Job Summary:MaineGeneral Health is a non-profit healthcare system dedicated to enhancing the health of our patients, families, and communities. Our mission is to provide comprehensive care and support, ensuring a healthier tomorrow for everyone.

Job Description:

Role Summary: The WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator plays a crucial role in supporting and promoting nutrition and breastfeeding initiatives within the community. This position involves organizing informational materials, authorizing equipment rentals, liaising with state agencies, and overseeing breastfeeding programs and training.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organize and present informational material on WIC, nutrition, and breastfeeding to the community.

• Authorize and manage electric breast pump rentals and oversee inventory tracking.

• Communicate with the State WIC Agency regarding monthly reports and cost containment.

• Review and approve breastfeeding materials and visual displays for WIC offices.

• Represent MaineGeneral Health at state and local WIC meetings, presenting relevant information to WIC staff.

• Develop and monitor breastfeeding training programs for all WIC staff.

• Prepare and submit breastfeeding outreach plans and reports to the State WIC Agency.

• Train and supervise WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors.

• Conduct WIC outreach clinics to serve WIC-eligible populations outside the main service areas.

• Collaborate with community partners to ensure outreach clinics are welcoming and safe.

• Engage in outreach efforts to maintain client participation and clinic viability.

• Connect with community services and WIC vendors to increase awareness and address issues related to WIC services.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition or a health-related field, or Registered Dietetic Technician.

• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) required within 12 months of hire; IBCLC preferred.

• Excellent critical thinking and communication skills.

• Ability to complete required WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Training and Continuing Education credits.

• Registered Dietitian (RD) - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) preferred.

Why Join Us: Working with MaineGeneral Health means you’ll be part of a dedicated team committed to enhancing community health. If you are passionate about supporting your community through your work, this is the opportunity for you. Be a part of a mission-driven organization that values compassion, collaboration, and excellence in healthcare.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32

Scheduled Work Shift:

Job Exempt: No

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

  Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.

• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

  Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.

The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)