Job Title: Nutritionist
Salary: From £28k
Responsible to: Director of Nutrition
Location: Midlands - a mixture of working from home or the office, and travel around Caterlink schools and offices
Overall purpose of the role: To help support the team with all aspects of school food - from creating special diet menus, delivering education sessions and undertaking projects around public health. The successful candidate should be a qualified nutritionist, with an interest in children's nutrition and school food. The role will be home-based however regular travel will be required to deliver training, lessons or attend meetings.
Main Responsibilities:
- Support with creating a wide range of special diet menus for children with allergies and intolerances
- Support with checking menus are compliant to the School Food Standards
- Undertake nutritional audits within Caterlink schools
- Deliver nutrition education sessions within Caterlink schools
- Manage school and parent queries around special diet through the nutrition inbox
- Manage sensitive pupil allergy information and medical evidence in line with GDPR regulations
- Attend parent or school special diet meetings, online or in person
Essential:
- BSc in Nutrition or Dietetics or equivalent
- At least Associate Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition or equivalent
- Experience in working with people with allergies and intolerances is desirable
- Experience using nutritional analysis system such as Saffron
- Numeric and analytical skills
- Excellent verbal and written confirmation skills
- Professional, organised and self-motivated
- Passion for keeping up to date with research and changes in legislation
- Excellent IT skills
- Ability to manage a busy inbox efficiently, and work to deadlines
To apply – please send a copy of your cover letter and CV.
- BSc in Nutrition or Dietetics or equivalent
- At least Associate Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition or equivalent
If you are interested in this job, please attach a CV and a cover letter explaining why you would be suited for the role. Please also confirm if you have the right to work in the UK.
This job will involve weekly travel around various schools within the area.
