WIC Nutritionist & Team Lead - Bilingual

South Plains Community Action Association; Springtown (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

South Plains Community Action Association in Springtown, TX seeks a nutritionist/dietitian for the WIC program to provide counseling and education for participants and to coordinate related services.

Requires a degree in nutrition or a related field with nutrition coursework, cross-training ability, and potential supervision of 3+ staff. Spanish language skills are preferred, and EBT authorization and referrals are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Must hold a B.S./B.A. in Nutrition or Dietetics, or a related B.S. with at least 24 semester hours in Food and Nutrition.
• Cross-trained to perform multiple duties; may cover Nutritionist, CA, WCS.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.
• Experience supervising staff (3+ employees) preferred.
• WIC duties: counseling, breastfeeding education, EBT authorization, referrals.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual counseling for low/medium risk topics and nutrition/breastfeeding education classes to all WIC participants.
• Authorizes issuance of EBT for WIC participants.
• Makes referrals to health, social and education services to RD's in a timely manner.
• Provide coverage for Nutritionist, CA, WCS if needed.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish

Staff management

Nutrition counseling

Education

B.S./B.A. in Nutrition or Dietetics with 24 sem. hours in Food & Nutrition

Job description

South Plains Community Action Association in Springtown, TX seeks a nutritionist/dietitian for the WIC program to provide counseling and education for participants and to coordinate related services.

Requires a degree in nutrition or a related field with nutrition coursework, cross-training ability, and potential supervision of 3+ staff. Spanish language skills are preferred, and EBT authorization and referrals are part of the role.