Breastfeeding Peer Counselor

Job Benefits:

Excellent benefit package including: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Group Health Insurance Vacation Days Sick Time Personal Day 14 Paid Holidays 35 hour workweek 4 day work week available for most positions Great work environment National Health Service Corp (NHSC) approved site

To Apply:

Submit an online application at apply.egyptian.org Download or pickup a paper application and return to Tammy Karnes at:

Address:

1412 US 45 North, Eldorado, IL 62930

Fax:

(618) 273-2808

Email:

tkarnes@egyptian.org Please include resume and three letters of reference with application. Three letters of reference will be required prior to start date.

Next application deadline is:

May 15, 2026

Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Department:

WIC Minimum Requirements:

Has breastfed at least one baby within the last 5 years (does not have to be currently breastfeeding). Previous or current WIC participation or, other women from the community with breastfeeding experience and an enthusiasm for breastfeeding may be recruited, hired and trained to be peer counselors. A woman of the community, with similar characteristics (i.e. age, race, cultural ethnicity, education and socioeconomic level) of WIC participants Has a telephone and is willing to make phone calls from home. Has reliable transportation.

Job Type:

Part Time Hours:

28 Hours per

Week Job Duties:

Attends breastfeeding training classes to become a peer counselor. Receives a caseload of WIC mothers and makes routine periodic contacts with all mothers assigned. Gives basic breastfeeding information and support to new mothers. Counsels WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers by phone, home visits, and /or hospital visits at scheduled intervals determined by the local WIC program. Is available outside the WIC clinic and the usual 8-5 working schedule to new mothers who are having breastfeeding problems. Individuals must demonstrate great cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity to populations served

Salary:

$25,600 Breastfeeding Peer Counselor 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1412 US Highway 45 N, Eldorado, IL 62930 $25,600 a year - Part-time Egyptian Health Department 25 reviews $25,600 a year -

Part-time Job Benefits:

Excellent benefit package including: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Group Health Insurance Vacation Days Sick Time Personal Day 14 Paid Holidays 35 hour workweek 4 day work week available for most positions Great work environment National Health Service Corp (NHSC) approved site

To Apply:

Submit an online application at apply.egyptian.org Download or pickup a paper application and return to Tammy Karnes at:

Address:

1412 US 45 North, Eldorado, IL 62930

Fax:

(618) 273-2808

Email:

tkarnes@egyptian.org Please include resume and three letters of reference with application. Three letters of reference will be required prior to start date.

Next application deadline is:

May 15, 2026

Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Department:

WIC Minimum Requirements:

Has breastfed at least one baby within the last 5 years (does not have to be currently breastfeeding). Previous or current WIC participation or, other women from the community with breastfeeding experience and an enthusiasm for breastfeeding may be recruited, hired and trained to be peer counselors. A woman of the community, with similar characteristics (i.e. age, race, cultural ethnicity, education and socioeconomic level) of WIC participants Has a telephone and is willing to make phone calls from home. Has reliable transportation.

Job Type:

Part Time Hours:

28 Hours per

Week Job Duties:

Attends breastfeeding training classes to become a peer counselor. Receives a caseload of WIC mothers and makes routine periodic contacts with all mothers assigned. Gives basic breastfeeding information and support to new mothers. Counsels WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers by phone, home visits, and /or hospital visits at scheduled intervals determined by the local WIC program. Is available outside the WIC clinic and the usual 8-5 working schedule to new mothers who are having breastfeeding problems. Individuals must demonstrate great cultural and socioeconomic sensitivity to populations served

Salary:

$25,600