WIC Educator

Overview

Ready to make a difference in the lives of families in our community? We re looking for a compassionate WIC Educator to join our Public Health Agency. You ll work directly with clients, providing nutrition and breastfeeding support, issuing benefits, and making community referrals. If you re detail-oriented, empathetic, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

Join us in promoting healthy families and building a positive community. APPLY TODAY!!!

Hiring Range: $47,801.00 - $52,801.00 Annually

This position has an anticipated work schedule of Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm, subject to change. Under FLSA guidelines, this position is non-exempt.

Please be advised this position may close without advance notice, should we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.

This position works with clients participating in Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program to provide supplemental food benefits, breastfeeding support, and community referrals. Collects and evaluates client demographics, including anthropometric data for the laboratory and nutritional data, analyzes and assesses participants  anthropometric and nutritional status and risks according to WIC protocol. Has one-on-one discussions about nutrition and breastfeeding with clients; provides community referrals to a variety of partner services and organizations.

Employment is subject to the terms, conditions, and policies detailed in the Personnel Policies Manual (PPM). This position requires regular in-person presence as an essential job function. This position may be dependent on variable funding sources, including categorical grants.

• Maintains a caseload of clients participating in the WIC program.
• Counsels WIC clients regarding program options; utilizes a variety of skills and strategies, including active listening, goal setting, and care plan development; and provides clients with nutrition and breastfeeding education.
• Determines client eligibility; tailors food packages; issues benefits to be redeemed at grocery stores (vendors).
• Assesses anthropometric data; examines graphs and interprets results; analyzes and assesses responses to the Nutrition Interview; determines nutritional status; screens applicants and clients for various risk behaviors and situations including drugs, alcohol, diseases, child abuse, dental and health status, immunizations, and prenatal care.
• Responds to telephone and in-person inquiries, provides information based on considerable knowledge of County programs and activities, and/or refers callers to appropriate personnel, as necessary; routes messages for program personnel, as necessary; responds to inquiries and requests from clients and other division/department employees.
• Utilizes WIC-specific computerized data entry equipment for benefit issuance and various word processing/file maintenance programs to enter, store and/or retrieve information as requested or otherwise necessary; summarizes data in preparation of standardized reports.
• Schedules appointments utilizing computerized scheduling program; maintains individual educator appointment profiles; tracks patients to ensure adherence to scheduled appointments and to monitor high risk patients. Adheres to program caseload expectations.
• Refers clients to various support agencies, such as social services, food banks and mental health organizations.
• Makes appropriate referrals to Leadership per High-Risk Triage tool protocol.
• Determines client voter registration status; assists those who need to register.
• May participate in WIC outreach activities and client special events including WIC appointments at partner locations.
• May perform all aspects of offsite WIC appointments independently when needed.
• Provides professional and sensitive customer service to clients and public of diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Assists with training and mentoring personnel as directed.
• May assist with the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor (BFPC) program and related activities. May facilitate breastfeeding support groups.
• Participates in departmental emergency planning and response activities.
• Promotes public health within the community.
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