Campus Dietitian

Eat’n Park Restaurants; Waterville (ME); On-site; USD 58,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic dining service provider seeks a Campus Dietitian who will lead nutritional initiatives and dietary accommodations on campus. This role involves collaborating with culinary staff to ensure compliance with dietary needs while promoting wellness through engagement and education. The successful candidate will be an RD with experience and a passion for sustainable dining. Benefits include free meals, discounts, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

FREE meal during shift

20% discount on food purchases

Paid time off

Access to continuous development

Eligibility for 401k, vision, dental, and medical plans

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Collaborative, self-directed and independently motivated.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional information and accommodate student dietary needs.
• Collaborate with culinary team on menu compliance and engineering.
• Conduct allergen and cross-contact audits in dining locations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Registered Dietitian

Licensure in State of Position

Tools

Microsoft Software Programs

Job description

Parkhurst Dining is a family-owned and operated company that provides culinary, dining and catering services to over 80 organizations and universities. We believe that food is best when made from scratch with locally sourced ingredients, prepared with heart, & served with a smile. This culinary experience is uniquely and authentically Parkhurst. If you’ve been searching for a place where you can do what you love, love what you do and have room to grow, consider joining our team! Parkhurst Dining is part of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, a regional portfolio of foodservice concepts serving 50 million guests annually in its restaurants, on college and corporate campuses and in every state through our online store.

? JOB SUMMARY

As part of the management team, the Campus Dietitian works under the direction of the general manager and senior executive chef to plan, organize, direct and lead nutrition, allergens, dietary accommodations, and sustainable dining on campus. This position assumes responsibility for some or all of the following: recipe compliance, menu engineering, wellness events and engagement and guest dietary needs. The Field Parkhurst Dietitian interacts with team members, customers, guests and other facility department personnel. Performs related duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Guest Engagement and Education - 50%

• Provide nutritional or allergen/dietary information on the foods and products we offer on campus.
• Works with the culinary team to ensure student’s dietary needs are being accommodated and arranges for specially prepared meals, purchase of prepackaged foods or sourcing special requests when the daily menu offerings do not meet their student’s specific documented dietary needs.
• Works with student accessibility/disability services and campus health services for proper student registration and medical documentation as it pertains to meal plan exemptions and accommodations.
• Provides individual tours to students and parents to familiarize them with our dining locations and to identify options related to their specific condition and dietary needs and restrictions.
• Collaborate with the University on sustainable food initiatives that contribute to overall guest wellness (plant powered, local, sustainable sourcing, carbon emissions).
• Ensure our dining program supports the various needs of the Loyola Community in our menus and programming (Examples: Athletics, Student Health, Faculty/Staff, First Year Students, etc).
• Collaborate with the Marketing Manager and Parkhurst Brand Dietitian to develop programs and resources to educate and promote wellness in dining for different topics and events (Wellness Fair, Athlete Nutrition, Faculty Wellness, NNM, Whole Grains, etc).
• Conduct engagement tables, sampling, educational series, and other events or promotions to support wellness in dining.
• Establishes and maintains excellent client relations and customer satisfaction.

Menu Compliance and Engineering – 25%

• Working in collaboration with the culinary team on recipe database management (Netmenu) to make sure all recipes are input and accurate.
• Assists management team in developing menus, product placement and pricing strategies that support health and wellness.
• Validate top nine allergens and special diet (gf, vegetarian, vegan, halal) notations are correct for recipes.

Compliance + Training – 25%

• Validate accurate portions, allergens and labels are on our menu display program for guest needs.
• Oversee the AllerTrain program for our team members and provide supplemental training as needed.
• Conduct Allergen and Cross Contact Audits in dining locations to make sure procedures and policies are being followed.

Qualifications:

• Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) with 2+ Years of relevant experience
• Licensure in State of Position
• Collaborative, yet self-directed and independently motivated
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Proven ability to lead other managers or supervisors.
• Strong planning and organizational skills to consistently meet deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft software programs.
• Familiar with Health At Every Size and Intuitive Eating Principles

Benefits:

• FREE meal during your shift.
• 20% discount on any food purchase at Eat’n Park, Hello Bistro, The Porch, and Parkhurst Dining.
• Paid time off.
• Access to continuous development with Smile Universe.
• Eligibility for 401k, vision, dental, and medical plans.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Bending, reaching and grasping.
• Walking short distances.
• Sitting for long periods of time

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Eat’n Park Hospitality Group provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

You will need to be licensed in the state of Maine for this role.

This annual compensation for this role is $58,800 - $80,850 based on experience.