Educator WIC Nutrition

Job Summary :

Provides evidence-based nutrition health and breastfeeding education and counseling to WIC-eligible clients. Determines nutritional and medical risk issues WIC food benefits and supports daily office operations. Promotes community outreach through partnerships with local programs that serve WIC participants.

Job Description :

Conducts nutrition and health assessments in accordance with WIC policies including eligibility determination collection and interpretation of anthropometric and hematologic data and documentation of medical and dietary information. Assigns risk categories establishes nutrition goals and issues appropriate food benefits.

Delivers individualized and group nutrition counseling using motivational interviewing and evidence-based education. Addresses client barriers sets achievable goals and refers high-risk participants to a WIC Registered Dietitian as needed. Develops and presents group education materials newsletters and visual displays tailored to client literacy and cultural needs.

Supports community outreach by coordinating off-site clinics maintaining relationships with community partners and vendors and ensuring equitable access to WIC services.

Maintains professional competency through required state trainings continuing education and participation in staff meetings and special projects.

Preferred Qualification : Licensed or Registered Dietary Technician.

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

40

Scheduled Work Shift :

Job Exempt :

No

Benefits :

Supporting all aspects of our employees wellness physical emotional and financial is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness :

• We offer quality health dental and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays be with family go on vacation or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness :

When life gets challenging employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness :

Career Mobility :

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource theyre how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M / F / Vet / Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at .

Key Skills

Early Childhood Education,Algebra,Classroom Experience,Lesson Planning,Special Education,Adult Education,Special Needs,Calculus,Teaching,Geometry,Experience with Children,Public Speaking

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1