What are the responsibilities and job description for the WIC Buddy Support Specialist position at Clayton County Board of Health?
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Under general supervision, performs a variety of general customer service and administrative support functions/processes in support of the Georgia (WIC) Women, Infant and Children’s program, including breastfeeding education and support. May enter data and/or process documents and records. The work includes operating standard office equipment. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Breastfeeding Program Coordinator.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Effectively manage the objectives and activities of the WIC Breastfeeding Buddy Program campaign within CCHD under the supervision of the Program Breastfeeding Coordinator.
- Frontline management of the WIC Breastfeeding participant recruitment and marketing
- Implement approved training and development activities for local agency staff and WIC breastfeeding participants via individual or group settings while utilizing appropriate training avenues/environments (in-person trainings, Microsoft Teams, Video Conferencing, etc.)
- Assist with Coordination and scheduling of breastfeeding mothers participating in the local agency Buddy Program.
- Collect, organize, and retain all required specific data and reports including participant demographic information, recruitment/caseload, objective milestones/outcomes.
- Assist local and state agency with identifying barriers and effective solutions to all components of the breastfeeding support campaign.
- Active and routine communication with supervisor appropriately
- Other duties as assigned by Breastfeeding Program Coordinator and/or Project lead
Minimum Qualifications:
· High School Diploma or GED
· One (1) year competency as a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
· Has one or more of the following skills and/or experience:
o Caseload management
o Counseling skills
o Supporting mother-baby dyad
o Social media marketing
o Developing, implementing, and facilitating training
o Organization skills
o Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference will be given to applicants who in addition to meeting the minimum qualification possesses the following:
- Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Nutrition, Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition Education, Business Management, Marketing, or the equivalent
- Expertise with social marketing campaigns, management of professional social media platforms and social media analytics
- Experience with data collection and data management
- Maintaining the Peer Counselor Database System (PCDB)
- Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills
- Ability to coach others to set priorities
- Strong meeting planning and facilitation skills
- Analytical skills with ability to create relevant reports for a variety of stakeholders
- Able to work effectively in a high stress, changing environment
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 29 per week
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20