PSSport Nutritionist

The employer is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status or disability.

The employer welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

ORGANIZATION

The Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) is the multi-sport organization facilitating high performance sport development in Ontario, in partnership with Provincial and National Sport Organizations. The CSIO is a not-for-profit sport organization that supports high performance athletes and coaches in Ontario by delivering sport science, sport medicine and high performance pathways solutions, support and education.

The Performance Services business unit contributes to CSIO’s goals in the following ways:

· Recruitment, development, and retention of Performance Sciences (Sport Science and Sport Medicine disciplines), Research & Innovation Leaders & Practitioners

· Delivering best-in-class Performance Solutions for National & Provincial Sport Organizations (NSOs & PSOs)

· Delivering Partnership Management, Service Agreements, and Quality Assurance measures for our NSO performance partners

· Supporting a practitioner development pathway in alignment with Sport Scientist Canada (SSC)

POSITION SUMMARY

The purpose of this is to provide best-in-class support to targeted National and Provincial Sport Organizations. A secondary purpose is to provide mentorship and leadership within the discipline of Sport Nutrition, aligned to CSIO’s mission, vision and values, contributing to the development of Sport Nutrition
practitioners that help high performance athletes perform optimally during training and competition.

The Sport Nutritionist’s service delivery duties include working closely with coaching staff to plan, consult and deliver nutrition programs to targeted sports and collaborate with the Integrated Support Team (IST), to deliver a holistic approach to athlete development. The Sport Nutritionist will utilize their knowledge of nutrition and sport science to provide best-in-class nutrition programs to support high performance athletes during training and at competition.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Performance & Health Support

· Foster effective working relationships with sport coaches and technical leaders in order to understand and influence sport program goals and culture

· In collaboration with the coaching staff, develop and deliver best-in-class nutrition support in the daily training environment

· Conduct nutritional assessments with identified teams/athletes in order to determine nutritional requirements and develop evidence-based nutrition plans focused on needs of the sport, the athletes’
history, lifestyle, and their readiness to change

· Able to attend and provide comprehensive nutrition support at identified competitions and training camps (including direct food service delivery, consulting directly with hotels, chefs, and restaurants to establish menus and providing modifications where necessary)

· In conjunction with Sport Physicians’, review blood work and formulate recommendations or modify dietary intake and applicable supplementation

· Deliver interactive sport-specific presentations and cooking classes to athletes to enhance knowledge and practical skill development

· Evaluate research to maintain a current evidence base on sport-specific nutrition practices as well as general knowledge of current trends in sport nutrition

· Analyze and communicate performance data in a clear and concise manner

· In collaboration with the IST and coaching staff, conduct, commission and collaborate on research and innovation projects to further the discipline

· Provide comprehensive feedback (presentations, publications, report) of results and interpretation to athletes, coaches and IST members as required

· Work using a collaborative approach to tackle sport…