About the Role
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is seeking a WIC Site Supervisor/Training Coordinator in Newburgh to supervise daily WIC site operations and lead training initiatives to enhance program services and staff competency.
Responsibilities
- Supervise daily operations of the assigned WIC site.
- Ensure quality nutrition services are provided to all WIC participants.
- Oversee food and formula prescriptions and coordinate with medical providers.
- Participate in the development and implementation of the Local Agency Management Evaluation (ME).
- Ensure the efficient flow of the assessment and education process.
- Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of operations (patient, financial, and employee-related).
- Be familiar with and adhere to organizational policies and procedures.
- Attend and participate in required department, staff, and agency meetings.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the WIC Program Director.
- Participate in quality assurance (QA) processes and staff competency in various nutrition related areas (i.e. anthropometry, hematology, nutrition education, etc.).
- Provides the roles and responsibilities of a QN as outlined by WIC Program standards in providing services to participants.
- Develop and maintain individual training plans for all staff, ensuring they are role-specific and competency-based and mandated training.
- Oversee orientation training plans for new staff hires.
- Monitor training progress and maintain documentation systems for training completion.
- Provide mentorship and training support to local agency staff.
- Lead development and evaluation of training materials for staff education.
- Ensure that all staff have a thorough individual training plan that is appropriate, timely, and updated throughout the year.
- Ensure that the agency has a documented, role-specific orientation training plan specifically designed for new staff hires.
- Review and approve all individual staff training plans.
- Implement a system for documenting training progress and completion as well as management of the staff training plans.
- Participate in local and state workgroups to improve nutrition and program services.
- Provide technical assistance and consultation to other local agency staff and other health professionals in nutrition service areas.
- Stay current with up-to-date nutrition information and shares with LA staff by attending professional conferences, meetings, seminars, training, and WIC Association functions.
- Provide leadership in the planning, conducting, and evaluation of Participant-Centered Nutrition Education services.
- Adhere to and abide by the roles and responsibilities as outlined in the WIC documentation (Training Coordinator guidance).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Nutritional Sciences, community nutrition, clinical dietetics, foods and nutrition, or a related field from a regionally accredited college or university, or one recognized by New York State Education Department.
- Registered Dietitian (RD) credential, or eligibility for registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Completion of an accredited dietetic internship program is required.
Location
- Newburgh, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $80,000 annually
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Health Benefits
- Retirement plan
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Time
- Flexible Spending
- Dependent Care
- Paid Holidays
About the Company
- Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center.
- Mission: To provide high quality, comprehensive, primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring, dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay.
- For over fifty years, Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability.
