Diet Technician (Spanish-Speaking)

Project Bread connects people and communities in Massachusetts to reliable sources of food while advocating for policies that make food more accessible—so that no one goes hungry. To assist us in meeting our mission, Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger is seeking a Diet Technician (Spanish-Speaking) to join our team.

At Project Bread, we have a deep commitment to creating positive social change and recognize that hunger and racism are inextricably linked. We work in a fast-paced environment that values learning, innovation, and diverse perspectives. Knowing its centrality to our work, Project Bread is committed to equity and inclusion. We aspire to build a diverse team, including groups that are traditionally underrepresented among our sector leadership. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Supervisor : Assistant Director Health Care Partnerships Program

Starting Salary Range : $67,000- $69,000

The Role: The Diet Technician works with clients referred to us by our insurance partners who provide Medically Tailored Services. This program type requires the clients to receive a nutrition assessment at least once every six months. The Diet Technician will provide nutrition assessments, set goals with the client, and offer the individual any of the other services available through Project Bread. The Diet Technician provides ongoing case management support for each client throughout their enrollment in our program.

Successful candidates will have previous experience providing nutrition counseling to individuals in low-income communities. They must be able to connect with clients from diverse backgrounds with a variety of health conditions to set incremental goals for sustainable change.

About Health-Related Social Needs

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a waiver from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare to improve the ways in which MassHealth provides care to its members, which includes provision of supports for health-related social needs such as nutrition and housing.

Project Bread is an approved nutrition services provider for ten accountable care organizations. In this role we receive referrals and provide nutritional services to members from over 100 health centers, hospitals, and physician offices across Massachusetts.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Nutrition Education:
  • Conduct nutrition assessments with clients and help them set incremental goals to improve their health.
  • Design nutritional service plans to meet the needs of each client, this may include:
    • provision of food vouchers;
    • procurement of household kitchen supplies;
    • enrollment in Project Bread cooking classes;
    • ongoing nutrition counseling; and
    • connections to SNAP, WIC, School Meals, and other foods assistance programs.

• Caseload Management:
  • Complete intake assessments with clients to identify their individual barriers to healthy food access.
  • Build relationships with clients and ensure that the services provided meet their needs.
  • Conduct follow-up calls and eligibility screening with clients on an ongoing basis.

• Language Capabilities (Required)
  • Conduct assessments and provide ongoing client support via phone, texts and emails in Spanish.
  • Interpret and/or teach cooking classes.
  • Review translated materials for cultural and contextual relevance.

• Additional Program Coordination Support:
  • Maintain accurate client records in Salesforce.
  • Develops and maintains ongoing relationships with referring health center staff to ensure optimal support for each member.
  • Promote usage of Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline.
  • Perform other related tasks as needed.

Organizational Responsibilities :

• Participate in the annual Walk for Hunger, including working as event staff the weekend of the Walk (first weekend in May), and attending pre-Walk events as assigned.

• Participate in organization-wide events and meetings.

• Act to promote, sustain, and grow Project Bread’s positive, productive, and inclusive working environment.

Qualifications:

There are innumerable ways to learn, grow, and excel professionally. We know people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. We respect this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant.

We want to get to know you and the unique strengths you will bring to the work. That said, we are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate the majority of the qualifications and experiences listed below.

Required:

• Currently licensed in Massachusetts to practice as a licensed diet tech (NDTR), a dietitian (LD or RD), or eligible to sit for the RD exam. with 2+ years of prior nutrition education/counseling experience.

• Language Skills: Strong preference for Spanish.

• Prior experience providing direct services to low-income individuals, preferably in nutrition, client service, and/or health care.

• Ability to work independently

• Excellent time management and organizational skills

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• Attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Desire to be a part of a strong and supportive team.

• Experience working in diverse environments with people of different backgrounds.

• Patience and empathy.

Preferred:

• Database experience (Salesforce preferred).

Work Schedule

All employees are currently working on a hybrid remote and in-office model and are expected to be present in the East Boston office on a regular basis. Remote work schedules are determined by departments and can vary across teams. The Diet Technician is required to work from the office on Wednesdays. The Diet Technician may also need to work from the office additional days based on their meeting schedule.

This position occasionally requires availability until 6:30pm for counseling or cooking classes. This position also requires flexibility in scheduling counseling sessions with clients. This includes making 8am and 6pm sessions available once a week. Diet Technicians can end early or start late on the days when they offer these “outside of business hours” sessions.

Benefits

Benefits include health and dental, flexible spending accounts, retirement plan with match after one year, fully paid parental leave, life and long-term disability, contributions to commuting costs and wellness expenses, and flexible paid time off. Additionally, Project Bread covers the cost of RD registration and licensure fees and provides a stipend for CEU requirements.

COVID Policy

For the safety and protection of Project Bread Staff & Constituents we do have a COVID-19 Vaccine Policy that requires all staff to be fully vaccinated per the CDC definition. Accommodation requests will be considered through our normal request process.

Please complete our application form and upload your resume and cover letter in MS Word or Pdf format.

Review of applications will begin on April 29th and continue until the position is filled.

Project Bread is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to request special accommodation during the interview process.