Dietician - 5233

BronxWorks•New York, NY

19d•$0 - $85,000

About The Position

BronxWorks is hiring a Dietician to support nutrition and meal programs across its service locations. The role reviews and develops menus for variety, cultural appropriateness, and compliance with applicable nutrition and food-program standards. It includes assessing menus with nutrition software, conducting nutrition analyses, providing nutrition education, and facilitating evidence-informed nutrition, cooking, and health workshops both remotely and in person. The Dietician also supports and evaluates nutrition educators, creates outreach materials, audits meal sites for sanitation and regulatory compliance, and trains meal-site staff. Additional duties include researching healthy food options with vendors, supporting program evaluation, maintaining documentation and data, entering information into multiple systems, and submitting weekly and monthly reports. The position may require travel throughout New York City’s boroughs and adjacent counties, including field work in varied weather conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) credential.
ServSafe or Food Protection Certificate.
Excellent oral and written communication, time-management, and organizational skills.
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other standard business technology.
Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 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 New York City boroughs and adjacent counties via public transportation.
Ability to travel at least one mile within a reasonable amount of time and in all types of weather when required for home visits or field work.
Good communication, interpersonal, organizational, and writing skills.
Experience working in multicultural settings with diverse populations.
Value for cultural awareness in a multi-ethnic community.
Knowledge of local and regional food systems and healthy food equity.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nutrition.
Knowledge of evidence-based nutrition education curricula such as SNAP-Ed, MyPlate.gov, and Cooking Matters.
Knowledge of federally funded food programs such as the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Knowledge of NYC Nutrition Standards and Department of Homeless Services Nutrition Standards.
Knowledge of nutrition analysis software for recipe development and analysis and cycle-menu development.
Experience developing and implementing professional development trainings.

Responsibilities

Review program menus for variety, cultural appropriateness, and compliance with Child and Adult Care Food Program, Department of the Aging, Department of Homeless Services, and NYC Food Standards requirements.
Create and review menus.
Ensure program documentation complies with Child and Adult Care Food Program and Department of Homeless Services requirements, including site visits, attendance records, income eligibility forms, and food safety standards.
Assess program menus using nutrition software and conduct nutritional analyses.
Conduct nutrition education for individuals and groups.
Provide oversight and support to nutrition educators facilitating workshops and recommend improvements when needed.
Facilitate nutrition, cooking, and health workshops using evidence-informed curricula for remote and in-person delivery.
Conduct program outreach and create outreach materials.
Audit program meal sites for dietary sanitation procedures and conduct routine sanitation inspections to monitor state and federal regulatory compliance.
Conduct staff development trainings for program meal-site staff on Child and Adult Care Food Program and Department of Homeless Services guidelines.
Research healthy food options and meet with food vendors.
Support program evaluation, track progress, maintain detailed program-activity documentation, and enter data into databases.
Complete and submit weekly and monthly reports.
Enter data in multiple systems.
Perform other duties as needed.