Be part of the solution!

• Australia’s largest organisation supporting people with eating disorders
• Client facing role in leading not-for-profit

• Opportunity to grow and develop skills

• Salary dependent upon qualifications and experience
• Sydney based position      

The Butterfly Foundation provides high quality evidence-based support and counselling to anyone who is affected by eating disorders and body image issues.

We are currently seeking applications for a dietitian to provide consultancy services to Butterfly’s outpatient treatment programs in Crows Nest, Sydney. You must be an accredited dietitian with AHPRA registration, a member of Dietitian’s Association of Australia, and have recent relevant experience for further consideration.  

Hours Available 

Actual hours will be on an as needs basis, but are anticipated to be a 4.5 hour consultations once per week on one of the following days:

Tuesday (5:30 PM -10:00 PM)

Thursday (5:30 PM – 10:00 PM)

Saturday (8:30 AM - 1:00 AM)

Your services may be provided either on a per-consultation basis or on a per-hour basis.

The purpose of this role is to provide dietetics and nutrition services to the Butterfly Treatment Programs participants and staff. The dietitian’s role in the program is to provide direct support, information and advice to clients and their carers around nutrition, meal planning and medical risks. The role also acts as a team resource, providing support, advice and education to the clinical team with regards to individual clients or more broadly about dietetics/nutrition approaches.

The dietitian will advise, counsel and educate clients and carers on an individual or group basis, and will provide strategies to help patients develop healthy living practices, reduce disordered eating, and move towards healthy, mindful, intuitive, flexible and relaxed eating practices.

The dietitian will ensure all approaches and activities are kept in line with the philosophy and approach of the Butterfly outpatient programs.

Summary of Essential Skills/Knowledge

For the FULL description of this role, including Essential and Desirable Selection Criteria, please download the role via the Butterfly website. https://thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/about-us/employment-opportunities/

• Current membership with the Dietitians Association of Australia with Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) status. Professional membership and APD status must be maintained throughout the duration of employment.
• Direct experience of working with people, in particular adolescents and young adults, with an eating disorder and/or other mental disorder.
• A sound understanding of eating disorders and disordered eating, body image and related issues (including comorbidities) and of their impact both on the individual experiencing the issue and on their families, friends, partners and other carers.
• A capacity and willingness to work within the programs philosophies, combining concepts from different theoretical models and applying them adaptively and flexibly.