WIC Program Supervisor (RDN​/CD Required

WIC Program Supervisor

This is an opportunity to become an active member of a local health department. The WIC Program Supervisor position will challenge you to develop and apply skills to help ensure a safer and healthier community. Make an impact and become a part of our public health team.

Reporting to the Division Manager/Public Health Officer, the WIC Program Supervisor, will be responsible for planning, directing and administering the Wisconsin Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, including the Breastfeeding peer program.

The mission of Outagamie County Public Health is to PREVENT disease and injury, PROMOTE wellness, and PROTECT the health of the community. Want to learn more about our Public Health Division?  to learn more!

Location:

320 S Walnut St. in Appleton, WI Core business hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM. Extended hours WIC operations occur every Tuesday until 6:00PM. Work schedule flexibility to work outside of core business hours, which include evenings and weekends.

Outagamie County offers a comprehensive benefits package which include being a part of the WRS (Wisconsin Retirement System):
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The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Supervises, directs and evaluates WIC Unit staff activities. This would include evaluating work assignments, oversee staff performance, provide guidance, address personal issues, communicate organizational functions, identify professional development needs, and promote cooperative work environment within the WIC Unit.
• Assist the Public Health Manager in interviewing and hiring of new employees. Trains staff and assures ongoing training of existing staff. Recruiting of staff in compliance with WIC Civil Rights and Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity policies.
• Promotes collaborative interdivisional working relationships.
• Participates in the process of budget planning and monitoring. Prepare the annual WIC program budget, ensuring staffing and resources to meet the program goals and objectives in compliance with WIC and county policies.
• Coordinate with Fiscal staff the tracking of monthly expenditures to ensure submission of WIC reports in a timely manner. Revise the WIC budget and narrative as needed and coordinate necessary changes with Public Health Manager and Fiscal staff.
• Complete all required administrative tasks, attend all state sponsored meetings and trainings, responds to State WIC Office communications and shares relevant information with staff.
• Represent WIC at meetings, advisory boards, and committees at the local and state level.
• Collects, reviews and analyzes WIC data. Routinely maintain and monitor monthly participation counts and trends. Ensure all Nutrition Service plans are implemented, monitored, evaluated and submitted as directed. Assess the needs of the WIC project and participants' health and nutrition status to improve services.
• Collaborates with organizations and partners for WIC outreach to reach new WIC participants. Communicate and collaborate with key community partners to advocate access and participation in WIC nutrition services.
• Participate in community coalitions, task forces, advisory committees that affect services to WIC eligible families; and child death reviews, as requested.
• Ensure staff utilize the Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA) approach to collect health and diet information and accurately assign risks, provide appropriate nutrition education and counseling, including breastfeeding promotion and support, to participants to achieve optimal health outcomes. Tailor and issue food packages according to policy, document nutrition and breastfeeding services according to policy.
• Maintains current community resource information for staff to provide appropriate referrals to health and public assistance programs to help meet participants' needs.
• Ensure all staff are adequately trained and annually monitored for compliance with county and…