Founded in 1987, the Poverello Center, Inc. (www.poverello.org) provides nutritious food, services and basic living essentials with the highest degree of understanding, respect and love for individuals living with critical and chronic Illnesses including HIV, in South Florida. Dedicated staff and volunteers meet the nutritional needs of its clients through the distribution of free groceries, household items,and clothing through its food pantry and thrift store. Poverello clients also have access to a full-service gym (Friends Fitness Center) and alternative therapies such as chiropractic, acupuncture, massage and haircuts at no cost thanks to generous supporters and volunteer providers.  

The Poverello Center, Inc. operates mainly though the selfless giving of hundreds of volunteers.  These individuals assist in the food pantry by writing food orders for clients, packaging grocery bags and boxes. What's in a bag? About 28 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables, and enough other grocery items to prepare 21 meals or food for one week. Follow us on Twitter @EatWellSFL & @HungerFighter

Volunteers at Poverello's thrift store assist in the sorting room preparing donated items for the sales floor, as well as within the store with retail, display and sales activities. Another key volunteer opportunity is on the event and marketing committee assisting in the planning and implementation of community-wide fundraising and awareness events. Volunteers are also needed at Poverello's Friends Fitness Center, providing free health and wellness services free of charge to the HIV community for more than a decade. Follow us on Twitter @VolunteerSFL @LiveWellSFL and @BeWellSFL

Industry: Wellness and Fitness Services
Company Size: 11-50 employees

The Poverello Center, Inc.

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**SUMMARY: **Our Nutrition Program Manager is a self-motivated, highly energetic, organizational leader and credentialled Nutritionist/Dietitian provider who understands the nutritional needs for a wide range of people, from clients who have chronic illness including HIV, to those who are working on weight management and general healthful eating. This position establishes replicable individual level dietary and program level standards for our clients and provides one-on-one and group consultations and classes.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: **Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

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- Provides medical nutrition therapy and develops Nutrition plans for clients who request services with chronic conditions including HIV, Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, Heart Disease, etc.

- Performs individualized nutrition assessments on all clients and provides nutrition education in both one-on-one settings and in group settings, billing for same.

- Approves annual food pantry inventory standards and implements changes to medically tailored meal plans as appropriate.

- Works with Food Pantry manager and purchasing to bring food items of high nutritional value and variety to the pantry.

- Facilitates cooking classes, ingredient tastings, groups on healthy lifestyle, nutrition, or wellness topics, including arranging for online cooking demonstrations.

- Manages the nutrition consultation calendar and appointments to ensure all Ryan White Part A clients receive nutrition assessment annually.

- Assist with the agency social media for nutrition-related content.

- Publish monthly on nutrition habits and best practices on social media: our website, eat right, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other platforms.

- Participates in Food is Medicine and Quality Management Committees.

- Ensures all provided services are documented in Athena Health EMR and Provide Enterprise.

- Supervises nutrition interns from Universities seeking internships as part of a certified program.

**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: ** This job is responsible for the supervisory role when utilizing volunteers for the purposes of the Dietitian/Nutritionist, cooking class and any assigned students.

Nutrition Program Manager

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