Breastfeeding Peer Counselor & WIC Clerk – Bilingual English/Spanish (part-time)

Description

Looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference in children’s lives? Look no further and join the team at Meeting Street! Meeting Street is a special place of learning, where children of all abilities have the opportunities to reach their fullest potential.

Meeting Street is currently looking for a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor and WIC Clerk (Bilingual - Spanish/English) working 20 hours per week.

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Duties:  

• Provide individualized breastfeeding education and counseling to WIC participants, addressing their specific needs and challenges during pregnancy, pre and post birth, and throughout the breastfeeding period until weaning,
• Provides referrals to various providers within the agency and community when needed.
• Conduct breastfeeding support groups, creating a safe space for participants to share experiences and gain peer support.
• Evaluates, issues, and maintains appropriate documentation of breastfeeding equipment and supply issuances. 
• Provides excellent internal/external customer service via telephone, fax or face-to-face contact. 
• Keeps accurate records and maintains confidentiality.
• Greet participants and assist with the intake process, ensuring accurate collection of required information. 
• Answer phones, provide program information, and route calls to appropriate staff as needed.
• Contact participants to remind them of appointments or share program updates.
• Support outreach efforts to engage and retain program participants.
• Accurately completes all certification paperwork for all WIC participants.
• Conduct height, weight, and  hemoglobin measurements on participants. 

Meeting Street believes the dignity of each person is paramount. We recognize that our community’s future strength rests firmly on our commitment to our values of respect, compassion, integrity, inclusivity, and excellence. To uphold these commitments, we expect all employees to recognize and properly respond to racism and other forms of injustice.

It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, transfer and promote employees, and to ensure that all other employment practices (i.e. salary and benefits administration, education and training programs, and social and recreational programs) are administered without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender expression or identity, age, national origin or ancestry, legally recognized disability, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, military status, socioeconomic background, homelessness or any other characteristic or category protected by law. It is also our policy to protect employees and applicants from any coercion, retaliation or discrimination for filing a complaint or assisting in any investigation pursuant to the equal opportunity laws.

Learn more about us at https://www.meetingstreet.org

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent with at least 6 months of related experience.  Prefer additional training, certification and/or experience in breastfeeding promotion, education and support.
• Knowledge of breastfeeding techniques and common challenges faced by breastfeeding parents.
• Experience in customer service, administrative support, or community outreach preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on friendliness and cultural sensitivity.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English; bilingual or multilingual abilities are strongly preferred.
• Basic computer skills, including familiarity with email, scheduling systems, and electronic recordkeeping.
• Previous WIC participants preferred. 
• Position hours are Monday: 8am to 4pm; Wednesday: 10am to 5pm; Friday: 9am to 2pm