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Aging Services Nutrition Consultant 1

Grade 20

New York State has approximately 1 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Aging, Office for the. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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  1. Aging Services Nutrition Consultant 1

    Grade 20

  2. Aging Services Nutrition Consultant 2

    Grade 22

Summary of Job Description

As an Aging Services Nutrition Consultant 1, you would provide guidance and technical assistance to staff in local nutrition programs for the elderly in areas including, but not limited to, program development, menu planning, cost control, and personnel training. You would also be responsible for program monitoring and evaluation.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

Open Competitive:    

1. Bachelor’s Degree with a major in foods and nutrition, food science, or institutional management and four years of satisfactory experience as a nutritionist or dietitian in an institutional or community services setting

AND

2. Either (a) status as a registered dietitian (with R.D. number issued by the Committee on Dietetic Registry of the American Dietetic Association); or (b) completion of an approved dietetic internship or its equivalent (successful candidates who qualified on this basis will be required to obtain status as a registered dietitian – Section 2a – within one year of appointment or the appointment will be rescinded).

Substitution:          

1. A Master’s Degree in nutrition may be substituted for one year of experience.

2. Part-time and/or verifiable volunteer experience will be prorated.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

How to Apply

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