Job Description

The Registered Dietitian is the Subject Matter Expert for everything health, wellness and nutrition-related and is responsible for leading the launch, activation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the health and wellness platform for The College of William & Mary.

Health & Wellness is a part of who we are as a company. It is at the forefront of our programs, solutions, and brands. As part of our Be Well. Do Well. plan, the Registered Dietitian?s efforts will directly support our mission to enrich and nourish lives and help us to achieve our goal to make a positive impact on people and planet. The Registered Dietitian will assist in providing company expertise and insights to inform clients, faculty/staff, parents, and students about the benefits of our partnership, programs, and services, and why we are being recognized as an industry leader in health, wellness, and nutrition.

• 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.
• Works with the Marketing Manager to support meal plan sales by assisting students with choosing the meal plan that works best for their personal dietary needs and campus housing location and accommodations.

• May use nutrition analysis software to analyze ingredients, products and recipes for localized menus and grab-n-go items to ensure labeling information is compliant with the U.S. FDA menu labeling laws.
• Assists 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.
• Partners with the Safety Champion to ensure compliance of food safety policies and procedures, standards, and expectations.
• Performs other management functions as necessary (i.e., large campus events)

• Conducts one-on-one and/or group nutrition consultations for students, faculty/staff, and employees.
• Works with clients, campus accessibility/disability services and campus health services for proper student registration and medical documentation as it pertains to meal plan exemptions and accommodations.
• Follows Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act guidelines throughout the nutrition counseling process.
• Maintains registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensure through the state board as applicable. Submits status annually.
• Attains professional continuing education annually to maintain credential; may require in-person or virtual conferences, webinars, seminars, lectures, trainings, etc.

• Bachelor?s degree from a 4-year university or college in nutrition and dietetics.
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential with the Commission of Dietetic Registration and Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist status, if residing in a state with licensure requirements. RDN-eligible candidates will be considered but must pass exam within 6 months of hire date.
• Food safety knowledge with ServSafe certification; must be obtained within 6 weeks of hire date.

• Master?s degree in nutrition, dietetics, food/health sciences or related field.
• At least one (1) year experience in K12, higher education or food service.
• 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.
• The ability to develop and conduct training seminars, presentations and speak to small or large groups of people.
• The ability to establish and maintain effective working relations and communicate with a wide range of people and behavior styles.
• Have an all-hands-on deck, team-oriented mentality and feels comfortable conducting out-of-scope responsibilities when needed.
• Creative and flexible in attitude/style to adapt to new situations in a dynamic environment.
• A strong value system, unquestioned integrity, and good listening skills.