WIC Training and Compliance Coordinator
About The Position
The WIC Training and Compliance Coordinator coordinates and oversees training across Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) WIC sites, ensuring employees are prepared to provide quality services in compliance with state and federal regulations. The role develops and delivers individualized and group training, educates employees about program policies and updates, and supports ongoing professional development. It also provides direct participant services, including eligibility screenings, nutrition and breastfeeding education, referrals, and individualized nutrition care, while addressing routine and high-risk health and nutrition needs. The coordinator serves as a subject matter expert for staff, assesses training needs through quarterly chart and observation reviews, monitors performance, evaluates quality initiatives, and identifies process improvements to support program effectiveness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition Sciences or Public Health Nutrition and one year of related work experience demonstrating the requisite job knowledge and abilities, or five years of WIC program experience demonstrating the requisite job knowledge and abilities.
- Strong communication, organizational, and training skills.
- Knowledge of WIC program requirements, nutrition, and breastfeeding education.
- Ability to provide staff guidance, interpret and communicate policy updates, deliver quality participant care, and maintain regulatory compliance.
Nice To Haves
- Work experience as a WIC program educator.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the development, design, and delivery of training programs to support WIC employees’ professional growth and knowledge.
- Conduct training needs analyses through quarterly chart and observation reviews.
- Serve as a subject matter expert, providing staff guidance and support to ensure services align with state and federal WIC guidelines.
- Deliver individualized and group training to strengthen employee knowledge, skills, and effectiveness in meeting participant needs.
- Conduct anthropometric, hematologic, and nutrition assessments to determine participant eligibility for WIC services.
- Provide nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support, health referrals, individualized nutrition care plans, and counseling.
- Identify and address routine and high-risk participant health and nutrition concerns.
- Prescribe and issue supplemental nutritious food packages based on assessed needs.
- Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Identify process improvements, monitor performance, and evaluate quality initiatives to support program effectiveness.
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Job Type
Full-time
