Current Listings
Dakota County
Public Health Supervisor - WIC
- Date Posted: 04/24/2024
- Information: A PUBLIC HEALTH SUPERVISOR FOR WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) serves as a leader on the Public Health Management Team, and in partnership is responsible for managing the WIC program. This position will supervise WIC professionals and will coordinate all aspects of WIC program to improve the health and well-being of Dakota County residents. The position supervises registered dietitians and nutrition specialists, interprets Federal/State WIC regulations, and oversees ongoing WIC budgets, contracts, grants, policies, and program initiatives.
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WIC Peer Counselor - Breast/Chestfeeding
- Date Posted: 11/13/2023
- Information: A Breast/Chestfeeding Peer Counselor for the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a paraprofessional support person who provides basic breast/chestfeeding information and encouragement to WIC pregnant and breast/chestfeeding participants. Peer counselors are individuals who have personal experience with breast/chestfeeding 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 breast/chestfeeding recommendations in a socially and culturally appropriate context and promote breast/chestfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the child; and perform related duties as assigned.
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The jobs listed are those sent from Dakota County to MnCCC.