Child Nutrition Specialist

• Assists Sr. Family Wellness Coordinator with meeting all reporting responsibilities for Food Programs, Head Start and Charter requirements .
• Plans and prepares menus that comply with USDA food program standards.
• Works in collaboration with Family Wellness staff and FDWs in identifying children with special dietary considerations and creates special diet menus to meet those identified needs.
• Provides internal monitoring of locations to ensure compliance with USDA Food Program regulations and Head Start Performance Standards in content area.
• Provides training to staff related to Head Start Performance Standards and USDA Food Program policies, procedures and processes to ensure clear understanding of contract compliance issues.
• Reviews completed Nutrition Assessment and Special Diet Declaration forms and links families to nutritional resources throughout the community that will address the nutritional needs of the family..
• Promotes awareness of nutrition-related issues to staff, children and parents through the distribution of materials, provision of training and nutrition activities and nutritional counseling. Encourages parent and community involvement in the nutrition program by involving them in the development, decisions and evaluation.
• Assists in the preparation for monitoring of USDA food programs by state and local authorities and the Head Start Monitoring Protocol federal authorities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience

Preferred

• 1 - 3 years: Experience in USDA Food Programs

Education

Preferred

• Bachelors or better in Dietetics or related field

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

• Food Manager

Skills

Preferred

• Teamwork
• Dependable

Behaviors

Preferred

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

Preferred

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)