Senior Nutritionist, Oakland, CA

THE POSITION

Under general direction, to plan, organize and direct a nutrition program in the Health Care and the Social Services Agencies; to consult with Agency and program personnel; to provide supervision and technical assistance to Nutritionists and unit staff, and to do related work as required.

THE VACANCY

The current Senior Nutritionist vacancy is located in the Alameda County Social Services Agency. However, the eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies in other program areas and departments.

SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY

The Alameda County Social Services Agency (SSA) is comprised of almost 2,400 men and women working collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations, neighborhood groups and policy makers to serve the needs of the community. SSA provides services through its administration and operating departments. Administration includes Finance, Government and Community Relations, and Human Resources. SSA’s operations include Adult and Aging Services, Children and Family Services, and Workforce and Benefits Administration.

The Social Services Agency assists one out of four of Alameda County's residents. The mission of the Social Services Agency is to promote the economic and social well-being of individuals, families, neighborhoods, and communities.

To learn more about the Alameda County Social Services Agency, please visit the website at https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org/index.page.

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:

• Current principles and practices of nutrition, including nutritional requirements for diverse age, cultural or socio-economic groups.
• Human nutrition and its relationship to health and disease.
• Anatomy, physiology, chemistry and biochemistry as it relates to nutrition.
• Accepted educational methods in health and recent research on nutrition.
• Community resources in public health nutrition.
• Methods used to develop and direct technical, educational, and consultative programs and services in nutrition.
• Methods used to develop and implement policies and procedures to attain nutrition goals.
• Principles of effective administrative/financial management and work organization.
• Techniques of program planning and evaluation.
• Methods of policy analysis.
• Methods of data collection and analysis.
• Management and supervision.
• Computer applications related to the work.

Ability to:

• Plan and organize.
• Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing with attention to linguistic and cultural proficiency.
• Provide leadership.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with others.
• Manage, assign, review and evaluate the work of unit staff.
• Train unit staff in work assignments/procedures.
• Exercise independent judgment within established policies and guidelines.
• Understand and incorporate the Agency and Department’s core values and ethical standards of practice into all interactions with individuals, organizations and communities.

Education, Experience, Certifications

Either I - The equivalent of two years full-time experience as a Nutritionist II in the Alameda County classified service.

Or II - The equivalent of four years full-time professional experience in public health nutrition or dietetics, one year of which must have included program planning and evaluation. Supervisory experience is highly desirable.

Substitution:

Possession of a Master’s degree in Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Dietetics, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Licenses and Certificates:

• Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.
• Possession of a current Registered Dietician (RD) certification or Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN) certification and good standing with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Applicants should apply directly on the County of Alameda's website: https://www.jobapscloud.com/Alameda/sup/bulpreview.asp?b=&R1=24&R2=5794&R3=01