Part Time Bilingual Breast Feeding Peer Counselor
The Children's Home Society Of New Jersey•Ewing Township, NJ
•$0 - $19•Onsite
About The Position
The Breastfeeding Peer Counselor provides basic breastfeeding information and encouragement to WIC pregnant and breastfeeding participants. The Children’s Home Society is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Requirements
- Personal exclusive breastfeeding experience of at least six months
- Enthusiastic about breastfeeding
- Basic communication skills
- Completed the “New Jersey WIC Services Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Training” with a grade of at least 80% on the final exam
- Able to model good parenting and breastfeeding skills
- Knowledge of computers and relevant software applications
- Knowledge of customer service principles and practices
- Keyboard skills
- Bilingual English/Creole (Written and Spoken)
- Professional personal presentation
- Customer service orientation
- Attention to detail
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Stress tolerance
Nice To Haves
- Ideally, a peer counselor is a present or former WIC participant who is from the community where she works and can speak the language of those she serves.
Responsibilities
- Facilitates or assists with breastfeeding group discussions for participants
- Provides basic breastfeeding information and support to pregnant and breastfeeding WIC participants by telephone, home visits, and/or hospital visits
- Makes routine periodic contacts with all clients assigned to her caseload
- Is available outside the usual 8 to 5 working hours to new mothers who are having breastfeeding problems
- Keeps accurate records of all contacts with WIC pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Documents in WIC ACCESS nutrition education contacts and communicates pertinent plan of care information via general notes
- Keeps client information strictly confidential
- Makes referrals according to established protocols to the CPA, lactation consultant, the mother’s physician, a public health program in the community, or a social service agency
- Attends monthly breastfeeding staff meetings and meetings of the local agency for which she provide breastfeeding services
Benefits
- PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
