Graduate Nutritionist - East Sussex

What we'll give:

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Regular emails filled with the best discounts and savings available
• Receive Wow Points every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes

What you'll be doing:

Compass Group UK & Ireland is looking for an enthusiastic, passionate Nutritionist to join their education sector, Chartwells.

The nutritionist will be responsible for supporting Chartwells across schools in the East Sussex area with regards to nutrition, added value, medical diets and sustainability. This will include the delivery of nutrition education for employees, clients and consumers across all sites. The nutritionist will engage with key stakeholders and will translate complex nutrition information into simple messages relating to food and health. The nutritionist will support the food offer with knowledge of legislation around food and nutrition including the Food Information Regulations. The nutritionist will support sales and retention presentations to enable Chartwells to hit annual growth and retention targets. The nutritionist will write articles and case studies to help showcase successful initiatives that the Nutrition Team have executed. As part of the graduate scheme, the nutritionist will be responsible for completing training and development courses which will enhance their CPD and support their registration with the Association for Nutrition.  

Key Responsibilities  

• Attending sites on a weekly basis  
• Delivering nutrition education sessions to a wide variety of audiences  
• Write and check medical diet menus and cascade to sites  
• Communicating nutrition information through posters, blogs and website posts 
• Translating complex nutrition information into simple facts and figures  
• Work alongside operators and marketing teams to increase engagement
• Provide expert knowledge of legislation around food and nutrition  
• Deliver training to catering teams on nutrition and allergens  
• Ensure compliance to legislation in all sites  
• Review menus and provide feedback on the nutritional content of the offer 
• Support sales presentations  
• Build relationships with existing contracts/clients and support retention presentations  
• Working in partnership with other members of the nutrition team to share knowledge  
• Working closely with catering managers and area managers

More about the role:

• Delivering our internal award-winning food and nutrition education programme to all year groups in all schools across our state school business on the Isle of Wight
• Engaging with parents to promote school meals and to support with queries
• Working in partnership with each school to support a whole school approach to wellbeing and school food
• Working closely with the in-contract teams to provide information required to meet KPIs of contracts with regards to menus, medical diets and added value delivery
• Building relationships with local Public Health teams
• Support the delivery of the sustainability roadmap/strategy in local contracts
• Write and check medical diet menus and cascade to sites
• Provide expert knowledge of legislation around food and nutrition
• Deliver training to catering teams on nutrition and allergens
• Ensure compliance to legislation in all sites
• Review menus and provide feedback on the nutritional content of the offer
• Working in partnership with other members of the nutrition team to share knowledge
• Working closely with catering managers and area managers

Who you are:

• Graduate of an accredited nutrition degree from university
• Confident in communicating to large groups of people and controlling challenging meetings/conversations
• Confident in delivering nutrition and food education to different audiences
• Work experience in the foodservice and nutrition industry would be welcomed
• Must be willing to travel and stay away from home
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrates Compass values and recognition principles
• Ability to quickly gain credibility with key stakeholder groups
• Professional, organised, presentable, efficient and self-motivated
• A passion for keeping up to date with research and national health events
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to manage a busy diary independently

Who we are:

Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives.

Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

We are an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.

Please note that we reserve the right to remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received.  You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.