QUALIFICATIONS:

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree in foods and nutrition from an accredited university program
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in community health organization and working with individuals with chronic health conditions.
• Recent experience in Diabetes Education an asset
• Knowledge of Adult Learning and Behaviour Change Principles
• Ability to perform practice-based research an asset
• Criminal Record Check required
• Child Abuse Record Check required

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• A valid driver’s license
• Fluency in both French and English preferred
• Availability to work evening hours as required (12 to 8pm) with a minimum of once per week
  Youville is committed to employment equity and eliminating barriers to employment for people who are underrepresented in Canada’s workforce including Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin; persons who identify as women and persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. In pursuit of our values, we seek team members who will work respectfully and constructively with differences and across levels of power.
  We thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
  Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
  Pay: $33.54-$41.80 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Work from home

Experience:

• Registered Dietitian: 3 years (preferred)

Language:

• French (preferred)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2025-08-2

Education/Capacity Building:

• Assesses participants’ specific educational needs as it relates to nutrition, using a holistic, person-centered, social justice approaches
• Uses established principles of teaching, self-management education, adult learning theory and interviewing to help participants identify meaningful goals and build capacity to effectively meet their nutrition goals.
• Provides person-centered, culturally safe, evidence-based education and promotes self-efficacy to participants related to healthy eating habits to prevent and treat illness through supervision of food preparation and service, dietary modifications/plans and analysis, nutritional requirements as well as general information related to the needs of the person receiving services.
• Ongoing evaluation of participant progress, goals, health outcomes in addition to the quality and outcomes of education and capacity approaches utilized

Education/Capacity Building:

• Assesses participants’ specific educational needs as it relates to nutrition, using a holistic, person-centered, social justice approaches
• Uses established principles of teaching, self-management education, adult learning theory and interviewing to help participants identify meaningful goals and build capacity to effectively meet their nutrition goals.
• Provides person-centered, culturally safe, evidence-based education and promotes self-efficacy to participants related to healthy eating habits to prevent and treat illness through supervision of food preparation and service, dietary modifications/plans and analysis, nutritional requirements as well as general information related to the needs of the person receiving services.
• Ongoing evaluation of participant progress, goals, health outcomes in addition to the quality and outcomes of education and capacity approaches utilized.

Clinical Dietetics:

• Design, implement and evaluate preventive and/or therapeutic nutrition programs to improve or maintain the health of participants.
• Develop and deliver nutrition education programs that meet the needs of communities and support them to make informed food choices.
• Provide counselling and support to participants with nutrition-related issues
• Provide dietetic assessment, monitoring and education to support participants in managing their conditions, preventing complications and improving their well-being
• Provide safe, critical, competent, ethical, compassionate, and evidence-informed dietetic care across the lifespan in response to community needs.
• Integrate knowledge, skills, judgment and professional values from dietetics and other diverse sources into their practice.
• Practice from person-centered, harm reduction, social justice and Trauma informed/healing centered approaches.
• Applies evidence-based and innovative knowledge of nutrition to diabetes pathophysiology to direct diabetes education, self-management and/or care and improve well-being of participants.
• Provides clinical consultation to others on the healthcare team.
• Maintain and apply advanced technical/clinical knowledge and skills related to diabetes educator practice and scope.
• Ensure ongoing critical reflection in practice including the role of power, privilege and oppression in healthcare.
• Provide effective management of care (comprehensive and systematic assessment, critical thinking, problem solving and clinical reasoning in decision-making.
• Maintains registration with regulatory body.

Advocacy:

• Support community members who may be unable to advocate for themselves.
• Advocate for the use of Indigenous health knowledge and healing practices in collaboration with Indigenous healers and Elders consistent with the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.