Bilingual Spanish​/English Part Time Registered Dietician​/Nutrition Consultant

Position Details:

• Duration: 12 months (non-recurring, grant-funded position)
• Reports To: VP, Deputy Director of Budgets and Operations, Regional Business Managers
• Compensation: Consultant rate up to $60-$65/per hour for 25 hours per week for the 12-month project period as a 1099
• Work Setting: Hybrid; includes on-site visits across Early Childhood locations (Harlem, Washington Heights, South Bronx, Northern Staten Island) and remote facilitation of workshops

The Registered Dietitian/Nutrition Consultant will serve as a short-term, grant-funded consultant supporting Children's Aid's Early Childhood Division in implementing the Head Start Supplemental Nutrition and Healthy Eating initiative. This role will enhance food and nutrition services and promote healthy eating habits across Children's Aid's eight Early Childhood sites.

Funded through the OHS One-Time Supplemental Nutrition Fund (02CH012468), this position focuses on strengthening nutrition education, training food service staff, and promoting wellness practices that align with Head Start Performance Standards and healthy principles. The consultant will collaborate with the Early Childhood Central teams to support cooks, managers, and classroom educators to deliver evidence-based nutrition education and healthy food preparation practices.

This role is critical in advancing Children's Aid's mission to ensure children and families thrive through access to healthy food, nutrition education, and wellness supports. The consultant will help create sustainable systems of knowledge and practice that remain in place long after the one-time supplemental funding concludes.

• Conduct professional development for cooks, managers, and classroom staff on menu planning, meal preparation consistent with USDA and Head Start nutrition standards, safe food handling, allergy prevention, and efficient kitchen operations.
• Provide hands‑on demonstrations in site kitchens to model effective meal preparation and portion control.
• Develop and distribute user-friendly nutrition resources and visual guides to support continued staff learning.

• Design, facilitate/oversee nutrition and cooking workshops for families using evidence-based curricula.
• Deliver family workshops in English and Spanish across program sites or virtually.
• Address barriers to healthy eating and model affordable, culturally responsive strategies for family meal planning.

• Provide individual or small-group nutrition consultations for families of children with identified nutrition concerns in collaboration with Health Services staff.
• Support the development of Individual Health Care Plans (IHCPs) and ensure alignment with CACFP, HSPPS, and DOHMH Article 47 requirements.
• Offer expertise to strengthen the nutrition components of the Early Childhood Health Manual, Parent Handbook, and classroom practices.

• Document training sessions, participation, and outcomes to support required federal reporting.
• Track implementation of curricula and submit monthly progress summaries to the VP.
• Contribute data and recommendations to the Early Childhood Health Services Advisory Committee.

• Registered Dietitian (Bachelor's or Master's degree) with expertise in early childhood nutrition, food service training, and public health education.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (required).
• Strong understanding of Head Start Performance Standards, CACFP, and best practices in family nutrition and child wellness.
• Experience leading workshops, conducting trainings, and developing resource materials.
• Familiarity with curricula such as IMIL, SPARK.
• Open to learning about and implementing Children's Aid Go!
  
  Kids curriculum.
• Demonstrated ability to apply a trauma‑informed, culturally sensitive, and equity‑centered approach.

It is the policy of Children's Aid to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and is dedicated to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. Children's Aid will not tolerate…