Health and Nutrition Coordinator

Child Parent Centers, Inc. • Tucson, AZ, US

6 days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

Health and Nutrition Coordinator Job Summary :

As a member of the Health and Nutrition Services (HNS) department, the Health and Nutrition Coordinator (HNC) manages the HNS Services for one "Cluster" comprised of 8 to 10 centers, representing 500-600 families.

The HNC develops, implements, and administers research-based systems, policies and procedures aligned with the Child-Parent Centers (CPC) philosophy and curriculum approach, and that comply with the regulatory requirements of the Office of Head Start (OHS), the Arizona Department of Human Services (ADHS), Arizona Bureau of Child Care Licensing (BCCL) and incorporate best practice principles.

Responsibilities include :

Developing policies and procedures to ensure the Health and Nutrition Services Department provides high-quality health services that meet the needs of children and families.
Providing ongoing health and safety trainings to ensure children and staff are kept safe at all times.
Providing direct services for children and staff at centers, including conducting blood lead and / or anemia screenings on children as needed.
Determining and creating appropriate accommodation plans for individual child special health needs.
Serving as liaison between medical providers and families in obtaining services and ensuring proper documentation of services provided.

Minimum Qualifications :

Possess a bachelor's degree from a recognized educational institute with a major in Health Science, Nutrition, Nursing, Early Childhood Education, Health, or agreed equivalent.

A minimum of five to eight (5-8) years of experience working with community health and nutrition.

A minimum of three to five (3-5) years supervisory experience.

Demonstrated experience using Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive).

Read, write, speak, and understand English.

Submit a current AZ Department of Public Safety Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card prior to start date.

Benefits :

Paid Leave - 26 paid holidays, 5 days paid vacation after one year and up to 20 days each year thereafter, and 8 days paid Personal leave first year, 9 days each year thereafter, up to 40 hours days paid Sick leave each year.

Insurance benefits - dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, PPO medical (3 plans), Vision, and Supplemental Life coverage for self, spouse, and child ($25,000 basic life and Accidental death and disability provided by employer).

Retirement Plan - Agency contribution after years of services and hours eligibility criteria are met. Employee 401k deferral once eligibility is met.

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Health Nutrition Coordinator • Tucson, AZ, US