Posted in Nonprofit - Social Services 17 days ago.
Type: Full-Time
Applicants must submit a resume to be considered for this position.
Deadline to apply for this position is: (Midnight) Sunday, May 12, 2024.
Starting Rate: $20.91. per hour.
Location: Los Angeles County WIC Centers
Eligible applicants will be invited to attend a job preview on May 13 or May 16 via zoom.
Interviews will be in person on June 4, 2024.
Hire Date: July 8, 2024
ABOUT PHFE WIC
Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC (PHFE WIC), a program of Heluna Health, is a supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children that connects families to healthy foods and a village of support. We have over 500 employees serving more than 180,000 people each month at 39 WIC offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Gabriel Valley.
At PHFE WIC, workplace inclusion is a core value and we celebrate our differences as a strength. The diversity of our staff is an asset that allows us to better support and empower WIC program participants.
As the largest local WIC agency in the country, PHFE WIC is known nationwide for thought leadership, published research, and innovation. We aim to foster a supportive environment where staff can grow personally and professionally while finding new ways to make an impact in our community.
WHAT WE OFFER
At PHFE WIC, we invest in our staff by providing ongoing training and opportunities for professional growth and development.
BENEFITS
SUMMARY
In accordance with Federal, State, Heluna Health and Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC (PHFE WIC) policies and procedures, the WIC Nutrition Assistant, CinnaMoms will assist with both the WIC program and CinnaMoms. Responsibilities include the delivery of all WIC and CinnaMoms activities related to targeted enrollment, certification processes, and practices aimed at achieving health and racial equity at PHFE WIC. The WIC Nutrition Assistant, CinnaMoms will provide clients with nutrition education and breastfeeding information; facilitate CinnaMoms support circles; certify WIC eligible clients using the WIC Web Information System Exchange (WIC WISE); and comply with PHFE WIC breastfeeding policies and requirements to promote, educate and support breastfeeding among all clients and staff. Prospective candidates must maintain courteous and respectful behavior as a WIC and CinnaMoms representative. This includes excellent customer service to all clients, staff and visitors.
BACKGROUND:
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a public health nutrition program under the USDA providing nutrition education, nutritious foods, breastfeeding support, and healthcare referrals for income-eligible women who are pregnant or post-partum, infants, and children up to age 5. In Southern California, PHFE WIC, a program of Heluna Health, provides personalized WIC support to about 185,000 families.
CinnaMoms is a motherhood and breastfeeding support program created by and for Black women through Heluna Health’s PHFE WIC Program. Since 2015, the CinnaMoms support circles have been providing a safe space to discuss life, health, and the unique breastfeeding challenges Black/African American mothers face, all while breaking down barriers and fighting breastfeeding stigma. In 2018, CinnaMoms expanded its mission to include topics such as maternal and infant health, self-care and generational trauma and resilience.
With the expanded mission and collaboration with the PHFE WIC Council on Racial Equity, assembled in 2020 to evaluate and inform next steps for advancing racial equity, CinnaMoms aims to reduce stress and trauma and celebrate pregnancy and parenthood. CinnaMoms goals are to increase enrollment and certification rates, program satisfaction, and utilization of WIC benefits by Black families. It is our hope that this position will contribute to our bold vision and support efforts to improve birth and maternal health outcomes for Black women, infants and children served by WIC.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
60% WIC Client Services
Performs the following functions:
40%
CinnaMoms Support Activities
The employee must have the ability to work cooperatively and successfully in a team setting; take care of both internal and external customers; and deal with challenging situations involving the public and/or staff. Depending on business needs, flexibility is expected with work assignments (including traveling to assigned work locations i.e. PHFE WIC Main Office, WIC sites, and Outreach activities).The employee must immediately report suspected child abuse to their supervisor. Must use current computer technology to fulfill job requirements. The employee must have a commitment to health and racial equity.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience
Required:
Communication Skills
Mathematical Skills
Computer Skills
Reasoning Ability, Problem Solving and Decision Making
Certificates, Licenses and Registrations
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be me made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
Stand Frequently
Walk Frequently
Sit Frequently
Handling / Fingering Frequently
Reach Outward Occasionally
Reach Above Shoulder Occasionally
Climb, Crawl, Kneel, Bend Occasionally
Lift / Carry Occasionally - Up to 10 lbs
Push/Pull Occasionally - Up to 10 lbs
See Constantly
Taste/ Smell Not Applicable
Not Applicable Not required for essential functions
Occasionally (0 - 2 hrs/day)
Frequently (2 - 5 hrs/day)
Constantly (5+ hrs/day)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
• General office setting, indoors temperature controlled.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
EEOC STATEMENT
It is the policy of Heluna Health to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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