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Get Access To All JobsJob Class: 2624 Dietitian
Salary Range: $91,520-$111,259/annually
Appointment Type: PEX (what does this mean?)
Length of Appointment: 3 Years
Calendar: Full Time / Full Year
Who We Are
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 121 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.
What It Means to Work Here
The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:
- Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
- Fearless: We persist through challenges
- United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
- Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
- Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person
We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.
Who We Want
We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.
As a 2624 Dietitian, you will report to the Child Nutrition Programs Manager (0991 Manager I), and play an integral role in achieving the mission and goals of SFUSD. This role will play a key strategic and operational role in a large, urban school district. This role is responsible for planning and analyzing nutritionally balanced school menus that meet federal, state, and local guidelines, while ensuring cost-effectiveness and student satisfaction across a diverse student population at hundreds of school sites. This role will also plan, coordinate, and implement special dietary accommodations, including reviewing dietary needs, coordinating with school nurses and staff, and communicating with students and families about nutrition plans. By supervising the preparation and distribution of meals that meet special dietary requirements, ensuring compliance with federal and state child nutrition meal program regulations, nutritional guidelines, food safety standards, and district policies, you will directly contribute to successful student outcomes in San Francisco.
Essential Duties
The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive or exhaustive list.
As the Dietitian, you will:
- Plan and develop nutritionally balanced menus in accordance with federal, state, and local school meal program guidelines; ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and policies, including the Special Dietary Accommodations meal program.
- Analyze and determine the nutritional content of meals; monitor compliance with government nutrition standards.
- Assist in developing and standardizing recipes to ensure consistency and quality.
- Coordinate product development and testing of new and existing food items; track acceptance and consumption data to inform menu adjustments and improve variety.
- Meet with vendors to evaluate and select menu items based on nutritional value, cost-effectiveness, and student preferences.
- Operate nutrition and menu planning software to maintain records, analyze recipes, manage inventory and production records, menu modifications and track meal counts.
- Perform food cost accounting and budget analysis related to menu planning.
- Stay current on reimbursable meal requirements, school nutrition standards, and best practices in child nutrition.
- Develop Requests for Proposals (RFP) and/or monitor Bids, as well as set up and maintenance of RFPs and Bids.
- Collaborate with school nurses, families, and district staff to assess and implement individualized meal plans for students with special dietary needs; communicates directly with families regarding dietary accommodations, updates, and concerns.
- Oversee the preparation and service of meals for students requiring modified diets; ensures compliance with food safety, sanitation, and nutritional standards in school kitchens; trains food service staff on safe food handling, allergy protocols, and basic nutrition principles.
- Plan and document special dietary menus in coordination with preparation kitchen(s) and site-based staff; communicates food requirements to kitchen teams; works closely with chefs/cooks to adjust menus based on ingredient availability and student needs.
- Monitor service of special diet meals at school sites to ensure accuracy and consistency; provides guidance on appropriate serving methods for students with dietary restrictions.
- Work is performed in a variety of environments, including offices (majority), school sites, and food service areas, with exposure to heat from ovens and cold from refrigerators and freezers. The role involves frequent interruptions, shifting priorities, tight deadlines, a fast-paced workload, direct interaction with the public, students, and District staff, and requires driving a vehicle to conduct work.
The strongest candidates will have:
- Experience with large urban school district(s)
- Food Safety Manager Certification
- Valid School Nutrition Specialist Certification preferred
- Experience in a goal-driven professional setting with a strong track record of meeting or exceeding those goals.
- Thorough knowledge of USDA Child Nutrition Program regulations, including National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and related meal pattern requirements.
- Knowledge of current federal and state laws, codes, regulations, and rules related to school district food service operations.
- Thorough understanding of the methods, principles, procedures used to prepare, cook, deliver, store, inventory, and serve large quantities of food.
- Experience developing and implementing special dietary accommodations for students with medical needs.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with families, school site staff, nurses, and food service personnel.
- Proficiency in meal planning software, nutrition analysis tools, and recordkeeping systems used in school nutrition services.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- The ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.
- Basic math, including calculations involving fractions, percentages, and ratios.
Minimum Qualifications
License and Certification: Requires possession of a current valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics).
What We Offer
SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $91,520-$111,259/annually commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.
How to Apply
- Visit https://jobs.sfusd.edu/ and create a new account to begin your application.
- You will be prompted to electronically attach a letter of interest, resume, list of professional references and any applicable credentials or licenses.
- Our Human Resources team will then review your entire application to determine your eligibility status and contact you directly should you move forward in the process.
Verification
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.
Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.
District Nondiscrimination Statement:
San Francisco Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment.
For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.
Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:
Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person's verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number or electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator.
District Title IX Coordinator:
Eva Kellogg
Office of Equity
555 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94102
415-355-7334 or equity@sfusd.edu
For more information on the District’s Sexual Harassment policy and grievance procedures, please review Board Policy 4034.
Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:
Any person may report discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Section 504 Coordinator.
District Section 504 Coordinator:
Alicia Rodriguez
1515 Quintara St., San Francisco, CA, 94116
(415) 242-2615 or rodrigueza@sfusd.edu
Job Class: 2624 Dietitian
Salary Range: $91,520-$111,259/annually
Appointment Type: PEX (what does this mean?)
Length of Appointment: 3 Years
Calendar: Full Time / Full Year
Who We Are
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 121 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.
What It Means to Work Here
The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:
- Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
- Fearless: We persist through challenges
- United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
- Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
- Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person
We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.
Who We Want
We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.
As a 2624 Dietitian, you will report to the Child Nutrition Programs Manager (0991 Manager I), and play an integral role in achieving the mission and goals of SFUSD. This role will play a key strategic and operational role in a large, urban school district. This role is responsible for planning and analyzing nutritionally balanced school menus that meet federal, state, and local guidelines, while ensuring cost-effectiveness and student satisfaction across a diverse student population at hundreds of school sites. This role will also plan, coordinate, and implement special dietary accommodations, including reviewing dietary needs, coordinating with school nurses and staff, and communicating with students and families about nutrition plans. By supervising the preparation and distribution of meals that meet special dietary requirements, ensuring compliance with federal and state child nutrition meal program regulations, nutritional guidelines, food safety standards, and district policies, you will directly contribute to successful student outcomes in San Francisco.
Essential Duties
The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive or exhaustive list.
As the Dietitian, you will:
- Plan and develop nutritionally balanced menus in accordance with federal, state, and local school meal program guidelines; ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and policies, including the Special Dietary Accommodations meal program.
- Analyze and determine the nutritional content of meals; monitor compliance with government nutrition standards.
- Assist in developing and standardizing recipes to ensure consistency and quality.
- Coordinate product development and testing of new and existing food items; track acceptance and consumption data to inform menu adjustments and improve variety.
- Meet with vendors to evaluate and select menu items based on nutritional value, cost-effectiveness, and student preferences.
- Operate nutrition and menu planning software to maintain records, analyze recipes, manage inventory and production records, menu modifications and track meal counts.
- Perform food cost accounting and budget analysis related to menu planning.
- Stay current on reimbursable meal requirements, school nutrition standards, and best practices in child nutrition.
- Develop Requests for Proposals (RFP) and/or monitor Bids, as well as set up and maintenance of RFPs and Bids.
- Collaborate with school nurses, families, and district staff to assess and implement individualized meal plans for students with special dietary needs; communicates directly with families regarding dietary accommodations, updates, and concerns.
- Oversee the preparation and service of meals for students requiring modified diets; ensures compliance with food safety, sanitation, and nutritional standards in school kitchens; trains food service staff on safe food handling, allergy protocols, and basic nutrition principles.
- Plan and document special dietary menus in coordination with preparation kitchen(s) and site-based staff; communicates food requirements to kitchen teams; works closely with chefs/cooks to adjust menus based on ingredient availability and student needs.
- Monitor service of special diet meals at school sites to ensure accuracy and consistency; provides guidance on appropriate serving methods for students with dietary restrictions.
- Work is performed in a variety of environments, including offices (majority), school sites, and food service areas, with exposure to heat from ovens and cold from refrigerators and freezers. The role involves frequent interruptions, shifting priorities, tight deadlines, a fast-paced workload, direct interaction with the public, students, and District staff, and requires driving a vehicle to conduct work.
The strongest candidates will have:
- Experience with large urban school district(s)
- Food Safety Manager Certification
- Valid School Nutrition Specialist Certification preferred
- Experience in a goal-driven professional setting with a strong track record of meeting or exceeding those goals.
- Thorough knowledge of USDA Child Nutrition Program regulations, including National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and related meal pattern requirements.
- Knowledge of current federal and state laws, codes, regulations, and rules related to school district food service operations.
- Thorough understanding of the methods, principles, procedures used to prepare, cook, deliver, store, inventory, and serve large quantities of food.
- Experience developing and implementing special dietary accommodations for students with medical needs.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with families, school site staff, nurses, and food service personnel.
- Proficiency in meal planning software, nutrition analysis tools, and recordkeeping systems used in school nutrition services.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- The ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.
- Basic math, including calculations involving fractions, percentages, and ratios.
Minimum Qualifications
License and Certification: Requires possession of a current valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics).
What We Offer
SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $91,520-$111,259/annually commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.
How to Apply
- Visit https://jobs.sfusd.edu/ and create a new account to begin your application.
- You will be prompted to electronically attach a letter of interest, resume, list of professional references and any applicable credentials or licenses.
- Our Human Resources team will then review your entire application to determine your eligibility status and contact you directly should you move forward in the process.
Verification
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.
Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.
District Nondiscrimination Statement:
San Francisco Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment.
For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.
Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:
Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person's verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number or electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator.
District Title IX Coordinator:
Eva Kellogg
Office of Equity
555 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94102
415-355-7334 or equity@sfusd.edu
For more information on the District’s Sexual Harassment policy and grievance procedures, please review Board Policy 4034.
Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:
Any person may report discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Section 504 Coordinator.
District Section 504 Coordinator:
Alicia Rodriguez
1515 Quintara St., San Francisco, CA, 94116
(415) 242-2615 or rodrigueza@sfusd.edu
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Which companies sponsor visas for dietitians in California?
Large hospital networks are the most active sponsors for dietitian roles in California. Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, Cedars-Sinai, and UCSF Health have established HR processes for H-1B and other work visas. Long-term care and dialysis providers such as DaVita and Fresenius Kidney Care also hire dietitians at scale across California and have documented sponsorship histories.
Which visa types are most common for dietitian roles in California?
The H-1B is the most common visa for dietitians in California, as the role typically qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring at least a bachelor's degree in dietetics or nutrition. Some positions may also support TN status for Canadian and Mexican nationals. Employers in California's large nonprofit hospital sector are generally familiar with both categories.
Which cities in California have the most dietitian sponsorship jobs?
Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento account for the largest share of dietitian sponsorship openings in California. Los Angeles has the highest volume overall, driven by its concentration of major medical centers and county health facilities. The San Francisco Bay Area attracts dietitians into research and clinical settings through UCSF and Stanford Health Care.
How to find dietitian visa sponsorship jobs in California?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to find dietitian visa sponsorship jobs filtered specifically to California. The platform lists roles from employers who have sponsored work visas in the past, so you can focus your search on California-based hospitals, health systems, and care facilities that are open to international candidates rather than sorting through postings that don't address sponsorship at all.
Are there any California-specific considerations for dietitians seeking visa sponsorship?
California requires dietitians to hold a state license from the California Board of Registered Nursing, which oversees dietitian certification alongside the national Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential from CDR. Employers initiating H-1B sponsorship must also file a Labor Condition Application confirming the offered wage meets California's prevailing wage level, which tends to be higher than the national average given the state's cost of living.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored dietitian jobs in California?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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