Breastfeeding Support Specialist

South Carolina DDSN; South Carolina; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Deferred compensation

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Job summary

The South Carolina Department of Public Health seeks a dedicated professional to promote breastfeeding in the community, workplace, and health care systems, supporting mothers enrolled in WIC. Under supervision of the Breastfeeding Coordinator, you will contact WIC moms within the first two weeks after birth, provide ongoing support, and refer complex cases to the designated expert.

This role requires enthusiasm for breastfeeding and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and relevant human services experience.
• Enthusiastic about breastfeeding and recruited from target population.
• WIC Breastfeeding Curriculum Level 1 Training completion required.

Responsibilities

• Contact WIC breastfeeding moms in hospital, through home visits, and/or by telephone within 1-7 days and 8-14 days after delivery to provide breastfeeding support.
• Make a contact by telephone or face-to-face with the breastfeeding mom once a week for the next 3 weeks after birth and at a minimum once a month thereafter as long as the mom is breastfeeding.
• Refer breastfeeding moms/infants with complex breastfeeding situations to the breastfeeding coordinator or Designated Breastfeeding Expert.
• Make prenatal contacts at 16, 20, 24, 27, 31, 35, 39, 40, and 41 weeks gestation. Use breastfeeding promotion scripts as a guide.
• Invites WIC mothers to breastfeeding classes and support groups. Teaches breastfeeding information. Provides basic WIC information, such as breast pump options or refers WIC questions to WIC nutritionist.
• Keep accurate records of all contacts made with WIC mothers. Maintain strict confidentiality of client information.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor(s) and/or Breastfeeding Coordinator

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Cultural sensitivity

Breastfeeding support

Education

High school diploma

Job description

The South Carolina Department of Public Health seeks a dedicated professional to promote breastfeeding in the community, workplace, and health care systems, supporting mothers enrolled in WIC. Under supervision of the Breastfeeding Coordinator, you will contact WIC moms within the first two weeks after birth, provide ongoing support, and refer complex cases to the designated expert.

This role requires enthusiasm for breastfeeding and team collaboration.