Nutritionist III – WIC Program

The Job

Carteret County Government is seeking a Nutritionist III to join the WIC Administration Team. Do you have supervisory skills, counseling skills and able to make a plan of care? The Nutritionist III may be the role for you!

The Location

Office location is Morehead City, NC.

The Details

Hiring range $54,436.04 – $59,879.64 Posting expires 7/8/2026

Full-time with beneﬁts including paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance; retirement and 401(k) plans; and, paid sick, vacation and holiday leave.

REQUIRED – Must complete pre-employment screenings including criminal background check, ﬁngerprint background, drug test, motor vehicle report, and education screening. Offers of employment are conditional on acceptable results.

Apply online at https://carteretcountync.gov & click on the Employment link.

General Statement of Duties

Performs difficult skilled human support work coordinating, managing, and participating in assisting clients participating in the WIC Program, performing nutrition assessments, prescribing plan of care based on client needs, providing nutrition education and counseling to clients, preparing and maintaining ﬁles and records, and preparing reports.

Distinguishing Features of the Class

An employee in this class coordinates and manages the WIC Program. Work involves assisting clients with their nutritional needs. Work also involves assessing clients to determine nutritional needs, prescribing a plan of care and WIC food package based on their needs, and providing nutrition education and making

referrals to health care providers, preparing and maintaining ﬁles and records, and preparing reports. Work is performed under the general direction of the Deputy Human Services Director-Health and is evaluated by a review of records, reports, discussions, observation, client feedback, and in terms of the overall accuracy and quality of the work. Continuous supervision is exercised over the Nutritionist II and Foreign Language Interpreter I.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Tasks

Manages the daily operation of the WIC Program to ensure quality and timely services are being provided in accordance with local and State, laws, rules, and regulations.
Supervisory responsibilities include – Recruits and selects personnel; develops schedules; assigns, directs and inspects the work of personnel; coaches, counsels, disciplines and evaluates the work of assigned personnel; recommends transfers, promotions, demotions, suspensions and terminations.
Coordinates employee orientation and training for WIC Program new
Assesses the nutritional status of clients; prescribes appropriate plan of
Provides nutrition education and counseling to clients; develops goals with clients based upon assessment
Prepares the annual operating budget; approves and monitors
Prepares and submits various reports and other types of correspondence; prepares and maintains ﬁles and
Assists in planning annual vendor training and vendor applicant training; completes required vendor paperwork and reviews documents for accuracy prior to submission to the State.
Receives, investigates and documents complaints about and from vendors pertaining to clients; forwards complaints to the State WIC Program and/or USDA if warranted.
Makes appropriate referrals to medical providers and social service programs based on ﬁndings from the medical and eco-social assessment.
Provides clients with information about various food packages and formulas; prescribes and discusses appropriate food packages for clients based on medical needs.
Plans and implements outreach strategy to meet required participation and caseload
Issues food packages and breastfeeding
Coordinates individual and group counseling sessions, nutrition workshops, training, or consultation to paraprofessional and professional staff, the general public, and community agencies or groups.
Prepares requested materials and assists in biennial program review by the NSB monitoring team; develops and assures implementation of any required corrective action.
Attends various meetings as required.

Additional Job Duties

Performs related duties as required. Recruitment and Selection Guidelines

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of County and department policies and
Thorough knowledge of applicable local, Federal, and State laws, rules, and
Thorough knowledge of the principles of normal and therapeutic
Thorough knowledge of nutrition and dietary assessment
Thorough knowledge of applicable, guides, handbooks, and
Thorough knowledge of health and social service programs and appropriate community
Thorough knowledge in preparing reports and other types of
Thorough knowledge in the use of standard office equipment and associated software (e.g. Crossroads and NC Tracks, etc.).
Thorough knowledge in the use of the equipment required for the
Ability to interpret nutritional and dietary
Ability to plan, schedule, supervise, and train subordinate
Ability to deal courteously and tactfully with patients and
Ability to solve problems within scope of
Ability to exercise sound judgment in analyzing situations and making
Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written
Ability to make arithmetic
Ability to compute rates, ratios, and
Ability to understand and apply governmental accounting practices in maintenance of ﬁnancial
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, nurse practitioners, associates, consultants, community groups, DHHS Board, and the general public.

Physical Requirements

Work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force to move
Work occasionally requires sitting, standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms, using hands to ﬁnger, handle, or feel, frequently requires repetitive motions, and regularly requires speaking or hearing.
Work has standard vision
Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken
Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word
Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and using of measuring
Work has no exposure to environmental conditions.
Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Desirable Education and Experience

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in nutrition, dietetics, or related ﬁeld and considerable experience in nutrition, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Requirements

Possession of Registered Dietitian license upon hire.

Complete NC Lactation Education Program training within six months of hire. Valid North Carolina driver’s license.

Carteret County 2016

Pay Grade: 68 FLSA: Non-Exempt