Assistant Nutritionist

Position: Assistant Nutritionist (HTAC/NDT 2)

Salary scale:  $2,795,163– 3,322,571 per annum 

The North East Regional Health Authority, a  statutory body under the Ministry of Health with responsibility for the management and delivery of  public health services within the parishes of St.  Ann, St. Mary and Portland, is seeking a dynamic,  proactive, experienced and analytical individual  with strong team building skills to fill the position of  Assistant Nutritionist at the St. Mary Health  Department.

Requirements

• Diploma or Associate degree in  Dietetics/Nutrition from a recognized  tertiary institution. Or 
• Bachelor of Science degree in  Dietetics/Nutrition from a recognized  tertiary institution (Without approved Dietetics/Nutrition Internship or Supervised Practice Program).
• Two (2) years working experiences.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and managing rehabilitation  programmes for malnourished & HIV  exposed children;
• Supervising Community Health Aides CHAs) regarding nutrition programmes;
• Providing nutrition assessment and  therapeutic diet counseling for clients with  chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCD)  including diabetes and  hypertension and for persons with HIV/AIDS;
• Managing the supplementary feeding and  Replacement feeding programmes;
• Providing basic in-service training for  health care staff;
• Providing nutrition education to clinic and  public populations; and
• Advising Government & other Agencies on appropriate nutrition programmes.

Specific knowledge required

• Thorough knowledge of the practices,  principles, and applications of nutrition  assessment and diet counselling;
• Thorough knowledge of the practices,  principles, and approaches of nutrition and  health education;
• Knowledge of the development of health  education materials taking into  consideration target audience, age,  readership and literacy levels;
• Thorough understanding of the techniques  of programme development, planning  implementing and evaluating;
• Ability to communicate effectively both in  written and oral format;
• Ability to write reports;
• Ability to make presentations.

Note

Applications along with detailed resume should be sent no later than Thursday, 2025 April 17.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact

The Director,
Human Resource Management & Development
North-East Regional Health Authority
34-38 Ocean Village Shopping Centre, Ocho Rios,
St. Ann.

 

Fax: (876) 795–2747

Email: jobs@nerha.gov.jm

Base Salary: Undisclosed