WIC Director

Job Description

This position coordinates the activities of the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program; and provides nutrition assessment, education, and counseling for individuals and groups participating in the WIC program and other nutrition programs and services.

• Final date to receive applications:
• Job Type: County
• Status:
  Full Time, Exempt
• Starting Wage Range: $38.71/hr – $42.65/hr
• Position Open Until Filled
• Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm

• Paid Time Off (PTO) – available for use after 30 days of employment
• 10 observed paid holidays
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) – with employer contributions – HRA
• Life insurance, Long-term disability and Flex spending
• Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS)

• Oversees implementation of the WIC Program policies and procedures; schedules, monitors, and evaluates WIC Clinics.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for the WIC project. Ensures WIC programs operate in compliance with County, State, and Federal laws and regulations; schedules, monitors, and evaluates WIC Clinics.
• Completes all required documentation and reports for WIC, State, and Department policies and guidelines.
• Assesses and determines WIC program applicant’s eligibility and certifies them according to WIC policies/procedures and professional nutrition standards.
• Assesses clients for nutritional counseling needs and provides nutrition counseling. Determines and prescribes WIC food package and breast pumps based upon assessed needs. Documents assessment and services provided.
• Completes nutrition assessments and provides nutrition counseling as needed for participants of departmental programs. Documents care provided. Communicates nutrition care provided to client care coordinators within confidentiality policies.
• Refers clients according to assessment to other public health programs or community resources within confidentiality policies. Prepares related documents.
• May assist issuing WIC benefits, weighing and measuring infants/children, performing finger or heel stick blood draws, scheduling, determining client income, etc., as required.
• Develops nutrition education materials needed for departmental programs and services.
• Serves as Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Coordinator and effectively implements the Breastfeeding Peer Counseling program.
• Responsible for related vendor training, monitoring, and compliance checks as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of the principles of normal and therapeutic nutrition.
• Knowledge of nutrition and dietary assessment techniques including anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary.
• Knowledge of the interrelationships between health and social service programs and appropriate community resources.
• Knowledge of human behavior and techniques for effecting change.
• Ability to interpret nutritional and dietary data.
• Skill in preparing reports, health, and medical histories.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations that affect the delivery of services provided by the Department.
• Knowledge of community resources, and alternative care resources.
• Knowledge of applicable State statutes.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural differences and special needs of various minority groups, and ability to consult with other staff regarding these.
• Ability and skill to relate to clients in stressful or crisis situations.
• General knowledge of interviewing and supportive counseling techniques.
• General knowledge of social casework techniques.
• Knowledge of social, economic, and health problems of basic human behavior and of available assistance and rehabilitative services and techniques.
• Knowledge of human service needs assessment methodologies.
• Knowledge of legal…