Certified Professional Authority, Family Wellness Counselor

**Family Wellness Counselor Certified Professional Authority**

Provide WIC Overseas services to ensure optimal nutrition and health during the critical stages of fetal and early childhood growth, to include services for pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women. Provide participants and their families with current nutrition information on infant feeding, early childhood nutritional practices and feeding patterns, optimal prenatal and post-partum nutrition counseling, and breastfeeding education.

**Compensation & Benefits**:
Estimated Starting Hourly Range for **Family Wellness Counselor Certified Professional Authority**: $28.04 per hour

Pay commensurate with experience.

**Family Wellness Counselor Certified Professional Authority Responsibilities Include**:

- Supervises all office operations and the Administrative Assistant.
- Determines eligibility of and certify participants for care and benefits through health, nutrition, and financial assessments.
- Performs technical measurements (weight and height) of WIC Overseas participants to assess nutritional status.
- Evaluates food intake, dietary history, health history, anthropometrical measurements, and biochemical test results to establish medical/nutritional risk.
- Assesses and determines social, financial, and medical service needs.
- Interacts with all base/post community agencies that interface with the WIC Overseas program (Family Support Services, Community Services, Chaplain, Child Development Centers, Commander and Senior Enlisted Advisor, and health facility/clinic personnel).
- Identifies and addresses potential access barriers to WIC Overseas services.
- Provides participants with referrals to medical and/or social service organizations as needed and follow-up as appropriate.
- Documents assessment data according to DoD WIC Overseas Policy and Procedure Manual.
- Provides one-on-one nutrition education to WIC Overseas participants.
- Develops individualized nutrition plans for participants.
- Provides breastfeeding education and support.
- Issues drafts and schedule follow-up appointments.
- Serves as the primary for the end of day data transfer and computer back up.
- Schedules and conducts (group and/or individual) nutrition education classes and counseling sessions.
- Maintains class/counseling records as required.
- Provides guidance and oversight for developing and collecting program metrics.
- Provides timely communication to assigned managers regarding participant status.
- Research current nutrition and health information to develop new education programs, newsletters, and materials.
- Outlines and develops lesson plans and nutrition education presentations relevant to participants’ need.
- Promotes breastfeeding initiatives and coordinate with local breastfeeding personnel.
- Liaisons with DeCA and NEXMart for special needs within the local community.
- Maintains supply inventory for office.
- Ensures office is clean, safe, comfortable, and functional.
- Resolves participant complaints in the WIC Overseas office and communicates those complaints to the Regional Manager and Program Manager.
- Performs WIC Overseas administrative duties as needed.
- Attends meetings and other training as assigned.
- Maintains a professional license/registration through Continuing Medical Education.
- Maintains HIPAA standards.
- Schedules appointments for participants as needed following appropriate time standards for each type of appointment.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned

**Family Wellness Counselor Certified Professional Authority Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested**:

- BS in Nutrition, Dietetics, Nursing or Home Economics, with an emphasis in nutrition or Physician or Physician Assistant with additional coursework in nutrition. Must be a registered or licensed professional. Registered Dietitian preferred. Breastfeeding certification (IBCLC, CLC or CE) desirable.
- Must have working experience with IBM compatible computer systems.
- Must have knowledge of MS Word or WordPerfect and Excel software.
- May require some travel by Privately Owned Vehicle (POV). Current acceptable driver’s license, e.g., USAREUR/International, and personal vehicle for use in carrying out required duties. Personal auto liability insurance is mandatory.
- Must be able to lift and carry a minimum of 50 pounds.
- Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

**Company Information**:
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