Job Description

The Bama Dining Culinary Dietitian is responsible for leading the launch, activation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the health and wellness platform for University of Alabama?s Dining Program.

The scope of the role will include responsibilities in two key focus areas: 1. Campus Programming, Partnerships, and Education 2. Food & Safety with an emphasis on ingredients and allergens. The Bama Dining Culinary Dietitian will use collaborative efforts in partnership with the culinary team, marketing team, leadership team, clients, and campus organizations to enhance student experiences, strengthen campus partnerships and build community relations through health and wellness programs and events.

• Supports health and wellness platforms and implementation of programs such as tabling events, food samplings, cooking demos, lunch and learns, health fairs, guest speaker events and other on-campus programming
• Build relationships with clients, organization department heads and subgroups/community groups to align Bama Dining with overall campus wellness initiatives
• Works with the Marketing team to engage the student population through social media and pop-up events and support meal plan sales by assisting students with choosing plans that work for their personal needs
• Serve as preceptor for student interns

• Partners with the culinary team in supporting menu planning and development for multiple locations including residential, retail, and catering. This includes oversight of ingredient and allergen transparency
• Leads the culinary team in understanding special dietary needs including dietary restrictions related to food allergies or intolerances, and lifestyle diets due to personal preferences or religious reasons. This includes teaching AllerTrain courses
• Oversees compliance for the United States Food and Drug Administration menu labeling laws as it relates to recipe and menu board signage in on-campus residential and proprietary retail locations, convenience locations, and catering (print and digital menus)
• Collaborates with Dining Services Coordinator and other campus departments on dining accommodations

• Conducts occasional one-on-one and/or group nutrition consultations while applying Medical Nutrition Therapy and following the Nutrition Care Process for charting during consultations
• Follows Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) guidelines throughout the dining accommodation and nutrition consultation process
• Maintains registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensure and through the Alabama Board of Examiners for Dietetics & Nutritionists
• Occasional travel may be required
  • Note: Due to the nature of the business, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice

• Bachelor?s or Master's degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a related field
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential with the Commission of Dietetic Registration and Licensed Dietitian status in Alabama. RDN-eligible candidates may be considered
• Food safety knowledge with ServSafe certification and food allergy knowledge with AllerTrain certification; must be obtained within 6 weeks of hire date
• At least one (1) year experience in K12 or higher education food service preferred
• Knowledge working with PC applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook (previous experience with food production systems, nutrition analysis software, electronic medical recording, and social media platforms preferred)
• Strong communication skills (oral and written); can effectively communicate with clients, customers, and support staff
• A self-starter, confident in abilities, self-motivated, adaptable, and able to work effectively with little supervision