Bilingual (Spanish/English) Nutrition Technician

Washington County, Oregon; United States; On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington County is seeking a Bilingual Nutrition Technician (Spanish/English) to join the WIC program within Public Health. Responsibilities include participant enrollment, orientation, benefit issuance, and file maintenance, along with referrals and risk assessments.

You will provide nutrition education and counseling to participants, assess eligibility and status for the WIC program, and work mostly in-person across county clinics with some travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent and two years of health-related work experience.
• Must pass written and oral Spanish fluency assessments.
• Background check post offer and ability to respond to public health emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Enroll participants, conduct orientation, issue benefits and maintain files.
• Identify nutrition/health referrals and perform risk assessments.
• Provide nutrition education in individual and group settings and counseling to WIC participants.
• Assess nutrition status and eligibility for the WIC program.

Skills

Spanish/English bilingual

Nutrition education

Counseling skills

Public health knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Two years of college-level health occupations training

Job description

Note : This job will be posted through 11:59 PM of the day prior to the end date listed.

Current Washington County Employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.

Job Details

• Job Type: Regular
• Pay Range: $27.26 - $33.13 Hourly
• Department: Health & Human Services (HHS)
• FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

About the Opportunity

Washington County Public Health Division is seeking a Bilingual (Spanish/English) Nutrition Technician to join our Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program , the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

The Nutrition Technician in the WIC program is responsible for participant enrollment, orientation, benefit issuance and file maintenance. The Nutrition Technician identifies and makes nutrition and other health related referrals, performs participant risk assessments and provides nutrition education in individual and group settings. The Nutrition Technician provides participant-centered nutrition and breastfeeding information, education, and counseling to WIC participants. In addition, this position assesses participant nutrition status and eligibility for the WIC Supplemental Food Program.

Bilingual Positions

Designated bilingual positions require that the incumbent have knowledge of another language (primarily Spanish) besides English. It is required to possess precise writing skills (including spelling, grammar, and punctuation), fluent speaking skills, and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. Upon successfully passing the applicable proficiency assessments in a selected language, positions that are eligible for the bilingual differential pay will offer in an amount of 5% of the base pay rate , or a flat rate of seventy-five ($75) per pay period, whichever is greater. Pay periods are every two weeks.

Work Schedule

Due to the nature of the duties, this position is not eligible for remote work. The working hours are Mondays 9:30am-6:30pm and Tuesdays through Fridays 8:00am-5:00pm. This position works mostly in-person at the Beaverton WIC office and travels to several clinic locations in Washington County, as needed.

Ideal Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Ability to represent Washington County communities.
• Current or former experience accessing WIC services.
• Experience in screening, counseling and providing information or education to WIC participants.
• Knowledge of the WIC Program regulations for eligibility, food benefits and education.
• Knowledge of the principles of public health, maternal and child nutrition education and breastfeeding education.
• Skills to utilize participant-centered counseling and assessment techniques for communities accessing WIC services.
• Knowledge and understanding of social determinants of health.
• Personal breastfeeding experience or formal lactation education is highly desirable.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent; AND Two (2) years of work experience in the health care, community health, or social services field.
• Two (2) years of college-level training in health occupations may substitute for one (1) year of work experience.

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to pass both written and oral Spanish fluency assessments.
• Must successfully pass a background check post offer.
• Must be prepared to respond to public health emergencies or exercises at any time, except while on scheduled vacation or other leave.
• Must successfully complete basic incident management courses and participate in emergency response trainings as requested.
• Must protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal law.
• Must adhere to Federal and State OSHA guidelines, including but not limited to timely completion of mandatory trainings.

About the Program

The WIC program focuses on nutrition education, breastfeeding support, health and diet screening, growth monitoring, and program referrals for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to 5 years of age. WIC serves families from various cultural and ethnic traditions, languages, backgrounds, and abilities. It is designed to promote positive health outcomes, strengthen life course nutrition and health, and reduce the differences in health outcomes and access of the populations we serve.

To find more about our program, visit: Women, Infants & Children .

Our commitment to you: Washington County is an equal opportunity employer committed to using a merit-based system in which recr