Overview
Senior WIC Program Nutritionist
Ulster County Department of Health seeks a full-time (35 hrs./wk.) Senior WIC Program Nutritionist for a grant funded WIC Program. Provisional appointment pending Civil Service Examination and being reachable for permanent appointment from the resulting eligible list. Starting rate $32.90/hr. Ulster County offers an excellent benefit package including NYS Retirement System membership, paid holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave.
This is administrative and professional nutrition work involving responsibility for supervising and administering the nutrition components of the WIC Program, a supplemental food and nutritional education program for women, infants and children from low-income areas or families who are nutritional risks. The position involves supervising and assessing the nutritional needs of clients, planning for the provision of a food package and counseling appropriate for the individual’s physical and medical needs, and providing nutrition education and counseling to adequately meet their regular and therapeutic needs. The work is performed under the general supervision of the WIC Program Coordinator with wide leeway allowed for the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the technical details of the job. Supervision is exercised over staff involved with nutritional aspects of the WIC Program. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:
A. Possession of a Master’s Degree in Nutrition or closely related field; OR
B. Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or closely related field and one (1) year of full time paid, or its’ part-time equivalent, experience providing nutritional or dietary services in a health care setting; OR
C. Current registration as a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist and one (1) year of full-time paid, or its’ part-time equivalent, experience providing nutritional or dietary services in a health care setting.
Note: Your degree or college credits must have been awarded or earned by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
Special Requirement for appointment to Ulster County positions: Upon a conditional employment offer and in accordance with Ulster County Legislative Local Law Number 14 of 2007 or by other State and Federal Statutes, prospective candidates for employment to all Ulster County positions must obtain clearance for appointment from the Department of Criminal Justice System or other mandated Federal and State regulatory authorities. Such prospective candidates will be required to be fingerprinted accordingly.
ULSTER COUNTY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND ALL CIVIL SERVICE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLY.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender or gender identity, creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, disabled veteran status, or status as a member of any other protected group or activity.
Apply at https://ulster-portal.mycivilservice.com/
