Location: Flint,MI, USA
Union AFSCME 496.01 Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time Open Date 11/20/2024 Closed Date 12/04/2024 Location Health Department Description
Starting Pay: $27.4553 Hourly ($57,107)
After 1st Year: $28.2954 Hourly ($58,854)
After 2nd Year: $29.1705 Hourly ($60,675)
After 3rd Year: $30.0799 Hourly ($62,566)
After 4th Year: $31.0600 Hourly ($64,605)
After 5th Year: $32.0755 Hourly ($66,717)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree in: Nutritional Sciences, Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health Nutrition, Health Education with emphasis on Nutrition, or other Public Health degree with an emphasis on Nutrition.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Performs professional duties in the area of nutrition and dietary practices, including client evaluations and assessments and individual and group teaching; works directly with pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children until age 5; works under the general direction of the Division Director or his/her designee; performs related duties as assigned.
ESSTENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:
* Evaluates clients' nutritional status, considering nutritional practices and deficiencies;
* Completes comprehensive nutritional assessment, and makes appropriate referrals;
* Conducts and evaluates dietary assessment;
* Assesses social, psychological and economic factors in client's life style that may impact their nutritional status;
* Teaches nutrition at the client's level of comprehension, and continuously evaluates the level of success;
* Teaches groups in nutrition and dietary practices;
* Communicates nutrition needs of client to interdisciplinary team and plans appropriate care.
* Performs outreach to WIC eligible individuals through information and education activities at various community sites.
ESSTENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
* Knowledge of the principles and practices of human nutrition;
* Knowledge of the dietary control of diseases;
* Knowledge of the basic education fundamentals required in developing and teaching in-service education programs;
* Ability to deliver advice and consultation on nutrition to diverse groups;
* Ability to work effectively with officials of other agencies, employees, and the general public;
* Ability to be highly effective in both verbal and written communications;
* Ability to attend work regularly and work under stressful conditions.
* Ability to work independently, collaboratively and respectfully in a complex, multicultural work environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion.
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