Health & Nutrition Monitoring Specialist at YWCA of Metro St. Louis in Overland, Missouri

Job Description:

Are you driven by the power of purpose? Do you strive to empower women, eliminate racism and promote peace, justice, and dignity for all? If so, YWCA of Metro St. Louis is the place for you!

YWCA of Metro St. Louis provides our employees with opportunities to make a positive impact in the community while gaining the skills and confidence to have a fulfilling and successful career.

Purpose:
To evaluate, assess and report compliance and/or non-compliance related to health and nutrition services at YWCA Centers and Child Care Partners to Senior Health & Nutrition Services Administrator through a structured ongoing monitoring system developed in alignment with Head Start Program Performance Standards, Missouri licensing, CACFP guidelines, program policies and procedures and all other applicable regulations.

Job Duties:
Perform scheduled and periodic monitoring assignments related to Nutrition and Health Services in order to identify programs strengths and weaknesses to assess compliant and non-compliant utilizing a formalized monitoring module in the Child Plus Database system in alignment with a structured monitoring system. Perform observations, formal and informal, file reviews, interviewing staff, reviewing checklists and observing centers/classrooms to ensure policies and procedures related to health and nutrition services are being followed as per policy. Prepare and submit reports as required to Senior Health and Nutrition Services Administrator.On-going desktop monitoring related to health and nutrition services activities utilizing the Child Plus Database and related Child Plus reports to identify noncompliances and areas of concern that impact the program and provide weekly reports to Senior Health & Nutrition Services Administrator as required. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the programs Database System, ChildPlus.Net and policies and procedures of the agency to facilitate accurate review of health and nutrition services and provide guidance where needed. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the programs Database System, ChildPlus.Net and policies and procedures of the agency to facilitate accurate review of health and nutrition services and provide guidance where needed. Serve as resident expert and provide training, technical assistance and support to internal and external customers at all YWCA Head Start Centers and Child Care Partners on the Head Start Performance Standards with the goal of instituting continuous quality improvement measures that may be functional or program wide in scope. Responsible for recruitment, evaluation and selection of applicants for the Health Clerk position. Upon hire, responsible for training, evaluation and monitoring of direct reports and the overall service delivery system.
Formal Education/Experience:

Four-Year College Education
Servsafe Certification
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of Head Start Program Performance Standards, Missouri Licensing, CACFP guidelines, Nutrition and Health policies and procedures and all other applicable state and federal regulations. Problem SolvingAdaptabilityOrganizational SkillsLeadershipTeamworkCommunication and Interpersonal SkillsAccountabilityDiversityCustomer ServiceManagement Skills
YWCA of Metro St. Louis is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.