Nutritionist II - 2193-205-T

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement Savings with Agency Match

Transit

Job summary

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. is hiring a Nutritionist II CPA to assess and educate High Risk WIC participants.

You will work with Qualified Nutritionists, issue food packages, and provide individualized nutrition education and breastfeeding support across Brooklyn and Queens. The role requires bilingual capabilities, travel across the five boroughs, and willingness to work extended hours including early mornings, evenings, and Saturdays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or DTR or health-related field with nutrition credits; RN with BSN or WIC CPA experience.
• Bilingual required; travel across five boroughs and extended hours as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assess, counsel and educate High Risk participants needing nutrition expertise.
• Promote breastfeeding as the preferred infant feeding method.
• Issue food packages and document follow-up.
• Provide participant-centered nutrition education (individual/family sessions and group discussions).
• Provide referrals to health and social services and document follow-up.
• Identify High Risk participants and consult with Qualified Nutritionist (QN).
• Plan and evaluate participant-centered nutrition education.
• Conduct a complete nutrition assessment, determine program eligibility and enroll participants.
• Conduct breastfeeding assessment and counseling to initiate and continue breastfeeding.
• Address breastfeeding concerns and issue breast pumps.
• Tailor food packages, obtain signatures for benefit issuance, review benefits and add to WIC account.
• Update/close participant care plans and track progress.
• Refer participants to QN when beyond scope.

Skills

Bilingual

WIC experience

Travel flexibility

Extended hours

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or DTR or health-related field with nutrition credits

RN with BSN or CPA in WIC experience

Six credit hours in nutrition

Job description

Please note: This is a temporary position, estimated to end on or around 10/19/2026.

For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness.

WIC Program offers eligible participants food benefits for healthy foods together with nutrition counseling, health education, farmer’s market vouchers, breastfeeding support, referrals to health care providers, and social services. The program is dedicated to improving the pregnancy outcomes. The goal is to assist to reduce the number of low birth weight in infants, to encourage breastfeeding, to support the growth and the development of infants and children.

STATEMENT OF THE JOB

The Nutritionist II (Competent Professional Authority CPA) position is responsible to assess counsel/educate High Risk participants whose nutrition or health concerns require nutrition expertise. Consults with Qualified Nutritionists regarding High-Risk counseling.

• Collect information for the nutrition assessment process.
• Promote breastfeeding as the preferred infant feeding method.
• Complete issuance of food packages that do not require medical documentation.
• Provide and document participant-centered nutrition education (individual/family sessions and facilitated group discussions).
• Provide referrals to health and social services and document follow-up.
• Identify High Risk participants and consults with Qualified Nutritionist (QN).
• Plan and evaluate participant-centered nutrition education.
• Conduct a complete nutrition assessment, determine program eligibility and enroll participants.
• Conduct a breastfeeding assessment, and provide participant-centered counseling which helps mother initiate breastfeeding, establish a milk supply, exclusively breastfeed and continue breastfeeding.
• Address common breastfeeding concerns and issue breast pumps.
• Assign and tailor all food packages. Obtain signature for benefit issuance. Review food benefits for whole family. Add benefits to WIC account. Provide and document participant-centered nutrition education (individual/family sessions or facilitated group discussions) for participants.
• Implement, update and/or close participant care plans for participants with minimal nutrition or health concerns.
• Track participants’ progress and document outcomes.
• Identify and refer participants to Qualified Nutritionist (QN),when an issue or concern is beyond the staff person’s scope of practice.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or; Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) or; Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate health-related field with at least six credit hours in nutrition or; Registered Nurse (RN) with Bachelor of Science in Nursing or one year of experience working as a Competent Professional Authority in WIC.
• Bilingual required
• WIC experience preferred
• Ability to travel through the five boroughs as needed.
• Ability to work extended hours as needed (early morning appointments, evenings and Saturdays).

BENEFITS:

We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including:

• Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
• Medical,
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings with Agency Match
• Transit
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Public Loan Forgiveness Qualified Employer
• Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.

For more information on our organization, please visit our website at:

www.ccbq.org EOE/AA.