Program Coordinator 2 (WIC Program Coordinator PCN 061547)

State of Alaska; Anchorage, Juneau (AK, AK); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid telework option

11 paid holidays

Paid leave

Retirement options

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Job summary

State of Alaska is seeking a Program Coordinator 2 for the WIC program, with duties focused on delivering nutrition services and education to families in Anchorage or Juneau. The role emphasizes breastfeeding support, referrals, and food assistance, aligned with state and federal WIC requirements.

You will lead daily service delivery and work within a collaborative public health team to improve food security and health outcomes for women, infants, and children across Alaska.

Qualifications

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic approach to address problems.
• Compliance: knowledge of procedures for assessing and monitoring programs for compliance.
• Decision Making: makes sound, well-informed decisions in uncertain situations.
• Planning and Evaluating: organizes work, sets priorities, and evaluates outcomes.
• Organizational Awareness: understands the organization's mission and operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily WIC service delivery and provide nutrition education to families.
• Offer breastfeeding support, referrals, and supplemental food assistance.
• Ensure services are welcoming, efficient, and compliant with WIC requirements.
• Serve as a trusted community resource to improve health outcomes across Alaska.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Compliance

Decision Making

Planning and Evaluating

Organizational Awareness

Customer Service

Job description

Program Coordinator 2 (WIC Program Coordinator PCN 061547)

Anchorage or Juneau, AK

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

This position is currently located in Juneau, AK. The position may be in Anchorage or Juneau depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.

What you will be doing:

As the WIC Program Coordinator, you’ll play an important role in helping women, infants, and children in your community access essential nutrition services and support. You’ll lead daily WIC service delivery while providing nutrition education, breastfeeding support, referrals, and supplemental food assistance directly to families. You’ll help ensure services are welcoming, efficient, and consistent with state and federal WIC requirements. This is a rewarding opportunity to serve as a trusted community resource and make a meaningful difference in the health and well‑being of Alaska’s families.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Division of Public Health is the state's lead public health agency focused on the services that protect the public's health and advance the health status of all Alaskans and communities by preventing illness and injury.

WIC is part of a public health program providing nutrition and breastfeeding education, counseling, support, referrals to needed services, and nutritious food to eligible women, infants, and children up to age five.

We embrace the values of excellence, innovation, continuous improvement, integrity, and inclusiveness.

In your role, you will positively impact the food security of families across Alaska.

The benefits of joining our team:

We are committed to employee health and well‑being, offering opportunities for professional growth and development, and self‑care in a supportive, collegial work environment with job stability and security.

Additional benefits include:

• - option for hybrid telework, if desired
• - 11 paid holidays
• - paid leave
• - retirement options
• - insurance (health, vision, and dental)

The working environment you can expect:

This position is located either in the Juneau Public Health Center in Juneau, AK, or located in the heart of Anchorage, in the Frontier Building in mid‑town Anchorage.

We are a close‑knit and fun team dedicated to supporting health access and equity with a passion for improving the lives of families, women, infants, children, and adolescents. The Division of Public Health has a long history of collaboration with health care providers, non‑profits, educators, and families on improving maternal, newborn, and early childhood health outcomes.

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position‑specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including, promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and/or injury prevention, and/or detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.
• Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high‑quality products and services is committed to continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well‑informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short‑ or long‑term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
• Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.

Additional Required Information

• Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
• A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualifications competencies.

EEO Statement

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal‑opportunity employer.

Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:

Name/Title: Carol Quintanilla

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]