Nutrition Coordinator

Island Harvest is looking for an individual who wants to make a difference in the lives of community members. This person will work with Island Harvest’s Nutrition Pathways program to provide nutrition education, counselling, and workshops to food insecure clients at one of our partner community-based health centers. The incumbent will be assigned to work with Nutrition Pathways’ patients in one or more of our community health partner offices.

If you would like to make a difference, please join Island Harvest and together we will change lives and our community as we move toward a hunger-free Long Island.

• Meet with clients, who screen positive for food insecurity, in person or utilizing telehealth, at our partner community-based health centers to discuss healthy food options/meal plans based on their health conditions and food access, order and distribute food, and provide linkages to community resources.
• Help to set up and maintain an onsite, health-conscious food pantry.
• Offer nutrition and cooking demonstration workshops to health center clients.
• Continue to meet with clients weekly or bi-weekly for 12 weeks, to ensure they have access to food and offer additional nutritional counseling and community resources.
• Collaborate closely with Island Harvest staff to understand and offer available Island Harvest services to clients.
• Support other Island Harvest programs, as needed.

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist or RD eligible.
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience or internship.
• Prior work or volunteer experience in community or public health nutrition, a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)

• Be a self-starter who can both take direction and contribute ideas.
• Be able to work independently on projects and meet deadlines.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
• Maintain appropriate records.
• Must exhibit a positive, “can do” attitude.
• Have the capability to work well on their own while still being a team-player.
• Be able to carry up to 30 pounds.

Salary: $66,300 per year

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.