Nutrition Coordinator

Working as the Nutrition Coordinator at Acelero Learning will give you the opportunity to plan and collaborate with other service area coordinators and staff while complying with Head Start Performance Standards to ensure the health and well-being of children served in the program.
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To be successful and to thrive in this role, you should have strong nutrition, food and ongoing monitoring services experience in the following area:

• Works collaboratively with the Health Coordinators and health team to obtain health components necessary to complete Nutrition Questionnaires for all children.
• Completes or provides leadership to complete Integrated Care Plans (ICP) for children with identified nutrition concerns, including anemia, obesity, low weight and food allergies.
• Provides education to families with identified nutrition concerns.
• Re-screens children with BMI < 5% and >90% to determine the need of ICPs and/or nutrition education with families. Establishes healthy eating goals as needed
• Demonstrates knowledge of CACFP regulations and participates in professional development.
• Reviews, modifies, and evaluates menus in collaboration with the Food Service Coordinators to ensure that the meal program meets nutritional needs. Menus to reflect cultural preferences and to broaden each child's food experience.
• Creates menus for children with individualized needs or multiple food allergies.
• Collaborates with the Food Service Coordinators to update special ingredients list and food substitution list.
• Updates and maintains individual health records on Head Start children, and ensures all records are current in database system.
• Monitors centers to assure that all Nutrition policies and procedures are in compliance at all times.
• Provides oversight and training to Family and Health Advocates from all centers to equip them with necessary skills related to working with families on healthy eating goals, care plans (Health and Disability Advocates only), and parent education.

All you need now is the passion for achieving positive business outcomes through high-quality work, a minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience, must be a Registered Dietitian, have a Bachelor's Degree and an eagerness to adopt our values: Embracing Diversity, Teamwork & Community, Data-Informed Learning, Open Communication, and Follow-Through.