PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST SUPERVISOR - 64002566

State of Florida; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Health in Florida is seeking a PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST SUPERVISOR to lead WIC clinic operations, supervise staff, and ensure policy compliance. The role includes training, performance evaluations, and directing daily activities to support nutrition services.

Responsibilities cover nutrition data review, individual counseling, lactation referrals, outreach, and maintaining licensure. Applicants must be licensed and prepared for emergency duty and daily in-office work.

Qualifications

• This position requires willingness to work before, during, and/or beyond normal hours in emergencies.
• Requires current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
• Requires daily in-office work.
• Requires a bachelor's degree in nutritional science, community nutrition, clinical nutrition, or dietetics.
• Must hold an active Florida Dietitian or Nutritionist license in good standing.
• At least two years of nutrition-related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and evaluates staff, including hiring, training, performance reviews, and schedule management.
• Directs work, ensures coverage, and maintains timesheets.
• Ensures WIC clinic operations, policy adherence, and program integrity.
• Assesses nutrition data and provides individualized counseling for varied risk groups.
• Promotes breastfeeding and makes referrals to lactation staff.
• Provides community referrals and conducts anthropometrics and appropriate lab testing.
• Supports outreach events and participates in meetings, trainings, and workshops.
• Maintains required licensure and readiness for disaster/emergency duty.

Skills

Supervising

Leadership

Planning & organizing

Quality assurance

Quality control

Policy interpretation & training

Nutrition principles

Nutritional counseling

SMART goals

SOAP documentation

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in nutritional science / dietetics

Florida Dietitian/Nutritionist license

Job description

Requisition No: 876977
Agency: Department of Health
Working Title: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITIONIST SUPERVISOR - 64002566
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 64002566
Salary: $2,240.53 Bi-weekly
Posting Closing Date: 11/30/2026

Total Compensation Estimator Tool Open Competitive

This is a “pool” announcement, and applicants will not be considered after 6 months.

Your Specific Responsibilities

• This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities.
• Supervisory responsibilities include communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.
• Performs duties to ensure that the WIC clinic runs smoothly, and policies and procedures are followed.
• Evaluates clinical, anthropometrics, and nutritional data of persons applying for the WIC Program to determine eligibility and provides individual nutrition education and counseling to low risk, high risk, and medically high-risk clients with documentation in electronic medical record.
• Educates, supports, and promotes breastfeeding, makes referrals to lactation staff.
• Provides clients referrals to community resources.
• Performs anthropometrics (heights and weights) and hematological testing as needed on Women, Infants and Children.
• Promotes WIC though participation in community outreach events.
• Attends staff meetings, conferences, special nutrition workshops, seminars, and trainings.
• Maintains current Nutritionist/Dietitian Licensure by the State of Florida Department of Professional Regulation.
• Must be willing to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours in the event of an emergency. This includes emergency duties including, but not limited to, response to threats involving any disaster, man-made or natural.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Supervising and evaluating employees
• Strong Leadership skills
• Planning, organization, and coordinating work activities
• Conducting quality assurance audits
• Quality improvement and quality control skills
• Interpreting policies and providing training for practical applications
• Knowledge of evidence-based nutrition principles
• Nutritional assessment skills
• Motivational interviewing skills
• Individualized nutritional counseling skills
• Setting specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timed (SMART) client-centered goals
• Nutrition documentation in narrative and Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan(SOAP) format
• Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• This position requires a willingness to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours in the event of an emergency. This includes emergency duties including, but not limited to, response to threats involving any disaster, man-made or natural.
• This position requires current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. The Department of Health is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship.
• This position requires daily in-office work.
• Must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with the major course of study in nutritional science, community nutrition, clinical nutrition, or dietetics in accordance with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Association and Florida Chapter 468.
• Must have a current/active license, in good standing, as a Dietitian or Nutritionist in the State of Florida issued by the Division of Medical Quality Assurance.
• Must have at least two year of nutrition-related work experience.

Preferred

• Preferred WIC experience.
• Preferred 1 year or more of supervisory, management, or leadership experience.
• Preferred ability to fluently read, write, and speak both English and Spanish and/or Creole.

Mission

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values

• Innovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
• Collaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.
• Accountability: We perform with integrity & respect.
• Responsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
• Excellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work

Viera, FL 32940

The Benefits Of Working For The State Of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

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• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com .

Please Be Advised

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

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