Nutritionist - 4507
Nutritionist - 4507
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BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social wellbeing. From toddlers to seniors we feed shelter teach and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. In all aspects of our work we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and guided by the belief that people are to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their present situation or past experiences. We have 65 locations throughout the borough providing a variety of programs that offer assistance in the areas of family children and youth support educational services elder care homelessness mental health and workforce development. We are an employer of choice for anyone interested in a meaningful career in the social services field.
BronxWorks is seeking one fulltime SNAPEd Senior Nutritionist to coordinate and deliver series and onetime nutrition workshops guided grocery store tours farmers market food demonstrations and assist with partnership development across BronxWorks and borough wide.
The BronxWorks SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention (SNAPEd) Program aims to promote health and prevent and/or postpone the onset of dietrelated diseases amongst the SNAP population of the Bronx by providing nutrition education and obesity prevention services. We will focus heavily on Bronx CDs 16 7 9 and 12 including the following target populations: 1 children in grades 18 912 2 adults and caregivers with children ages 2 through 18 and 3 Older Adults. The program includes conducting evidencebased nutrition education workshops food demonstrations grocery store tours collaboration with two BronxWorks farms stands and implementing healthy retail interventions to increase access to healthy food in Bronx neighborhoods. The program also includes the implementation of the CATCH Kids Club program at five schoolaged after school program sites.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist with supervision of nutrition educators and ensure direct education goals are met
- Oversee curriculum fidelity and ensure updates align with contract requirements
- Adhere to CQI protocols with proper documentation tracking and organization of program data
- Participate and assist in the planning of team/ regional/ SNAPEd allstaff trainings as requested
- Maintain detailed documentation of program activities
- Prepare for and implement inperson and virtual nutrition education sessions including series and singlesession nutrition workshops guided grocery store tours and farmers market food demonstrations
- Conduct background research necessary to update and/or supplement workshop curriculum and topics
- Coordinate and schedule program activities with site coordinators
- Conduct program outreach and promotion efforts to meet reach goals for projects
- Adhere to food safety standards
- Participate in trainings and meetings
- Assist in the planning and facilitation of team/ regional/ SNAPEd allstaff trainings as requested
- Assist Program Director and PSE Coordinator in planning organizing and executing various projects related to Healthy Retail Farm to Community and stakeholder trainings
- Perform other duties as assigned by Program Director
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science/Dietetics Community Nutrition Health Education or related field along with 2 years of experience providing nutrition and physical activity education workshops in community settings required
- Registered Dietitian or eligible is a plus not required
- Master of Science in Nutrition or Public Health Nutrition a plus not required
- ServSafe certification or successful completion of the NYC Food Protection course a plus
- Bilingual language skills (English and Spanish/Creole/Bengali) is a plus
- Experience providing supervision and leadership to a team required
- Experience educating or engaging with a lowincome communitybased setting required
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience providing leadership and delegating tasks to a team is required
- Good writing and organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail skills; ability to plan implement monitor and report out on program activities for self team and partners
- Proficient Technical aptitude (O365 Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint Teams Outlook Zoom CANVA)
- Ability to work flexible hours; this position will have a varied work schedule that includes nights and weekends to meet the scheduling needs of partnering organizations and schools
- Ability to design and edit program flyers and handouts using CANVA as needed
- Experience conducting nutrition workshops with variety of audiences of different ages
- Knowledge of food policy issues related to food access and food justice
- Dynamic personality and excellent presentation interpersonal and communications skills
- Places value on cultural awareness and humility in a multiethnic community
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Excellent communication writing and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
- Ability to stand walk or sit for long periods of time.
- Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents.
- Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation.
BronxWorks seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. BronxWorks is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. This commitment applies to all terms conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to recruitment hiring compensation training and employee development placement promotion demotion upgrading downgrading transfer layoff and termination. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition military and veteran status gender identity or expression genetic information status as a victim of domestic violence or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact .
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Employment Type
Full-Time
