Dietitian, Perinatal and Community Health

Dietitian, Perinatal and Community Health

Regular Part Time Professional Calgary, AB, CA

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $34.59 To $37.41 Hourly

Job Title:

Dietitian, Perinatal and Community Health

Job Type: 0.6 - 0.8

FTE, Permanent Position

Work Arrangement:
Hybrid role, a combination of work from home and in-office

The Dietitian, Perinatal and Community Health provides nutrition expertise to support healthy pregnancies, infant feeding, and early childhood nutrition. The final FTE (0.6 – 0.8 FTE; 21 – 28 hours/week) for this position will be determined in consultation with the successful candidate, based on their availability and organizational needs. Through individual and group education, coaching, and community-based initiatives, the Dietitian promotes perinatal nutrition, healthy gestational weight gain, positive birth outcomes, breastfeeding/chest feeding, infant and toddler feeding, healthy family eating practices, and nutrition for growth and development.

The Dietitian provides nutrition guidance tailored to the developmental needs of infants and young children and supports families in building knowledge, skills, and confidence related to feeding and nutrition. The Dietitian develops and delivers evidence-informed nutrition resources and programs, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams (social workers, nurses, and other human services professionals) and community partners, and supports pregnant people, caregivers, parents and families to make informed decisions that contribute to positive health outcomes.

The Dietitian is part of the Perinatal Health & Wellness Team and works closely with other Kindred staff and community organizations to reduce barriers to public health and nutrition services, increase health literacy, and support culturally relevant, family-centered care.

Client Serving (65%)

• Provide one-on-one and group-based education on topics such as: prenatal nutrition and nutrient requirements in pregnancy; management of common nutrition-related pregnancy concerns (nausea, vomiting, heartburn, constipation, food aversions); food safety during pregnancy; healthy gestational weight gain; postpartum nutrition and recovery; breastfeeding/chest feeding and infant feeding support; infant and toddler feeding, including responsive feeding practices, feeding readiness and milestones; nutrition for growth, development, and healthy eating behaviours;
  
  maternal, infant and child vitamin supplementation; nutrition assessment and guidance related to dietary restrictions and cultural food practices; support access to nutritious, culturally relevant, and affordable food choices.
• Provide individualized nutrition consultation and support to individuals and families, including assessment of nutritional needs, development of nutrition goals and care plans, implementation of recommendations, and ongoing follow-up and evaluation.
• Reduce, where possible, geographic, financial, and language barriers for clients, and place an emphasis on warm, genuine, trauma-informed interaction in accordance with the guiding principles, including supporting clients to access internal and external resources;
• Demonstrate a high standard of service for prospective and current Kindred clients presenting with various concerns through various methods of contact (email, phone, in-person) by developing and implementing health promotion and awareness activities related to nutrition for targeted populations;
• Contribute to a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental atmosphere for clients, students, interns, and staff, including providing consultation and training opportunities;

Administrative (25%)

• Complete accurate and timely data collection and data entry in client database,…