Child Nutrition Specialist

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Baker Ripley team members impact the lives of more than 500,000 people every year through our community development work, which has inspired and supported our neighbors for more than a century.

We believe our neighborhoods are bridges to opportunity, that people can transform communities, and that everyone has something to contribute.

Our unique backgrounds and experiences help us deliver innovative support to uplift our neighbors. As one of the largest nonprofits in Texas, our success is fueled by our Mission:
Connecting Neighbors and communities to resources, education, and opportunity.

• Assists Sr. Family Wellness Coordinator with meeting all reporting responsibilities for Food Programs, Head Start and Charter requirements.
• Plans and prepares menus that comply with USDA food program standards.
• Works in collaboration with Family Wellness staff and FDWs in identifying children with special dietary considerations and creates special diet menus to meet those identified needs.
• Provides internal monitoring of locations to ensure compliance with USDA Food Program regulations and Head Start Performance Standards in content area.
• Provides training to staff related to Head Start Performance Standards and USDA Food Program policies, procedures and processes to ensure clear understanding of contract compliance issues.
• Reviews completed Nutrition Assessment and Special Diet Declaration forms and links families to nutritional resources throughout the community that will address the nutritional needs of the family.
• Promotes awareness of nutrition-related issues to staff, children and parents through the distribution of materials, provision of training and nutrition activities and nutritional counseling. Encourages parent and community involvement in the nutrition program by involving them in the development, decisions and evaluation.
• Assists in the preparation for monitoring of USDA food programs by state and local authorities and the Head Start Monitoring Protocol federal authorities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.