Nutrition Coordinator Full TimeN

For over 125 years Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children youth adults seniors and those struggling with mental Program offers eligible participants food benefits for healthy foods together with nutrition counseling health education farmers market vouchers breastfeeding support referrals to health care providers and social services. The program is dedicated to improving the pregnancy outcomes. The goal is to assist to reduce the number of low birth weight in infants to encourage breastfeeding to support the growth and the development of infants and OF THE JOBThe Nutrition Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of nutrition programs and initiatives in the WIC Program. Under the supervisor of the WIC Director the WIC Nutrition Coordinator will develop implement and evaluate nutrition policies and strategies to promote healthy eating habits and overall wellness. Provide appropriate training in Quality Assurance for nutrition staff and program support staff directly and provide oversight of agency staff participation such as conferences workshops programs statewide and local events sponsored by other agencies and organization. This position requires strong leadership skills nutritional expertise and a passion for promoting healthy in the development of the agencys nutrition education and breastfeeding promotion and support as a WIC Qualified Nutritionist providing nutrition education and certification duties as that quality nutrition services are provided to WIC participants. Develop a training plan for staff who provide nutrition nutrition in-service training to staff who provide nutrition services to keep abreast of current nutrition policy and procedures used to fulfill food and formula prescriptions and coordinate with medical providers as development of nutrition education in local and state workgroups to improve nutrition and program servicesCoordinate nutrition services with other WIC program operations sponsoring agency and community current with up-to-date nutrition information and shares with agency staff by attending professional conferences meetings seminars training and WIC Association technical assistance and consultation to other agency staff and other health professionals in nutrition service support the Breastfeeding Coordinator (BFC).Will assist with Outreach implementation per program student internships including recruiting student interns orientation training supervision and evaluation of :Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN); or Bachelors Masters or Doctoral degree in Nutrition from an accredited college or universityMeets WIC Qualified Nutritionist 2 years WIC to work extended hours as needed (early morning appointments evenings and Saturdays).Ability to travel through the five boroughs as :We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including:Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)MedicalDentalVisionRetirement Savings with Agency MatchTransitFlexible Spending Account Life insurancePublic Loan Forgiveness Qualified Employer Training Series and other additional voluntary more information on our organization please visit our website at: EOE/AA.