WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor; part-time

WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor (part-time)

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Department: WIC

Posted: 1/22/2026

Location Name: 2401 NW 23rd St.

Starting at: 17.81 Hourly

Position Type: Part-Time/Non-Exempt

Shift: Monday to Friday; 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

This evolving part-time position is located in the Operations Division with the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD). The employee is a paraprofessional support person who gives basic breastfeeding information and encouragement to WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. These various job duties and responsibilities may be performed for the main and satellite clinics.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities: This is a summary of the duties and responsibilities commonly found within this classification. All employees must maintain a commitment to the OCCHD's mission, vision, and strategic goals. This is not meant to be all-inclusive, thus, other related activities or tasks may be assigned. This position functions at the entry level (Tier
1) as defined by the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals with a primary focus on the following domains:

• Communication Skills
• Community Partnership Skills

Essential Job Functions:

• Support WIC mothers during a normal breastfeeding experience.
• Counsel new WIC mothers at certification.
• Promote breastfeeding to WIC participants.
• Address specific concerns of WIC expectant/breastfeeding mothers and correct misinformation.
• Share WIC-approved breastfeeding educational materials with participants.
• Counsel WIC pregnancy and breastfeeding mothers over the telephone and in person (one-on-one) at scheduled intervals.
• Follow up on WIC participants according to protocol (refer to the Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Training Manual for recommended contact frequency).
• Be available to WIC participants outside usual clinic hours and outside the WIC clinic environment.
• Provide participants the telephone number to the Oklahoma Breastfeeding hotline for additional breastfeeding support from International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants 24 hours a day/7 day a week.
• Provide support and information to WIC breastfeeding mothers who may need help and/or advice to continue breastfeeding while working or going to school. Assist with issuance of breast pumps and maintain breast pump inventory (must complete formal breast pump training prior to issuing breast pumps).
• Document appropriate counseling information, such as participant name, date and time spent with participants in clinic records within 24 hours of contact.
• Complete and turn in Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Monthly Activity Report to the local Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Coordinator according to WIC policy.
• Keep participant files in a secure environment, that is, a locked drawer, etc.
• Attending all Breastfeeding Peer Counselor meetings and in-services.
• Abide by clinic policy concerning participant confidentiality and dress code.
• Provide appropriate referrals when needed.
• Breastfeeding Peer Counselors may also be allowed to bring their nursing baby/babies to work per the discretion of the local Administrator.
• Driving to off-site locations to perform job duties as needed.
• Completes required training in support of duties and responsibilities of this position.
• At the direction of OCCHD Chief Executive Officer and Chief Health Officer or designee, the employee will be assigned a variety of specific job duties and responsibilities as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Team (i.e., Bioterrorism Response Program). Also, as a member of the OCCHD Emergency Preparedness and Response Team, the employee is required to complete all necessary responder training and may be designated as a member of the first-responder team.
• In accordance with our designation of a PHAB Accredited health department and explicit commitment to a culture of continuous quality improvement, employees will receive Quality Improvement (QI) training deemed