This position is responsible for consulting and training food pantries and kitchens in various health initiatives, leading a team of dietitians who provide medical nutrition therapy and education to patients in clinical settings, oversight of Island Harvest’s nutrition policies, Healthy Harvest Pantry, and medically tailored food prescription programming. Serves as the main nutrition resource for Island Harvest and member agencies by providing nutrition and cooking programs, classes, workshops, webinars, trainings, recipes and educational materials.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Supervise our staff of Nutritionists, manage their medical nutrition therapy programming and oversee healthy pantries hosted in medical centers and at Island Harvest.
  • Develop and oversee Enhanced Nutrition Services programming, including prescription food pantry stocking programs related to New York State’s Medicaid 1115 waiver.
  • Manage, create, and evaluate Island Harvest’s current nutrition education curriculum.
  • Build and enhance relationships with agencies. Engage community partners and general public of Island Harvest’s mission and strategy through presentations. Serve as liaison to community resources for Network Partners.
  • Provide nutrition education and training to Island Harvest’s Workforce Skills Development Institute students and neighbors enrolled in other Island Harvest programs.
  • Train partner agency staff as needed on nutrition related topics, such as food safety and meal planning.
  • Train partner agencies to implement their own nutrition education programs at their facility.
  • Increase awareness of the relationship between hunger, obesity and overall health in the community through presentations.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree from a college or university in Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health, Social Services or a related field or equivalent experiences.   Master’s Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Social Work, or related field is highly desirable. 
  • Registered Dietitian (RD) required.
  • 2 – 4 years of community nutrition work, including at least 1 year in a supervisory position.
  • Safe food handling certification a plus.
  • Non-Profit experience working in community-based services is highly desired.

Salary:  $68,000 – $70,000 per year.

To be considered for this position please submit your resume. No phone calls or walk-in, please. No relocation expenses.

ISLAND HARVEST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Island Harvest Food Bank is a leading human services organization whose mission is to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island. We accomplish this through innovative programs and services aimed at enhanced hunger awareness, short-term case management, nutrition education, outreach and advocacy initiatives, our Healthy Harvest Farm, a Workforce Skills Development Institute, and efficient food collection and distribution.

Our work directly supports children, families, seniors, and veterans who turn to us in times of crisis and supports a network of community-based nonprofit organizations. Island Harvest Food Bank is a member of Feeding America®, a nationwide network of food banks leading the effort to solve hunger in the U.S.