Educator - WIC Nutrition

Job Summary: Provides evidence-based nutrition, health, and breastfeeding education and counseling to WIC-eligible clients. Determines nutritional and medical risk, issues WIC food benefits, and supports daily office operations. Promotes community outreach through partnerships with local programs that serve WIC participants. Job Description: Conducts nutrition and health assessments in accordance with WIC policies, including eligibility determination, collection and interpretation of anthropometric and hematologic data, and documentation of medical and dietary information. Assigns risk categories, establishes nutrition goals, and issues appropriate food benefits. Delivers individualized and group nutrition counseling using motivational interviewing and evidence-based education. Addresses client barriers, sets achievable goals, and refers high-risk participants to a WIC Registered Dietitian as needed. Develops and presents group education materials, newsletters, and visual displays tailored to client literacy and cultural needs. Supports community outreach by coordinating off-site clinics, maintaining relationships with community partners and vendors, and ensuring equitable access to WIC services. Maintains professional competency through required state trainings, continuing education, and participation in staff meetings and special projects. Preferred Qualification: Licensed or Registered Dietary Technician. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 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