WIC Nutrition Services Specialist

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

We are seeking a WIC Nutrition Services Specialist who will provide nutrition counseling to high-risk WIC participants, with the goal of improving client knowledge and behaviors regarding nutrition and wellness. The WIC Nutrition Services Specialist is responsible for the nutrition education training of the WIC staff and development, implementation, and monitoring of the Nutrition Education Plan and Breastfeeding Promotion Program for the WIC Program to ensure compliance with agency, state and federal policies and regulations. Under supervision of Senior WIC Nutritionist, duties for this position include, but are not limited to:

Specific Responsibilities/ Duties

• Establishes and maintains a care plan for each WIC client identified as High Risk.
• Provides nutrition counseling sessions for individuals identified as High Risk.
• Conducts health assessments, to include measurements of stature, weight, hemoglobin and dietary evaluation.
• Refers clients to other health, food assistance, social services programs; issue WIC benefits to certified clients; researches and discusses problems with appropriate personnel and takes suitable measures to resolve issues.
• Approves the issuance of specialty infant formulas and other nutritionals prescribed by physicians.
• Develops and reviews nutrition education materials for accuracy, age appropriateness and cultural appropriateness.
• Provides in-service training for staff regarding nutrition education and counseling skills, including motivational interviewing, patient-centered, and trauma informed counseling techniques.
• Observes counseling skills of nutrition staff.
• Develops training programs for professional and paraprofessional staff; conducts staff training as needed and appropriate.
• Leads the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Nutrition Education Plan and Breastfeeding Promotion Program
• Performs certifications and other clinic activities as needed.
• Work closely with other team members.
• Participates in team/staff meetings; attends in-service meetings and applicable workshops.
• Stays current with best practices in maternal and child nutrition.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ensures proper orientation and training of new hires and conducts individualized training with staff that may need additional assistance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition or related field required.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervisory experience.
• Fluent in Spanish language.
• Three years related WIC experience, including prior experience working effectively with low-income, multi-cultural population(s) and the public, preferred.

Classified Title: Nutritionist
Job Posting Title (Working Title): WIC Nutrition Services Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MC
Starting Salary Range: $48,000 - $84,100 Annually (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm; Some Saturdays and Evenings
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: School of Public Health
Department name: ​​​​​​​PFRH WIC Project
Personnel area: School of Public Health

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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