Nutrition Services Director

Senior Solutions • Springfield, VT

6d • $58,874 - $68,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Solutions, the Area Agency on Aging serving 46 towns throughout southeastern Vermont, administers meal programs for seniors and those with disabilities in need through Meals on Wheels, congregate dining, adult day services sites throughout the region. These meals reach our most vulnerable, food-insecure clients. For many, it is their only meal of the day. The Nutrition Services Director will plan, develop, and implement community-based nutrition and transportation services funded by Senior Solutions. This role involves providing ongoing technical assistance to local meal providers for quality assurance and conformance to State and Federal requirements. The Director will also negotiate, write, monitor, evaluate, and approve all nutrition-related and transportation contracts, including approval of payments within budget constraints. Additionally, the role includes overseeing meal site menus in collaboration with contracted dieticians, keeping records and tracking statistics for state reporting and grants, researching and writing grants, and establishing new meal and transportation initiatives to meet client needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; prefer degree or experience in nutrition, public health, business management or human service administration.
• Strong computer skills in MS Office, particularly Excel, and willingness to learn agency specific programs necessary.
• Experience with accounting, finance, and budgeting required.
• Demonstrated experience with development and implementation of community projects.
• Valid driver’s license and personal vehicle to do extensive on-the job travel.
• Ability to work cooperatively with a wide variety of people and organizations.
• Contract negotiation skills.
• Collaborate and communicate with various internal teams.
• Ability to compile information from various sources and analyze results.
• Highly organized, ability to think about and analyze systems creatively.
• Strong oral, written and presentation communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop and implement community-based nutrition, and transportation services funded by Senior Solutions.
• Provide on-going technical assistance to local meal providers for quality assurance and conformance to State and Federal requirements.
• Negotiate, write, monitor, evaluate, and approve all nutrition-related and transportation contracts, including approval of payments within budget constraints.
• Oversee meal site menus in collaboration with contracted dieticians to ensure standards are followed.
• Keep records and track quarterly and annual statistics vital for state reporting and grants received.
• Research and write grants to support nutrition, transportation, and other related services.
• Establish new meal and transportation initiatives to meet the needs of the clients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director