Nutritionist Supervisor Senior - LW005

Title: Nutritionist Supervisor Senior - LW005

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II

Hiring Range: $57,733 - $61,500

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: LENOWISCO-SCOTT

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/lenowisco

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 33 local health districts.

The LENOWISCO Health District seeks to fill a Nutritionist Supervisor Senior position based at the Scott County Health Department (possibly Wise). You must meet requirements for use of the title Dietitian/Nutritionist as authorized by Code of VA 54.1 – 2731.

The incumbent of this position would supervise all nutritional
programs and supporting staff for the health district, featuring intermediate term program
issues. Characteristic activities encompass overall responsibility for planning,
implementing and providing of nutrition services to a district including areas of
Women's, Infants & Children, Maternal/Child Health, General Medical, Family Planning,
Baby Care, and Adolescent Health. This position also involves writing WIC grant(s) and
the WIC Service Plan, program planning, monitoring, and analysis carried out via
conducting the self-Local Agency Management Evaluations (LAME) reviews, along with
ultimate responsibility for follow up, documentation, and corrective action. Would perform
technical training and programmatic assistance, developing satellite clinics, providing
outreach to physicians' offices, human services agencies, hospitals and other related
entities. Supervises professional and support employees within the nutritionist
programs through observation of work activities, consultation, statistical data and work
reviews. May provide nutritional assessment and education to clients as needed. May also perform
other related administrative tasks. This benchmark serves as the sole district WIC and nutrition services
supervisor and is responsible for all aspects of WIC and nutrition services in the health district. Thorough knowledge of program management, analytical principles and service integration is necessary.

The successful candidate will be offered 40 hours of front-loaded annual leave on a one-time basis.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401 a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

This is a restricted position which is solely funded by the WIC Program for a 1-year period ending September 30th each year. The availability of funding is scheduled for review before the grant expiration date and periodically thereafter. Employment is contingent on the continued availability of grant or non-grant funds.

Minimum Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of principles of nutrition, public health programs, community resources and principles of health education
• Knowledge of budgeting; personnel management; ability to plan, implement and evaluate; grant writing; proficient use of a computer and Windows environment
• Skills in oral and written communication and nutrition counseling
• Ability to write reports, interpret policy, develop statistical reports and analyze data to impact program planning
• Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary team and provide team leadership; ability to supervise, schedule and evaluate personnel
• Extensive knowledge of the WIC program and its policies and procedures; work closely with State WIC office to identify program issues and solutions

Additional Considerations

• Experience in public health nutrition, Registered Dietician, and supervisory experience preferred

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, emplo