What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual (English/Spanish) Nutritionist - WIC Program position at Children's Home Society?
Overview
The Bilingual (English/Spanish) WIC Nutritionist will provide individual nutrition counseling, facilitate group education, and serve as site coordinator at satellite sites as needed.
Schedule: 35 Hours Per Week
Must be able to be flexible and able to work late hours and weekend as needed.
Monday and Thursday – 8:30AM -4:30PM or 09:00AM – 05:00PM
Tuesdays – 07:00AM – 03:00PM or 08:00AM – 04:00PM
Wednesdays – 10:30AM – 06:30PM or 11:30AM – 7:30PM
WIC Office/Work Location:
1440 Parkside Avenue
Ewing, New Jersey 08618
Responsibilities
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- The Nutritionist will serve as site coordinators at satellite sites as needed
- Provide individual nutrition counseling and facilitate group education.
- Attend DHSS meetings as requested and required.
- Nutritionists will attend training to keep up to date with health, nutrition, breastfeeding and WIC topics.
- Represents the WIC program at health fairs and outreach events, meetings, etc., as needed
- Serves as a breastfeeding advocate and refers clients to WIC breastfeeding staff
- Prescribes the authorized supplemental foods based on nutrition needs and participant preferences
- Provides nutrition education responsive to the identified needs and interests of participants
- Documents an assessment and plan of care for all WIC participants
- Makes appropriate referrals
- Documents in WIC ACCESS, the nutrition risk, nutrition education contacts, assigned food packages and appropriate referral
Qualifications
Education Requirement: Qualified applicants must be one of the following:
- Nutritionist (M.P.H., or M.S. in Clinical Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Community Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional Dietetics, Nutritional Science, or Home Economics with emphasis in Nutrition)
- Nutritionist with a Bachelor of Science degree in an approved Program in Dietetics with a DPD Verification Statement or Plan IV or V.
- Registered Dietitian (or eligible for registration, with completion of the Dietetic Internship)
- Physician
- Registered Nurse
Work Experience Requirement:
A minimum of one year experience in counseling for the pregnant and postpartum woman, and newborn through early childhood preferred. Experience leading group nutrition education classes required.
Other Requirements:
- Reliable transportation needed, as travel throughout Mercer County is required
- Flexible hours and varied work schedule needed to accommodate evening and weekend program needs.
- Bilingual English and Spanish required
- Computer Literacy
