Director of WIC - Public Health - WIC

Denton County•Denton, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of WIC performs highly responsible supervisory and administrative work directing the Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program. Work involves ensuring proper implementation and adherence to federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and proper administration and accounting of program budgets. Employee is responsible for supervision of professional, technical and clerical staff, including training, assigning and all personnel administration functions; and for directing coordination of WIC program services with other governmental and private human services agencies.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in related field and a minimum five years of experience in a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
Possession of a valid driver's license.
Must be able to obtain a State of Texas driver's license within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Assists in planning, developing, implementing and maintaining policies and procedures for operation of the WIC Program, ensuring adherence to federal, state and local laws, rules, policies and procedures.
Assigns, directs, and supervises a professional, technical and clerical staff, ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
Resolves problems as non-routine situations arise.
Conducts periodic staff meetings.
Recruits, interviews, hires, trains, assigns, schedules, appraises, and disciplines employees as necessary.
Communicates with health care professionals to coordinate referrals of program clients for needed services; organizes participation in community health fairs.
Administers and oversees program budget, including approving expenditures.
Determines and acquires sites for WIC clinics; assists in lease negotiations.
Oversees and participates in preparation of a variety of program records and reports as required by local, state, and federal oversight agencies, ensuring timely submission, and completeness and accuracy of data.
Prepares a variety of correspondence, as necessary.
Assists in acquisition and management of office space for WIC clinics.
Prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports as required by program oversight agencies.
Regular and punctual attendance is required.
Performs other related duties as required.