, monitors, and evaluates delivery of nutrition education; implementing new strategies to enhance services.

10. Oversees the planning, provision and evaluation of nutrition education associated with Farmers' Market.

11. Acts as nutrition liaison between state agency and local program, and between local program and health care community.

12. Supervises the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors and takes part in the development, implementation and evaluation of breastfeeding promotion
and support activities.

13. Works with the program director and community coordinator to develop outreach and referral networks, and provide training, as needed, to community
agencies and health care providers.

14. Regularly visits and communicates with healthcare providers.

15. Required to travel regularly throughout the WIC Service area, to all Community Action Pioneer Valley WIC sites and service locations, and
occasionally out of the service area.

16. Maintain strictest confidentiality.

17. Remote work available complying with the agency’s policy.

18. Comply with agency and funder’s paperwork requirements and procedures.

19. Attend WIC Nutritionist Work Group and Business meetings and other required meetings at The Learning Center.

20. Attend regularly scheduled supervision meetings, team and department meetings, mandatory agency trainings, and participate in professional
development activities.

21. Performs related work as required.

This does not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may be adjusted to meet the operational needs of the agency.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

We invite individuals with lived experience who are part of communities that have been historically denied a full opportunity in aspects of economic, social, and civic life to apply. These communities include, but are not limited to, BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S, persons with disabilities, and persons adversely impacted by multigenerational poverty or other inequality.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:

• Supervision and leading diverse teams.
• Interpersonal communication – verbal and written; in-person and phone.
• Conflict resolution, problem-solving, establishing priorities, navigating change.
• Organizational and attention to detail skills.
• Program planning and administration.
• Understanding of data capture and tracking methods.
• Work collaboratively across different grant requirements to accomplish shared goals and outcomes.
• Promote equity by deconstructing barriers to a racially just system.? Cultivate work environments that value truth-telling, courage, vulnerability, space to think and reflect, community-mindedness, hope, and openness to difficult conversations.

Key Knowledge and Experience:

Knowledge of social services, advocacy, and navigating resources.

Knowledge of Franklin and Hampshire counties and North Quabbin regional organizations and resources.

Experience in nutrition counseling

Experience working with marginalized communities and individuals with low incomes.

Experience thinking creatively and strategically, setting program goals and steps to achieve them.

Experience with data management, data capture, tracking methods and analysis for outcome measurements.

Adapt to changing priorities and demonstrate close attention to details.

Proficient computer skills (Microsoft Suite and databases).

Licensure with the Board of Registration of Dietitians and Nutritionists.

Be a Certified Lactation Counselor or completion of course and passing of CLC exam (or similar certification) within 1 year of hire

To Qualify

Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills:

1. One of the following: 

• Registered Dietitian with one year of post-graduate community nutrition experience or
• Bachelor’s degree in public health nutrition, nutrition, or nutrition education, and two years of post-graduate community nutrition experience, or
• Master's degree in public health nutrition, nutrition, foods and nutrition, or nutrition education, and one year of post-graduate community nutrition experience.

2. One year of supervisory experience  

We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role. We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying. Please be clear and specific in application materials how your background, lived experience, and transferable skills are relevant to this position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

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

* Requires sitting for extended periods.

* Working in an office environment.

* Some bending and stretching required.

* Extensive use of telephone required.

* Manual dexterity required for use of calculator and computer keyboard.

* Must be able to lift from 20 – 30 lbs.

* Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

* The work environment includes indoor office environments or comparable spaces, and community spaces, with occasional exposure to outdoor weather when traveling to outreach or meeting sites. The noise level varies by site.

AA/EOE/ADA 

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of Criminal Offender Record check (C.O.R.I.) prior to hire and every three years. Evidence of a safe driving record and ability to be covered under Community Action’s non-owned and hired vehicle policy.