STARTING SALARY: $13.00 PER HOUR
SUMMARYDo you have a passion for helping people who are in need? The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program helps pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children learn about nutrition to stay healthy. WIC plays and important role in improving birth outcomes, reducing food insecurity, promoting breastfeeding, and improving the diets and health of women and children enrolled in the program.If you are looking to make a difference, working for the WIC program can be rewarding and means you are investing in your community each day. You will have professional growth opportunities along with competitive pay and a rewarding job. If this sounds like an opportunity for you, join our team today!
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES- Determines eligibility of applicants based on nutritional/medical risk assessment.
- Provides individual dietary/nutritional counseling and individual breastfeeding counseling.
- Teaches nutrition education classes.
- Obtains height, weight, and hematocrit/hemoglobin on participants and plots on appropriate growth grids.
- Scheduling appointments in a computerized format; follow up on missed and future appointments.
- Answering a multi-line telephone system and processing calls efficiently and expeditiously.
- Contacting participants via text and phone to upload documents and assisting them with the process.
- Presenting a hospitality, customer centered and caring attitude.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES- Ability to operate computers for data entry and word processing.
- Strong verbal and written communication skill.
- Ability to operate small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSA Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics, Food and Nutrition, Food Science, Food Technology, or Home Economics with a minimum of 12 semester hours in food and nutrition is required.A valid driver's license is required. The City may consider all related education and/or experience in determining an applicant's minimum qualifications and starting salary.
ADA PROFILEReasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The employee must also balance, climb, crawl, crouch, walk, stand, kneel, stoop, sit, hear, feel, finger, grasp, handle, reach, pull, push, speak, see, and talk. Also requires the ability to make rational decisions and perform repetitive motions.
WORK ENVIRONMENTThe employee works in a safe and secure indoor work environment that may periodically have unpredicted requirements or demands.The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 806-###-####.