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Breast Feeding Peer Counselor (Bilingual)
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What they do
A Lactation Consultant works with new mothers to teach them how to feed their babies and manage breastfeeding issues. Provides clinical help and emotional support for breast-feeding mothers. Advises mothers on feeding schedules; helps with babies that have slow weight gain.
$93,642 / year median in Nebraska
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Are you mission-driven? Family Service is the place for you! Join our mission of "Helping Families Thrive". Bilingual Spanish/English Attend breastfeeding training classes to become a peer counselor, such as Loving Support for Peer Counselors. Receive a caseload of WIC mothers and make routine periodic contact. Give basic breastfeeding information and support to new mothers. Help mothers prevent and handle common breastfeeding problems. Counsel WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers by telephone, home visits, and/or hospital visits. Is available outside the WIC clinic and the usual 8:00 am to 5:00 pm working schedule to new mothers who are having breastfeeding problems. Keep information strictly confidential. Attend and assist with prenatal classes and breastfeeding support groups. Attend monthly staff meetings and breastfeeding conferences/workshops as appropriate. Coordinate breastfeeding promotion activities in WIC and in the community. May assist WIC staff in promoting breastfeeding peer counseling through special projects, events, and duties as assigned. Keep accurate records of all contacts made with WIC mothers. Refer mothers, according to clinic-established protocols.