Breastfeeding Peer Counselor

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🌾 Iowa – Remote

🌾 Iowa – Remote

⏱ Part Time

🟢 Junior

🛋️ Counselor

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1965

🤝 Non-profit

🤲 Charity

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Charity • Social Impact

Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. is a not-for-profit Community Action Agency founded in 1965 that serves northwest Iowa, working to fight poverty and help low-income families become self-sufficient. The agency operates a broad portfolio of federally-, state-, and locally-funded programs (about 14 programs) across several counties, including Head Start and Early Head Start child development centers, child care resource and referral, Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS), outreach services, crisis and low-income energy assistance and weatherization, WIC and other health and nutrition programs, and related local services and clinics. Mid-Sioux maintains multiple program and clinic sites across counties, publishes community newsletters, and solicits donations and community involvement to support its mission: "Helping People. Changing Lives.

📋 Description

• Provide basic breastfeeding education and support to pregnant and breastfeeding WIC participants • Provide telephone counseling and scheduled contacts to assigned participants • Provide breastfeeding information, encouragement, and education on common concerns • Be available outside usual clinic hours for calls or text messages from breastfeeding mothers • Refer participants to breastfeeding experts, CPAs, or health and social service agencies as appropriate • Maintain accurate contact records and complete required reports • Assist with breastfeeding promotion, outreach, special projects, and assigned duties • Provide breastfeeding support to Spanish-speaking WIC participants • Provide Spanish-language assistance or translation support to WIC staff • Read assigned breastfeeding materials and remain current on breastfeeding topics • Learn and follow agency policies, practices, and procedures • Maintain effective relationships with staff, management, and community contacts • Attend monthly coordinator meetings, group meetings, and conferences as appropriate • Complete local agency, WIC Breastfeeding Curriculum, WIC data system, and ongoing training • Adapt to changing organizational needs • Keep work area neat and clean • Maintain cell phone, laptop, and other agency-issued equipment

🎯 Requirements

• Personal experience with breastfeeding at least one baby for a minimum of 6 months • Must be a paraprofessional without extended professional training in health, nutrition, or clinic management of breastfeeding • Must be a current or previous breastfeeding WIC participant • Ability to work well with a diverse population of low-income individuals with possible language/cultural barriers • Ability to maintain confidentiality • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly • Valid driver’s license, insurance, and reliable transportation • Good driving record • Successful Motor Vehicle Records check before hire and annually thereafter • Successful Department of Human Services Criminal History and Child Abuse Information Records checks before hire and every two years thereafter • Local travel required • Good communication and basic computer skills • Ability to maintain agency-issued equipment in good working condition • Spanish-language support capability

🏖️ Benefits

• No benefits; the posting explicitly states “Eligible for Benefits: No”