Assistant Nutritionist (HTAC/NDT 2) - Portland Health Department

The ideal candidate will meet the following educational criteria:

• Diploma or Associate degree in Dietetics/Nutrition from a recognized tertiary institution. 

OR

• Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics/Nutrition from a recognized tertiary institution (Without approved Dietetics/Nutrition Internship or Supervised Practice Program). 
• Two (2) years working experiences 

Specific Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Thorough knowledge of the practices, principles, and applications of nutrition assessment and diet counselling 
• Thorough knowledge of the practices, principles, and approaches of nutrition and health education.
• Knowledge of the development of health education materials taking into consideration target audience, age, readership and literacy levels. 
• Thorough understanding of the techniques of programme development, planning implementing and evaluating 
• Ability to communicate effectively both in written and oral format. 
• Ability to write reports. 
• Ability to make presentations. 

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Establishing and managing rehabilitation programmes for malnourished & HIV exposed children;
• Supervising Community Health Aides (CHAs) regarding nutrition programmes;
• Providing nutrition assessment and therapeutic diet counseling for clients with chronic non communicable diseases (NCD) including diabetes and hypertension and for persons with HIV/AIDS; 
• Managing the supplementary feeding and Replacement feeding programmes;
• Providing basic in-service training for health care staff; 
• Providing nutrition education to clinic and public populations; and 
• Advising Government & other Agencies on appropriate nutrition programmes 

WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR RESPONDING, HOWEVER, ONLY SHORT-LISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.