Menu Management Dietitian

About the role

University Housing provides an essential element of the Illinois experience, with hundreds of employees across seven units working together to build and maintain safe, healthy and welcoming homes for our residents. We value the many diverse voices, opinions, experiences and identities of the Illinois community, and our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into each of our interactions, programs and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Assistant Director Dietitian, Assistant Director of Culinary Services and the Senior Assistant Director in menu planning and recipe development to ensure the nutritional guidelines and standards are followed.
• Provide nutritional and technical support for the data entry and recipe maintenance within the menu management system.
• Operate and perform necessary maintenance to the databases for the menu management system.
• Affirm the accuracy and reliability of all databases, recipes and reports generated by the systems.
• Collaborate with the Assistant Director Dietitian in the University Housing's nutrition awareness program with the goal of promoting health and wellness in accordance with the wellness objectives set forth by Dining Services including the food allergies program.
• Develop forms used by operational units for quality control, standards, and reports findings.
• Participate in Dining Services meetings.
• Attend regional and national meetings to enhance professional development.
• Work with all Dining Services units on special projects related to menus and food preparation and procedures, as appropriate.
• Affirm the future needs for menu management needs.
• Make recommendations for upgrades, enhancements and changes, including software and hardware.
• Provide nutrition expertise to students and staff concerning health, wellness and diet.
• Prepare and administer the internal quality control program for food safety.

Qualifications

• Possession of current Registered Dietitian licensure from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations and credentials and registration from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Minimum of one (1) year food production management experience in an institution of higher education or health care, with a customer base of 500.
• HACCP Certification and Illinois Sanitation Certification.
• Experience in the development of menus and food preparation procedures.
• Experience with nutrition research and with recipe development and food calculations.

Skills and Abilities

• Analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and excellent communications skills suitable for training personnel and answering questions.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Ability to work in an environment with a team with a range of backgrounds and perspectives.

Benefits

The budgeted salary range for the position is $59,000 to $70,000. The position is intended to be eligible for benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents. The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates.