Mgr, Nutrition (Community Health Services)

Georgia Department of Public Health•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Nutrition Manager works within the Fulton County Board of Health’s WIC Division and oversees the daily operations of a WIC clinic. The role ensures efficient workflows, consistent customer service, and compliance with program requirements while providing leadership and direction to staff and subordinate supervisors. It also supports employee development and consistent service delivery. The position provides nutrition services to WIC participants, including eligibility certification, nutrition risk determination, nutrition education, breastfeeding counseling, nutrition care planning, anthropometric assessments, and review of requests for special foods and medically necessary formulas. This is a WIC grant-funded position. The role may require Registered Dietitian certification and Georgia Dietitian licensure.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in dietetics, human nutrition, food and nutrition, nutrition education, food systems management, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university and an Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics-accredited program.
Four years of nutrition experience, including two years in a managerial or supervisory role.
Some positions may require certification and/or licensure.
Registered Dietitian (RD) credential from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Commission on Dietetic Registration and licensure as a Dietitian (LD) in Georgia.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in dietetics, human nutrition, food and nutrition, food and nutrition services/management, or a closely related field.
Three or more years of WIC program experience.
Bilingual Spanish.

Responsibilities

Oversee and coordinate daily WIC clinic operations, including workflows, customer service, and compliance with program requirements.
Provide on-site supervision, leadership, and support to program employees.
Coordinate staff schedules, monitor attendance, and conduct performance evaluations.
Participate in staff meetings, trainings, program reviews, and staff development activities.
Certify eligible program participants and correctly determine and assign nutrition risk according to program policies.
Provide nutrition education and breastfeeding counseling in accordance with local, state, and federal guidelines.
Develop, monitor, and evaluate nutrition care plans for high-risk and low-risk participants, and document plans and progress in medical records.
Perform anthropometric measurements and evaluations for program participants.
Review requests for special foods and medically necessary formulas.
Provide group nutrition education sessions and document participation.
Receive and resolve complaints from program participants.
Perform additional duties as assigned by district WIC leadership.