Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Fallbrook WIC
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Fallbrook WIC
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30-04-2025
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Position Description
If youre looking to be a part of a collaborative environment where your skills can make an impact explore our current opportunities in creating a better future for public health.
About Harris County Public Health:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services community programming and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation engagement and health equity HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.
This is a grant funded position.
Position Overview:
The WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor is a paraprofessional support person who promotes breastfeeding as the optimal method of infant feeding among WIC participants both individually and in group settings. The Breastfeeding Peer Counselor may be expected to work outside of the WIC Clinic environment including making home or hospital visits to WIC clients. The Breastfeeding Peer Counselor may assist the Lactation Consultant and other WIC staff as assigned by Site Supervisor or Breastfeeding Promotion Coordinator.
Duties & Responsibilities:- Provides information and actively promotes breastfeeding to WIC participants and to the community and gives counseling to WIC participants individually to identify barriers and optimize their breastfeeding success by assessing evaluating addressing and followingup on WIC client breastfeeding issues effectively.
- Makes telephone follow ups with WIC breastfeeding participants to support breastfeeding and identify clients needing more advanced care. This assignment also includes answering the Breastfeeding Afterhours Helpline during nontraditional work hours and making appropriate referrals to the Lactation Consultant within program guidelines. And may include being assigned to deliver breast pumps to WIC participants in the hospital or at home.
- Attends initial and ongoing breastfeeding training provided by WIC Program staff.
- Conducts WIC Nutrition Education classes about the benefits of breastfeeding.
- Completes required reports on breastfeeding promotion activities and submits to Breastfeeding Promotions Coordinator by deadline.
- Maintains stock of breastfeeding supplies educational materials and breast pumps and/or other equipment according to sanitation guidelines equipment directions and local policies.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
you need special services or accommodations please callor email.
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and even when considered may not automatically disqualify the candidate.Requirements
Education: High school diploma or G.E.D.
Experience: Current or previous WIC participant. Successfully breastfed at least one baby.
Licensure: Valid Texas Drivers License.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities: Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook). Enthusiastic about breastfeeding and have a desire to share that enthusiasm with others. Selfmotivated and ability to work independently.
Organizational Leadership- Understands the organizational mission.
- Understands ethics and public good; is concerned with public trust.
- Demonstrates respect for the opinions and beliefs of others
- Contributes to an inclusive workplace where equity diversity inclusion and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission.
- Demonstrates a sense of responsibility for the success of the group.
- Collaborates with others to improve quality and address needs.
- Ability to adapt to change.
- Treats others with courtesy sensitivity and respect.
- Behaves in an honest fair and ethical manner.
- Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses.
- Uses sound judgment.
- Selfmotivated.
- Organizes and maintains work environment to allow for maximum productivity.
- Communicates clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
NOTE:Qualifying education experience knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation butONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. See Resumewill not be accepted for qualifications.Preferences
Languages: Bilingual in English and Spanish.
General Information
Position Type and Typical Hours of Work: FullTime. Monday Friday 8 am 5:30 pm. One 1 Saturday per month. Must be willing to flex hours when required including weekends. Able to travel within Harris County as needed.
Work Environment: This job operates in a professional clinic environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands: This role requires moderate physical effort with a high level of movement throughout the facility. Some duties would require the ability to lift up to twenty 20 pounds and bending & standing for long periods at a time.
Work Location: 14901 Tomball Parkway Suite 107 Houston TX 77086.
Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
Employment Type
Full-Time
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