Nutrition Program Consultant

Agency Dept of Health and Human Services Division Child and Family Well Being Job Classification Title Nutrition Program Consultant (NS) Position Number  Grade MH14 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

This position is for a Regional Nutrition Consultant, home-based in a county served by the position including Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey. This position provides consultation and technical assistance to local health agencies on program policy for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and supports quality assurance of nutrition programs through program monitoring and evaluation.

Statewide travel and occasional overnight travel are required. This position reports to the Lead Regional Nutrition Consultant. This position is part of the Division of Child and Family Well-Being (DCFW). DCFW focuses on supporting whole child and family health and well-being for North Carolinians with several sections including nutrition programs (WIC, SNAP and Child and Adult Care Food Program), health & prevention services for children and youth, children’s behavioral health programs, and early intervention programs.

The WIC Nutrition Services Unit is a part of the Community Nutrition Services Section (CNSS) of DCFW in the Department of Health and Human Services. CNSS works to reduce food insecurity for North Carolina’s families and children. The Section includes the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

The WIC Program provides targeted nutrition intervention to supplement diets, nutrition education (including breastfeeding promotion and support), and referrals to health and other social services. WIC is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). County health departments, community and rural health centers, and community action agencies provide WIC Program services to North Carolina women, infants and children in all 100 counties across the state.

The WIC Nutrition Services Unit oversees and administers the WIC Program by:

• developing program policy, procedures, and implementation guidance related to participant and clinical services
• developing program efforts to promote, protect and support breastfeeding
• supporting quality assurance of nutrition programs through policy, monitoring, evaluation, and data analysis
• coordinating programmatic and nutrition training for local health agency staff and staff of public and private entities
• developing nutrition education and outreach resources that promote breastfeeding, healthful eating and physical activity in women, children, youth, and families
• providing consultation, education, and technical assistance to local health agencies and other public and private community agencies
• managing the NC Nutrition and Epidemiology Surveillance Systems (NC-NESS) and other surveillance and evaluation efforts

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