Health & Nutrition Coordinator - Community Action Program for Central Arkansas

STATEMENT OF THE JOB: Under the overall supervision of the Executive Director and direct supervision of the Early Childhood Director, is responsible for coordination and implementation of the nutrition and health content area for children birth to age five in all Head Start sites operated by CAPCA.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Serve as a member of the Early Childhood Management Team in overall coordination and planning for the CAPCA Head Start program.
2. Maintain a professional attitude and is cooperative with all staff, parents, volunteers and community persons.
3. Serve as a liaison between Center Staff, Administrative Staff and Early Childhood
4. Director.
5. Ensure compliance with all CAPCA, Office of Head Start, state licensing, USDACACFP and other related policies, procedures and regulations. Maintain computerized tracking systems for monitoring purposes. that all records and documentation are following
6. Responsible for developing and maintaining up to date polices and procedure in the area of nutrition and health.
7. Responsible for submitting, monitoring, training and reporting of USDA/CACFP application and claims for all Head Start centers.
8. Maintain food service contracts with designated vendors for all areas served.
9. Responsible for working with Registered Dietitian to:

• maintain agreements to comply with Performance Standards in Nutrition area.
• ensure meal service and create menus which meet USDA/CACFP guidelines and
• provide guidance to families of high-risk children.

1. Mobilize local nutrition resources available and assist in developing or updating the Resource Directory for the service areas.
2. Responsible for ongoing monitoring and reporting in the area of nutrition and health. Ensuring mandates are completed in a timely manner.
3. Responsible to provide training and technical assistance to program sites, staff, community and parents in the area of Nutrition and Health based on ongoing monitoring and regulations.
4. Serve as part of the annual Self- Assessment Team for Head Start programs.
5. Responsible for collecting, compiling, analyzing data and submitting appropriate information for:

• Monthly Governing Board reports
• CSBG quarterly reports
• Agency Annual report
• Annual grants
• Self-Assessment
• Community Assessment
• PIR (Program Information Report) and
• CACFP Reimbursement
• Other reports as requested.
• Maintain up- to date Work Task for all job duties

1. Assist in obtaining and documenting In-kind
2. Attend Early Childhood Team Meetings (ECTM), Quality Team Meetings (QTM) Administrative Office Meetings (AOM) and Health Advisory Meetings as scheduled. Attend staffing’s, center staff meetings and parent meetings to provide training or information as requested.
3. Responsible for avoidance or appearance of fraud and ensuring compliance in the overall
4. management of the Agency.
5. Work with local, state, regional and national resource persons to accomplish goals in the area of Nutrition and Health.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced license or certification.

Experience Requirements:

• Two years of experience in health or related field. Bachelor’s degree or advanced certification may be substituted for experience.
• Computer literate.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to pass annual screening for tuberculosis and initial health examination within first three (3) months of employment.
• Valid driver’s license, access to transportation with liability insurance and willing to use vehicle for Agency related travel.
• Able to travel out of area overnight to attend or conduct training or make on-site visits.
• Able to hear and communicate orally with children and adults.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Hourly: $ 19.52 -23.82 depending on experience, budgeted for approximately 12 months per year.

• Hours: Full-Time/Non-Exempt position, Mon.-Fri. 8:00am-5:00pm, with a one-hour lunch break and the availability of some work from home options.