STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: NUTRITION CONSULTANT
Class Code: 6587-23
Date Established: 02-13-81
Occupational Code: 7-4-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To plan, coordinate and organize
state-wide nutrition programs and related training programs.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develops promotional
and educational material to advance health promotion to various population
groups.
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Makes recommendations
to health promotion organizations and responds to inquiries from the public.
·
Conducts in-service
educational programs in nutrition for health and human service professionals.
·
Develops standards,
policies and procedures for nutrition and health services.
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Recommends changes to
or introduction of legislation for public health and nutrition programs.
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Provides technical
assistance to health and human services professionals regarding nutrition,
nutrition education programs, and nutrition and public health.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide
range of applications.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs
or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including
disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and
terminating employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or
section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master's degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in nutrition science, public health
nutrition or nutrition education.
Experience: Three years' experience in human
nutrition or dietetics, at least two years of which must have been in a public
health or community based nutrition program.
License/Certification: Must be registered or eligible for
registration with the American Dietetic Association.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Nutrition Consultant applicants must successfully participate in
a structured interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities
identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class specification. The structured interview is developed
and administered, according to Division of Personnel guidelines, by
representatives of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of human growth and
development. Knowledge of human
nutrition and its effect on health.
Knowledge of techniques of nutrition counseling and education. Knowledge of meal planning and the
procurement, preparation, storage and handling of food. Knowledge of inter-relationships of
social, cultural and economic factors concerning food habits. Knowledge of nutritional care services
and resources. Ability to plan,
develop and administer local health care programs and delivery services. Ability to supervise. Ability to provide technical nutrition
consultation to other nutritionists.
Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with lay and professional personnel. Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to
assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing
authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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