Nutritionist I

Location: WIC Cambridge-Somerville
Work Days: Mon - Tues: 10 am-6:30 pm, wed - friday 8:00am-5pm & Saturday
Category: Allied Health
Department: WIC Program
Job Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day / Evening
Hours/Week: 40
Union Name: Non Union

Department Description

At Cambridge Health Alliance, our Department of Community Health is dedicated to improving the well being of our communities through collaborative partnerships, education, and accessible clinical services. We are committed to reducing health inequities, understanding and addressing the unique health needs of our community members, and serving as a vital link between patients, staff, and essential community resources. Our work is driven by a focus on health justice and equity, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to achieve their best health.

Program Overview

The Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) offers the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program, a free nutrition program for eligible families in Massachusetts. WIC provides healthy foods, nutrition counseling, health education, and breastfeeding support to pregnant women, new mothers, and children under the age of five. The program aims to improve prenatal and birth outcomes for women, and promote healthier growth and development for children.

Summary

Cambridge/Somerville WIC has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and professional Nutritionist to join our fast paced team working under CHA. The Nutritionist I provides nutrition care to high risk women, infants, and children under the supervision of a senior nutritionist. The Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program keeps pregnant and breastfeeding women and kids under 5 healthy by providing healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in public health nutrition, nutrition, foods and nutrition, or nutrition education OR Master's degree in public health nutrition, nutrition, or food and nutrition if Bachelor's degree is not in the related field
• Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, or licensure with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Dietitians and Nutritionists, desired
• One year's experience in clinical or community nutrition, preferred
• Demonstrated leadership and decision making capabilities. Good communication skills. Sensitivity to the needs of the participant population. Availability to work at multiple WIC sites and during program clinic hours as needed
• Brazilian/Portuguese speaker, preferred.

Please note that the final offer may vary within the listed Pay Range, based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.