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Grant Funded
This position is grant funded.
Work Shifts
8:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M
Mon-Friday no weekends
18 Hours/Weekly
Duties & Responsibilities
Purpose of Position:
Under immediate supervision, in various City agencies, receives training and assists in carrying out defined tasks to provide necessary and improved community services; performs related work.
Examples of Typical Tasks:
1. In various City agencies, assists in providing community services by performing liaison functions between the agency and the individuals it serves.
2. In the Department of Social Services, serves as interpreter at service centers. Helps clients fill out and submit forms. Visits elderly persons in their homes or in institutions. Visits children who have no relatives and are confined to public or private institutions.
3. Receives apprenticeship training in the auxiliary work relative to the various manpower and community development programs of the Human Resources Administration and its constituent agencies.
4. Works with community groups in community health programs, such as the elimination of areas of infestation, and other pest control activities. Participates in the removal of garbage and trash from vacant lots, backyards and other areas.
5. In the New York City Housing Authority, works to improve tenant-management relations.
6. May contact residents of projects and surrounding neighborhoods to elicit their support and participation in group recreation activities, such as sports, games, flower gardening, choral singing and bus outings. Also assists in the direction of tenant activities programs at the projects.
7. May interpret and discuss these programs with individual tenants, tenant and community leaders, and tenant and community groups.
8. Sets up and coordinates schedules of activities and organizes team competitions.
9. In the Housing Authority and in the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, distributes informational material to neighborhood residents and business owners.
10. May perform routine office tasks such as filing, keeping records and typing. May answer telephones and make referrals or take messages. May act as messenger when required.
11. Generally is called upon to improve communication between the community and the agency.
Minimum Qualifications
The ability to understand and carry out simple instructions. In some cases the ability to speak Spanish may be required. There are no formal education requirements for this position.
Department Preferences
FUNCTIONAL JOB TITLE: (WIC) Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the direct supervision of the Breastfeeding Coordinator, provides support and encouragement for prenatal and breastfeeding women enrolled in the WIC program General tasks and responsibilities will include:
1. Interface with participants in a professional manner at all times.
2. Provide basic breastfeeding information and support to pregnant and breastfeeding participants.
3. Counsel prenatal and postpartum participants via email, phone and face to face.
4. Refer participants to the Designated Breastfeeding Expert (DBE), QN or other community breastfeeding resources for situations outside the peer counselor's scope of practice.
5. Assists in breastfeeding classes.
6. Follow up on participant referrals in a timely manner.
7. Document interactions and referrals to other staff in the NYWIC Peer counselor module.
8. Communicates with mothers and prenatal women in the waiting areas before contact with the Dietitians.
9. Provides emotional support to mothers and prenatal women to encourage breastfeeding.
10. Attends all training sessions.
11. Demonstrates proper breastfeeding positions for mother and baby, manual expression of breast milk and safe collection and storage of breast milk and increasing and decreasing milk supply.
12. Acts as advocate for breastfeeding in the community.
13. Contacts participants who received a breast pump within 24 hours of issuance.
14. Cleans hospital grade (Loaner pumps) using clean wipes upon return.
15. Performs these and other WIC related duties as assigned by the Breastfeeding Coordinator.
DEPARTMENT PREFERENCES/ QUALIFICATIONS
CERTIFICATION(S)/NYS LICENSE(S):
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL:

• Is a paraprofessional, as defined by the WIC Breastfeeding Model Components for Peer Counseling
• Recruited and hired from WIC's target population, and, to the extent possible, represent the same racial/ethnic background as the participants they support
• Have breastfed at least one baby
• Is trained based on the FNS WIC Breastfeeding Curriculum

Bilingual Spanish or Bengali highly preferred.
Benefits
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

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