Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Educator

Title: Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Educator

Position Purpose:

The Registered
Dietitian and Nutrition Educator is responsible for providing individual nutrition counseling to students on campus and working with campus
partners to develop and implement nutrition education for the full student population. The Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Educator works
with Dining, Conferences, and Campus Events to provide clinical perspective on departmental operations and initiatives.

Job Duties:

Individual Nutrition Counseling:

• Provide individual nutrition counseling to students,
  responsive to diverse set of student needs related to chronic illness, medical concerns, counseling needs, or athletic performance
  needs.
• Coordinate Individual Student Care.
• Manage referrals from BHS, BSM, CAPS, Dining Services, and the Office of
  Accessible Education.
• Coordinate scheduling with students.
• Coordinate care with relevant parties on campus to facilitate
  student access to care and support.
• Document clinical services in electronic medical record in alignment with professional
  standards.
• Attend monthly care coordination meetings with clinical staff from BHS, BSM, and CAPS.

Develop and
Implement Nutrition Education:

• Collaborate with Athletics Department Staff (Athletic Trainers, Team Physician, Coaches,
  Administrators) to develop and provide nutrition education specific to athletic performance.
• Collaborate with Office of Student
  Well-Being and Dining Services staff to develop and implement educational programming relevant to the needs of the student body.

Provide Nutrition Expertise and Consultation Across Campus:

• Attend weekly meetings with the Office of Accessible Education
  to evaluate requests for dining related accommodations.
• Attend DCCE Meetings including Menu Meeting, Special Dining Needs Meeting,
  Menu Review Meeting, and the DCCE Advisory Committee meetings to provide feedback on Dining Services.
• Complete special projects
  assigned by DCCE to provide expertise and feedback on nutrition related concerns.

Minimum
Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred.
• Valid national registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• Valid registered dietitian license, either
  in Maine or with the ability to receive such license in Maine within 30 days of starting the position.

Experience

• Clinical experience working with college-age populations.
• Clinical experience or
  training in supporting patients experiencing disordered eating.
• Clinical experience or training in nutrition for athletic
  performance.
• Experience developing and implementing educational programming in a college setting required.

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and
  educationally diverse community.
• Must be able and interested to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Must possess
  good communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated experience building relationships quickly across cultures within the
  college, and to work effectively with a wide range of people, including persons from diverse backgrounds (e.g., class, nationality, sexual
  orientation, race, religious affiliation, etc.)

Benefits:

Bates College
offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, 9% retirement contribution with potential for an additional 3% match, 10
days of vacation*, 13 paid holidays, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial
environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace. *Benefits may be tied to years of service or may be prorated for employees working less
than full-time or 12 months.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is
committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or
gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and
admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff.
Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students,
contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries
concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section
504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu.

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a
leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been
dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to
opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for
responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are
transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over
90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550
staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of
approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an
entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of
Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

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