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Rock County is seeking a Nutrition Program Coordinator to manage the Elder Nutrition Program and support congregate and home-delivered meal services in accordance with federal and state regulations. The role oversees staff, volunteers, and partnerships to ensure high-quality, compliant service delivery.
The position involves coordinating with the Nutrition Advisory Committee, performing data reporting, and promoting program participation while maintaining fiscal constraints.
Work involves responsibility for day-to-day management and administrative functions of the nutrition program and assuring the congregate and home delivered meals programs are administered according to state and federal regulations. This position also supports and promotes the Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles of the Human Services Department and performs in a manner consistent with the HSD Leadership Charter, Professional Standards, and "Commitment to My Co-Workers."
85% - Plan for, coordinate and maintain all activities pertaining to the Elder Nutrition Program according to the federal Older Americans Act and state regulations.
1. Obtain input from older adult participants regarding service delivery, including listening and responding to concerns.
2. Supervise the work of congregate dining centers to ensure adherence to all pertinent federal,
state and local policies and to ensure the program is operating within fiscal constraints.
a. Recruit, train, and monitor the work of dining site coordinators and volunteers.
b. Implement recognition strategies.
c. Conduct regularly scheduled meetings with dining site coordinators to meet training
requirements and regularly attend the sites to monitor activities.
d. Develop and maintain appropriate record-keeping documents to ensure proper data
reporting.
e. Coordinate special event menus and activities (pop-up sites) to encourage participation.
f. Maintain and distribute needed supplies.
g. Utilize marketing strategies to promote participation at congregate dining sites.
h. Conduct an annual participant satisfaction survey and implement programmatic
improvements.
i. Collect and organize documentation as required for the Assessment for the Elder Nutrition
Program.
j. Ensure the ongoing practice of safe food handling by developing and enforcing local
policies and procedures related to food safety and sanitation and by ensuring all training
and certification requirements are met.
3. Supervise the work of the Home Delivered Meal Program to ensure adherence to all pertinent
federal, state and local policies and to ensure the program is operating within fiscal
constraints.
a. Recruit and train volunteers to deliver meals to qualified homebound older adults and
implement recognition strategies.
b. Ensure intake process and follow-up visits are conducted (at the home), to ensure
participant eligibility.
c. Ensure appropriate referrals are made to meet other needs participants may have.
d. Request safety checks from law enforcement as appropriate.
e. Utilize marketing strategies to promote the program.
4. Maintain contract compliance by monitoring activities of the food caterer and registered
dietitian.
a. Ensure menu analysis is completed by contracted dietitian.
b. Monitor all aspects of the nutrition education component.
c. Review on-site observation reports and follow-up with site coordinators to address issues.
d. Refer "at nutritional risk" individuals to contracted dietitian for individual consultation.
e. Review and provide feedback to the contracted dietitian and caterer regarding menus.
f. Coordinate the daily ordering and delivery of meals with the caterer.
5. Ensure Peer Place data collection is being reported accurately and in a timely manner and
review relevant reports generated from the database.
6. Maintain, inform, and seek advice from the Nutrition Advisory Committee.
a. Prepare meeting agendas/review minutes.
b. Provide current information on relevant topics.
c. Implement Advisory Committee recommendations that will enhance program delivery.
d. Seek out and recruit for vacant Advisory positions.