WIC Peer Breastfeeding Counselor

Position Summary

The WIC Program is hiring intermittent Breastfeeding/Chest feeding Peer Counselors for a hybrid position that combines primarily work-from-home duties with some in-person responsibilities. Peer Counselors provide one-on-one support to clients throughout the normal course of human lactation during the first year of life. Through phone calls and text communication, counselors reinforce evidence-based lactation recommendations. Peer Counselors share build trust and meaningful connections within the community.

This intermittent opportunity offers up to 30 hours per pay period, with varying schedules that may include evenings and weekends based on client needs.

A WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor is a paraprofessional person who gives basic lactation information, encouragement, and support to pregnant and chest/breastfeeding WIC program participants. Peer counselors are mothers who have personal experience with breastfeeding and are trained to provide basic lactation information and support others with whom they share or have shared socioeconomic status, language, and/or race or ethnicity. Peer counselors reinforce chest/breastfeeding recommendations in a socially and culturally appropriate context and promote breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the child;

and perform related duties as assigned.

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• Provide lactation support through one-to-one counseling via telephone calls, text messaging, and/or face-to-face meetings at a Ramsey County WIC clinic. One-to-one counseling includes; basic lactation information and support to new mothers including explaining the benefits of breastfeeding, how to overcome barriers, and how to get a good start with breastfeeding.
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