Dietary Specialist

Job Summary:

The Dietary Specialist will work as part of an Intensive Residential Treatment Services team that provides care, treatment, and rehabilitation for individuals experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms. The primary duties will focus on food preparation and kitchen management, as well as supporting skill development in these areas.

Responsibilities:

• Helps promote physical, social, and psychological well-being to individuals served.
• Interacts frequently and positively with individuals served.
• Supports staff to promote the rights of the individuals served to achieve an enhanced quality of life.
• Follows agency procedures to promote optimum health care, safety practice, and behavioral supports to maintain the well-being of person(s) served.
• Oversees meal preparation and grocery shopping, follows Board and Lodge licensing requirements for food safety.
• Responsible for keeping kitchen workspace clean and orderly.
• Transports clients.
• Manages food/cleaning budget.
• Provides group and individual services for clients: tailored to dietary need and skill development related to cooking, cleaning, menu planning, nutrition, budgeting.
• Teaches clients independent living skills in accordance with their treatment plan.
• Performs administrative duties (scanning, faxing, organizing).
• Provides the necessary financial management for the day-to-day operations of the program using established practices and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with training licensing regulations and company policies and procedures.
• Maintains clean and safe work environment.
• Manages the day-to-day therapeutic environment including the prevention of crisis at the lowest level of escalation.
• Develops and participates in community and in-house recreational and leisure activities.
• Completes all documentation as required to ensure quality services.

Qualifications:

• GED or High School Diploma with 2,000 supervised hours in the delivery of services to adults with serious mental illness.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields.
• Food safety training and competency in kitchen management.

About our Line of Business:

SpringPath Mental Health Services is a leading agency in providing recovery-oriented and psychiatric rehabilitation services.

Our agencies provide care and treatment for clients who are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms, who are demonstrating significant functional impairments, and who may have co-occurring chemical dependency.

Founded on the core principles and values of hope, partnership, choice, and self-direction, our program and services help individuals develop the skills and access the resources needed to increase their capacity to be successful and satisfied in the living, learning, working, and social environment of their choice.

Services provided include Intensive Residential Treatment Service (IRTS), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), with a focus on the evidence-based practices of Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Supported Employment, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

The cornerstone of our work is the relationship with the person served during the recovery process.