Job no: 493128
Work type: Staff Part Time - Academic Year
Location: Lewiston, ME
Categories: Student Affairs: Counseling and Psychological Services
Title: Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Educator
Position Purpose:
The Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Educator is responsible for providing individual nutrition counseling to students on campus and working with campus partners to develop and implement nutrition education for the full student population. The Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Educator works with Dining, Conferences, and Campus Events to provide clinical perspective on departmental operations and initiatives.
Job Duties:
Individual Nutrition Counseling:
- Provide individual nutrition counseling to students, responsive to diverse set of student needs related to chronic illness, medical concerns, counseling needs, or athletic performance needs.
- Coordinate Individual Student Care.
- Manage referrals from BHS, BSM, CAPS, Dining Services, and the Office of Accessible Education.
- Coordinate scheduling with students.
- Coordinate care with relevant parties on campus to facilitate student access to care and support.
- Document clinical services in electronic medical record in alignment with professional standards.
- Attend monthly care coordination meetings with clinical staff from BHS, BSM, and CAPS.
Develop and Implement Nutrition Education:
- Collaborate with Athletics Department Staff (Athletic Trainers, Team Physician, Coaches, Administrators) to develop and provide nutrition education specific to athletic performance.
- Collaborate with Office of Student Well-Being and Dining Services staff to develop and implement educational programming relevant to the needs of the student body.
Provide Nutrition Expertise and Consultation Across Campus:
- Attend weekly meetings with the Office of Accessible Education to evaluate requests for dining related accommodations.
- Attend DCCE Meetings including Menu Meeting, Special Dining Needs Meeting, Menu Review Meeting, and the DCCE Advisory Committee meetings to provide feedback on Dining Services.
- Complete special projects assigned by DCCE to provide expertise and feedback on nutrition related concerns.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred.
- Valid national registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
- Valid registered dietitian license, either in Maine or with the ability to receive such license in Maine within 30 days of starting the position.
Experience
- Clinical experience working with college-age populations.
- Clinical experience or training in supporting patients experiencing disordered eating.
- Clinical experience or training in nutrition for athletic performance.
- Experience developing and implementing educational programming in a college setting required.
Skills and Knowledge
- Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Must be able and interested to work both collaboratively and independently.
- Must possess good communication and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated experience building relationships quickly across cultures within the college, and to work effectively with a wide range of people, including persons from diverse backgrounds (e.g., class, nationality, sexual orientation, race, religious affiliation, etc.)
Benefits:
Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, 9% retirement contribution with potential for an additional 3% match, 10 days of vacation*, 13 paid holidays, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace. *Benefits may be tied to years of service or may be prorated for employees working less than full-time or 12 months.
Hiring Range: The hiring range for this position is $26.13 - $30.10. Placement within the range depends on experience and other factors.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at [email protected].
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.
Advertised: 15 Jun 2026
