POSITION TITLE: Registered Dietitian

REPORTS TO: Meal Contract Production and OJT Manager 

FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt, part-time 16 hours a week 

COMPENSATION: $37.98-$43.15 per hour  

LOCATION: San Diego, CA  

Who we are:

Kitchens for Good transforms lives through culinary arts.

Position Summary:

The Registered Dietitian will oversee menu development and ensure compliance with nutrition standards. This role involves crafting balanced, appealing meal plans that meet regulatory guidelines, promoting sustainability, and supporting community health initiatives.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Director of Food Services, develop and evaluate menus to align with USDA, state, and local nutrition guidelines, ensuring meals meet the dietary needs of our clients.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, including Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) standards where applicable.
• Work collaboratively with chefs and kitchen staff to create nutritious, cost-effective, and appealing meals.
• Conduct nutritional analysis of meals to ensure they meet required dietary standards.
• Provide training and guidance to kitchen staff on nutrition best practices, food safety, and dietary accommodations.
• Support food sourcing initiatives that prioritize sustainability, seasonality, and food waste reduction.
• Monitor and assess the effectiveness of nutrition programs, making recommendations for improvements as needed. 
• Serve as a nutrition resource for stakeholders, including staff, partners, and community members.

Competencies:

• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills
• The ability to balance nutritional integrity with budgetary constraints and operational needs.
• Customer/client focused
• Excellent collaboration skills
• Results Driven
• Excellent Organizational Skills

Work Environment

This job operates in a variety of different settings including a professional office and kitchen environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

This job operates in a kitchen environment, housed with equipment such as an oven, stove, dishwasher, slicer, coffee machine, steamer, mixer and chef’s knives. The employee is frequently exposed to heat colder than normal temperatures, steam, fire and noise. 

This job operates across multiple locations in addition to our main office including the following juvenile detention centers: Youth Transition Campus 2801 Meadowlark Drive San Diego Ca 92123 and East Mesa Juvenile Detention facility 446 Alta Road # 6100 San Diego, CA 92158.

Physical Demands

The employee is routinely required to sit, stand, reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push, and pull items weighing 25 pounds or less. The position requires manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills, and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures.

Position Type & Expected Hours of Work

This is a part-time non-exempt position scheduled for approximately 16 hours per week. 

Travel

Employee will be expected to travel as needed. Employee must have reliable transportation and the ability to work across multiple sites.

Other Duties

Please note this job description us not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Acknowledgment  

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. Kitchens for Good will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.  

AT-WILL: The individual hired in this role will be at-will and will be subject to termination by the employee or the Company, with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) STATEMENT: The Company will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please contact Juanita Atitsogbuie at 619-736-1873 or juanita@kitchensforgood.org.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) STATEMENT: The Company is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

Education and Work Experience:

• Registered Dietitian (RD) credential with active licensure in California.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nutrition, Dietetics, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in food service management, menu planning, or nutrition program compliance. 
• Strong understanding of USDA guidelines, meal pattern requirements, and food service operations. 
• Proficient experience and knowledge in Microsoft office 365 programs (Excel, Word, Power Point, One Drive, and Share Point). 
• Proficient in Health E Pro or the equivalent. 

Background checks:

• Must undergo Criminal background clearance through the Probation (backgrounds), State of California Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
• Drug screen and Tuberculosis Testing.