Nutritionist Supervisor Senior

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Lynchburg, VA

1d•$65,000 - $78,000•Onsite

About The Position

Consider joining the Virginia Department of Health as we foster healthy and resilient communities. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts. The Central Virginia Health District seeks to fill a Nutritionist Supervisor Senior position based at the Lynchburg Health Department. You must meet requirements for use of the title Dietitian/Nutritionist as authorized by Code of VA 54.1 – 2731. The successful candidate will be offered 40 hours of front-loaded annual leave and a one time bonus of $2,500.00 on a one-time basis. In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDH offers excellent employee benefits including health and life insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short- and Long-Term Disability, paid holidays, vacation, tuition assistance, free wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching. The incumbent of this position would supervise all nutritional programs and supporting staff for the health district, featuring intermediate term program issues. Characteristic activities encompass overall responsibility for planning, implementing and providing of nutrition services to a district including areas of Women's, Infants & Children, Maternal/Child Health, General Medical, Family Planning, Baby Care, and Adolescent Health. This position also involves writing WIC grant(s) and the WIC Service Plan, program planning, monitoring, and analysis carried out via conducting the self-Local Agency Management Evaluations (LAME) reviews, along with ultimate responsibility for follow up, documentation, and corrective action. This position will also perform technical training and programmatic assistance, developing satellite clinics, providing outreach to physicians' offices, human services agencies, hospitals and other related entities. Supervises professional and support employees within the nutritionist programs through observation of work activities, consultation, statistical data and work reviews. May provide nutritional assessment and education to clients as needed. May also perform other related administrative tasks. This benchmark serves as the sole district WIC and nutrition services supervisor and is responsible for all aspects of WIC and nutrition services in the health district. Thorough knowledge of program management, analytical principles and service integration is necessary. The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401 a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave. Please note: This is a restricted position which is solely funded by the WIC Program for a 1-year period ending September 30th each year. The availability of funding is scheduled for review before the grant expiration date and periodically thereafter. Employment is contingent on the continued availability of grant or non-grant funds.

Requirements

Must meet requirements for use of title Dietitian/Nutritionist as authorized by Code of VA 54.1 – 2731.
Comprehensive knowledge of principles of nutrition, public health programs, community resources and principles of health education.
Knowledge of budgeting; personnel management.
Ability to plan, implement and evaluate.
Grant writing.
Proficient use of a computer and Windows environment.
Skills in oral and written communication and nutrition counseling.
Ability to write reports, interpret policy, develop statistical reports and analyze data to impact program planning.
Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary team and provide team leadership.
Ability to supervise, schedule and evaluate personnel.
Extensive knowledge of the WIC program and its policies and procedures.
Work closely with State WIC office to identify program issues and solutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in public health nutrition
Registered Dietician
Supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Supervise all nutritional programs and supporting staff for the health district.
Plan, implement, and provide nutrition services to a district including areas of Women's, Infants & Children, Maternal/Child Health, General Medical, Family Planning, Baby Care, and Adolescent Health.
Write WIC grant(s) and the WIC Service Plan.
Conduct self-Local Agency Management Evaluations (LAME) reviews.
Perform technical training and programmatic assistance.
Develop satellite clinics.
Provide outreach to physicians' offices, human services agencies, hospitals and other related entities.
Supervise professional and support employees within the nutritionist programs.
May provide nutritional assessment and education to clients as needed.
May perform other related administrative tasks.
Responsible for all aspects of WIC and nutrition services in the health district.

Benefits

40 hours of front-loaded annual leave
One-time bonus of $2,500.00
Health and life insurance
Pre-tax spending accounts
State funded Short- and Long-Term Disability
Paid holidays
Vacation
Tuition assistance
Free wellness programs
State retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching
12 paid holidays
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
Retirement plans (including 401 a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan)
Sick, family/personal, and annual leave