Washington, DC |On-Site| $25.96 - $26.92 per hour | Washington Post Top Workplace
Community of Hope is seeking a WIC Nutrition Assistant to provide nutrition and customer support services to WIC participants, including health screenings, referrals to healthcare and community resources, basic nutrition education and counseling, and food package prescription. The WIC Nutrition Assistant will also ensure compliance with WIC program requirements while delivering high-quality, participant-centered customer service. This is a full-time position based out of our Conway Health & Resource Center in SW, Washington, DC.
Our Approach and Values:
We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives.
We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.
We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.
We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do.
What You'll Do
- Provides WIC Program participant services including scheduling appointments, updating demographic data and responding to calls. Interviews to obtain basic demographic data such as name, address, and contact information; verifying identity, residency, and income eligibility by reviewing paperwork presented; entering all data into HANDS.
- Performs initial health assessments using a standard assessment tool, provides basic nutrition education, assigns standard food packages and provides appropriate referrals.
- Ensures nutrition assessment (certification and mid-certification) includes diet and health assessment, risk assignment, food package tailoring, nutrition education, documentation and establishing health or nutrition goals with participant.
- Collects and enters information for the certification process that includes anthropometric and hematological data collection and plotting on the appropriate growth chart.
- Provides and documents general participant-centered nutrition education including individual/family sessions and facilitated group discussions (low risk participants preferably). Educates applicants regarding their rights and responsibilities, including the food delivery system, WIC foods, and certification schedule
- Documents participant contacts as outlined in the WIC Nutrition Services Documentation Guidance to ensure continuity of care, including identifying where participants are in the process of change, agreed upon goals and other pertinent information essential for supporting participants.
- Identifies and refers (yields) participants to Nutritionist, CPA when an issue or concern is beyond the established scope of practice.
- Completes other duties as assigned by supervisor.
