DIETITIAN POSITION

Healthy Heart Food Service Incorporated; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Job summary

Healthy Heart Foods in Brooklyn, NY seeks a full-time Registered Dietitian to lead menu development, regulatory compliance, and liaison with client agencies and families. This role focuses on CACFP, NSLP, DFTA, and DHS standards, requiring on-site presence five days a week, strong communication, and cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate will combine regulatory expertise with clear communication and experience in institutional feeding programs to support audits, nutrition guidance,

Qualifications

• Strong regulatory knowledge of institutional and regulated food service programs
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work on-site in Brooklyn five days per week

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain menus meeting nutritional and regulatory requirements
• Ensure compliance with CACFP, NSLP, DFTA, and DHS standards
• Analyze menus for nutritional adequacy and portion compliance
• Collaborate with culinary, production, and operations teams to ensure practical, scalable menus
• Serve as nutrition representative in meetings with agencies and families
• Respond to inquiries about ingredients, allergens, and nutrition content
• Support documentation for audits, inspections, and program reviews
• Monitor regulatory updates and implement required changes
• Assist with special diets and allergy accommodations
• Act as an internal nutrition resource across departments

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Registered Dietitian credential (active)

Job description

At Healthy Heart Foods, we prepare and deliver nutritious meals for New York City’s diverse population. As a CACFP provider of catered meals, serving NYC and surrounding counties since 2009, Healthy Heart recognizes how important delicious and healthy food is for success.

Position Overview
Healthy Heart Foods is seeking a full-time Registered Dietitian to work on-site in our Brooklyn facility five days per week. This role is responsible for menu composition, nutritional compliance, and regulatory oversight across multiple institutional feeding programs, while also serving as a forward-facing nutrition representative with customer agencies and families.

The ideal candidate combines strong regulatory knowledge with clear, confident communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain menus that meet nutritional and regulatory requirements

• Ensure compliance with applicable feeding program regulations, including:

• CACFP (child and school feeding programs)

• NSLP (National School Lunch Program)

• DFTA (senior feeding programs)

• DHS (homeless services and institutional feeding requirements)

• Analyze menus for nutritional adequacy, portion compliance, and meal pattern standards

• Collaborate closely with culinary, production, and operations teams to ensure menus are practical, scalable, and cost-effective

• Serve as a nutrition-facing representative in meetings with customer agencies, addressing questions related to menus, compliance, and dietary needs

• Respond to parent inquiries regarding ingredients, allergens, nutritional content, and child-specific dietary questions, in coordination with customer agencies as appropriate

• Support documentation and recordkeeping for audits, inspections, and program reviews

• Monitor regulatory updates and implement required changes

• Assist with special diets, allergy accommodations, and nutrition-related concerns

• Act as an internal nutrition resource across departments

Required Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential (active and in good standing)

• Strong understanding of institutional and regulated food service programs

• Familiarity with CACFP, NSLP, DFTA, and DHS nutrition standards (or demonstrated ability to learn quickly)

• Ability to work on-site in Brooklyn five days per week

• Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Spanish (a plus)

• Experience in large-scale or high-volume food service operations

• Experience working with public-sector or government-regulated meal programs

• Comfort engaging with agencies, parents, and other external stakeholders

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Ability to Commute:

• Brooklyn, NY 11206 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Brooklyn, NY 11206: Relocate before starting work (Required)

• Work Location: In person