Peer, Breastfeeding
$18.5 per hourSoutheastern Michigan Health Association
Job Description
Job Description
Description:
LOCATION: Wayne County Health Department - Hamtramck, MI 48212
POSITION SUMMARY: The ideal candidate in this position will coordinate breastfeeding outreach services, representing the Wayne County Department of Health, Human & Veterans Services to the public. The employee will assist in the marketing and distribution of breastfeeding materials and also recruit and accept referrals for the WIC Program. Also, this employee will provide individual and group breastfeeding education; maintain appropriate records and reports; work collaboratively with the WIC Program and other community projects. The ideal candidate is required to complete all training requirements that include in state travel.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provides education/demonstration/educational activities on breastfeeding practices to clients, families/communities and/or staff as needed.
- Maintain community outreach with area hospitals to promote and support best practices in breastfeeding.
- Demonstrate breastfeeding equipment and techniques.
- Demonstrate set-up and break down of multiple types of breast pumps.
- Attend and participate in monthly meetings.
- Maintain contact via telephone with pregnant and breastfeeding women. Breastfeeding Peer educators see women in the WIC Clinics and area hospitals and also have contact by telephone.
- Document all contacts with the pregnant and/or breastfeeding woman within the MIWIC data base.
- Completes and maintains monthly reports
- May require travel to multiple offices and sites.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proven ability to be an effective team member.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Skilled in computers and software programs including Microsoft Word and Excel and Access.
- Knowledge of the Internet and the use of Web forms and Web based programs.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions & learn new tasks.
- Must have a valid Michigan Drivers' License and a reliable transportation with full-time access.
- Must have successfully breastfed at least one infant and have the passion to assist pregnant and breastfeeding women.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Multilingual (English/ Arabic and/or English/Bengali and/or English/Spanish) preferred but not required.
- Current or previous experience with WIC a plus.
Salary: $18.50 hourly
Employment Type: Part-time
Classification: Non-Exempt
Application Deadline: August 13, 2026
Please contact SEMHA HR Department @ View phone number on ziprecruiter.com if you need assistance to upload resume or make application online.
** Applicants must be presently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. E.O.E.**** SEMHA is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the SEMHA Human Resources Department. **
** SEMHA positions are grant funded and are contingent upon the continued support of the funding throughout the duration of the assignment. ** Requirements:
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