Contract Position (4 hours/month)
Reports to: Director of Health Services
Department: Health Services
Schedule: to be determined based on program needs
This position is based in a facility licensed by the Community Care Licensing (CCL) Division of the Department of Social Services in the state of CA. All employees of this facility must clear a livescan background check. Any person with previous convictions at any point in their lives, will not receive a clearance from CCL. This includes all convictions: felonies, misdemeanors and DUIs.
Previous convictions are not an automatic bar to employment at other non licensed Larkin Street Youth Services sites. Each case will be considered on its own merit.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Assisted Care is a 12 bed residential RCF-CI (licensed) facility for youth (18-24) living with HIV/AIDS. After Care provides housing subsidies, case management, and support services to youth (18-24) housed in the community who are living with HIV/AIDS. The programs offer comprehensive psycho-social, educational, vocational, and employment opportunities to the participants served to ensure their successful transition into greater independence and self sufficiency. There is an emphasis on serving young adults with behavioral health and substance abuse needs.
The primary role of the Contract Nutritionist is to provide nutritional consultation to the staff and clients of the program. The nutritionist will work with the program’s Food Services Coordinator around menu planning to ensure that the food program is meeting the nutritional needs of clients with HIV. The nutritionist will also offer one on one nutritional screening, counseling and nutritional planning to clients and may offer a nutrition focused client group. The nutritionist will also provide some training to program staff on the nutritional needs of clients with HIV.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Individual nutritional assessments, counseling and education
- Provide trainings to HIV Services program staff
- consultation to Food Services Coordinator
- Working closely with members of the Larkin Street team, including case managers, residential counselors and program managers to insure coordinated and effective services.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in Nutrition. license required
- 2-3 years of experience with providing nutritional counseling to an high-risk HIV positive population.
- 2-3 years experience working with youth and/or young adults
- Working knowledge of issues facing homeless and LGBTQ youth.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
CHARACTERISTICS
Contractors applying for this position will possess:
- Extreme passion for our agency’s mission including maintaining a positive, upbeat attitude
- Exceptional organizational skills with reliability and consistency in services provided
- Flexibility with a team player mentality
- An extreme focus on good judgment with a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Ability to maintain a professional demeanor with great interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to multi-task with the capability to learn quickly and integrate efficiently
- Must also have ability to work with diverse staff, clients and volunteers.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your cover letter and resume to ln-hs@larkinstreetyouth.org, with the title “Licensed Nutrionist/HIV” in the subject line of the email.
Larkin Street Youth Services is an equal opportunity employer. Larkin Street Youth Service seeks qualified candidates with interest in the non-profit sector. We are committed to embracing diversity and consider all applicants for all positions without regard to color, ethnic background, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status, or any other legally protected class. We encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply for any open position in which they feel qualified.
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