Nutritionist Consultant

Job Details

Job Type

Contract

Description

SGA provides a wide range of social services in some of Chicago's most challenged and consistently underserved communities and creates long-term and community-wide change.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

• Support nutrition services and provide nutrition expertise to meet the health requirements for Early Head Start
• Collaboration with Nurse on Individual Health/Nutrition Plan (IHP/INP) development and follow-up for nutrition-related assessment data including height, weight, hemoglobin/hematocrit and led.
• Reviewing and approving menus for socializations based on Head Start Performance Standards, avoiding choking hazards, ensuring developmental readiness and individual requirements for children with special dietary restrictions; ensure that the menus meet cultural, religious, and ethnic preferences and requirements.
• Providing nutrition training and workshops to program parents and staff.
• Collaboration with Home-Based Supervisors and/or Home Visitors for support in nutrition education resources, activities, and food experience requirements.
• Collaborate with Health Coordinator to ensure nutritional needs of children and pregnant women are met.
• Responsible for data entry associated with the health/nutrition component.
• Participate in internal staffing when necessary.
• Providing nutrition consultations and/or education to families and pregnant women.
• Attending relevant nutrition training and any other meetings related to health/nutrition with the Grantee.
• Complete monthly reports and monitoring required by the Grantee. Any other nutrition related support the program requests, as appropriate as needed.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

The Consultant shall work about 180 hours per year.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB

Education:

• Registered Dietician with a current license. Experience:
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Head Start Program Performance Standards pertaining to health and nutrition.
• Preferred experience in pediatrics, Early Childhood, and/or childcare.

Other:

• Sensitivity to cultural diversity is required. Ability to communicate and cooperate with diverse families, various professionals, and community groups Bilingual in English-Spanish (verbal, written).
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees or the
• organization.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment in executing tasks.
• Must demonstrate the ability to establish helping relationships with families of varying educational, experiential, and socio-economic backgrounds and handle emergency and crisis situations.

Key Competencies

• Competent in Microsoft Office tools and inputting services in an online database.
• Schedule may be flexible and may include some evening and weekends.
• Reliable transportation.

 Sga Youth & Family Services

 06/01/2024

 Chicago,IL