Nutrition Program Consultant

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well‑being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Dept of Health and Human Services

Child and Family Well Being

Nutrition Program Consultant (NS)

MH14

This position is part of the Division of Child and Family Well‑Being. The Division of Child and Family Well‑Being (DCFW) is at the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) focusing on whole child and family health and well‑being for North Carolinians with sections including Food and Nutrition Services, Community Nutrition Services, Early Intervention, and Whole Child Health. The WIC nutrition Services unit (WNSU) is part of the Community Nutrition Services Section (CNSS).

The WIC Program provides targeted nutrition intervention, nutrition education (including breastfeeding promotion and support), and referrals to health and other social services.

The primary purpose of this position is to develop program policy, procedures, and implementation guidance related to participant and clinical services for nutrition assessment and medical nutritional eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and to support quality assurance of nutrition program through program monitoring and evaluation. This position reports to the WIC policy and Quality Assurance Team Lead.

Recruitment Range: $56,095 - $75,443

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The following Management Preferences are not required, but applicants that possess these skills are preferred.

• Experience working in scope of Registered Dietitian reflecting knowledge of principles and practices of normal and therapeutic nutrition and its relationship to growth, chronic disease, or nutrition needs across the lifespan with a special focus on women and children.
• Experience using skills to analyze, interpret, recommend, and/or implement policy and procedure guidelines.
• Communicate clearly and effectively both in oral and written form such as needed to prepare and present educational and training materials to professional and lay groups.
• Position is eligible for a hybrid‑teleworking schedule to include weekly onsite work hours.

Posting closes at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date.

The State of North Carolina offers comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program. Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. Paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

Be sure to complete the application in its entirety. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application.

• Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include Education, Work Experience, and Certificates & Licenses. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information.
• Answers to Supplemental Questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application.
• If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on the closing date.
• Applicants may be subject to a criminal background check.
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