Nutrition Coach/Registered Dietician

Join our team to make a difference to British Columbians after brain injury and stroke!

We’re looking for an awesome person to join our team as Nutrition Coach - CONNECT Parksville, a brand-new location for CONNECT. As a guest on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish Nations, which is home to the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation and the Qualicum First Nation, you will have the important job of representing CONNECT and building strong community relationships as a good neighbor, partner and friend, so we walk this important journey together.

GREAT PEOPLE, OUTSTANDING SERVICES:

To help people redesign their lives after brain injury or stroke we need great people who share our values, breathe our culture, believe in our mission and vision, and feel a sense of purpose in their work as they contribute to making lives better. They value open, honest communication, are willing to support, encourage and challenge themselves and others to be better, and they have a desire to learn and grow to be the best they can be for the people we serve.

JOB SUMMARY:

As Nutrition Coach you will support the diet and nutrition needs of the people we support as they work towards their goals and plans for life redesign. Always coming from a place of ‘eating as a pleasurable experience’ you will meet with individuals soon after they move in and periodically throughout their stay with us to determine their diet and nutrition needs and goals, and to guide and inform service delivery.

CONNECT homes are staffed by Life Redesign Coaches. On hand 24/7 they are people with diverse backgrounds whose collective strengths offer a rich resource to the people we support. You must be comfortable working with and through them, and willing to coach, mentor, or teach when a need arises.

REPORTS TO: Leader of Culture, People and Services

START DATE: September

JOB REQUIREMENTS & COMPETENCIES:

CONNECT homes are staffed by Life Redesign Coaches—individuals with diverse backgrounds whose collective strengths support residents in their journey. You must be comfortable working both with and through others, supporting and guiding them in their role, and being available as part of a collaborative support network when needed.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

WORKING CONDITIONS

PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT & REVIEW

CONNECT offers a program of continuous learning activities as well as funding for conferences, workshops and courses. Requests for consideration go to the site Leader.

We encourage all employees to develop the practice of asking for feedback and we support offering feedback where its intent is to promote learning, improve performance and achieve success at work. We see meetings to talk about performance as an opportunity for growth, which is why we meet as often as it makes sense for the person and their situation, and at least once a year. This job profile is used to inform those discussions by serving as a reminder