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Nutrition and Dietary Consultant

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Rock Island, ILJob$40–80K/yrPosted 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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At a glance

Compensation
$40–80K/yr
Location
Rock Island, IL
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

SAIC is hiring a Nutrition and Dietary Consultant. SAIC is seeking a Nutrition and Dietary Consultant to support the First Army Mobilization Assistance Team Holistic Soldier Readiness (HSR) Program at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois. This role involves providing personalized nutrition counseling, educating on fueling and hydration strategies, optimizing food options in dining facilities and field settings, and using data to create effective, evidence-based nutrition plans for Soldiers.

Key focus areas include Provide tailored nutrition counseling for Soldiers regarding performance, weight management, disordered eating, and special dietary needs., Educate Soldiers on proper fueling and hydration for training, combat operations, and recovery., and Collaborate with unit and installation food service teams to optimize dining facility menus and develop field feeding plans..

Successful candidates bring Bachelor's Degree, 1+ Years Experience, and Secret Clearance Eligibility. Important skills include Nutrition Counseling, Education On Fueling And Hydration Strategies, Optimizing Food Options, Data-Driven Nutrition Plans, Safe Supplement Use Education, and Performance Nutrition Education.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Nutrition CounselingEducation on Fueling and Hydration StrategiesOptimizing Food OptionsData-Driven Nutrition PlansSafe Supplement Use EducationPerformance Nutrition EducationPerformance-Based Menu OptimizationInterdisciplinary TeamworkData-Driven InterventionsProgram DevelopmentAssessing Nutrition NeedsDeveloping Organization-Wide Nutrition ProgramsExperience With Military Audiences

Qualifications

Bachelor's1+ Years of Related Experience4 Years of Experience in Lieu of DegreeSecret Clearance EligibilityUS Citizenship

Full job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Nutrition and Dietary Consultant located at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois to support the First Army Mobilization Assistance Team Holistic Soldier Readiness (HSR) Program to promote the health, performance, and readiness of Soldiers through personalized nutrition counseling, education on fueling and hydration strategies, and optimizing food options in dining facilities and field settings while using data to create effective, evidence-based nutrition plans, and educating Soldiers about safe supplement use.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Individual & Group Counseling: Provides tailored nutrition counseling for Soldiers regarding performance, weight management (Army Body Composition Program), disordered eating, and special dietary needs.

  • Performance Nutrition Education: Educates Soldiers on proper fueling and hydration for training, combat operations, and recovery to enhance performance on the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT).

  • Performance-Based Menu Optimization: Collaborates with unit and installation food service teams to optimize dining facility (DEFAC) menus, improve food, beverage, and product choices, and develop field feeding plans.

  • Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Works with Army leaders, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Athletic Trainers, and Occupational Therapists to implement the H2F program and coordinate care for injured Soldiers.

  • Data-Driven Interventions: Utilizes relevant data to identify nutritional concerns and implements evidence-based strategies to drive behavior change in Soldiers.

  • Program Development: Collects outcome data to assess nutrition programming effectiveness, identifying areas for improvement, and monitors long-term impacts on unit readiness.

  • Supplement Education: Guides soldiers in navigating the supplement market, including education on unsafe or prohibited products.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor's and one (1)+ years of related experience; additional four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree.

REQUIRED CLEARANCE:

  • Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance, No Clearance required prior to hire, SAIC will help to obtain.

  • Must have current US Citizenship.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

  • Experience in assessing nutrition needs, providing counseling, and developing organization-wide nutrition programs to professional or collegiate sports programs; experience with military audiences preferred.

Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2614242

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

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