WIC Advocate

Job Description

Job Description

Join CEDA as a WIC Advocate!

Type : Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Salary : $19 / hour

CEDA (Community and Economic Development Association) is a dynamic nonprofit on a mission to empower communities and fight poverty. We are looking for an Advocate to join our dynamic Women Infant and Children Department and ensure our programs maintain the highest quality standards for the communities that need us!

What You'l l do :

• Verifies participant eligibility, reviews program consent with client, and enters program intake, client information, breastfeeding contacts and referrals into IWIC.
• Instructs all clients how to use the EBT card, shopping list, and IWIC app.
• Obtains and documents client anthropometric measurements utilizing length / height boards, scales, head circumference tapes and non-invasive hemoglobin monitors.
• Manages all client schedules and all client communications to maximize client participation (telephone, voicemail, in person, email, text, and virtual).
• Provides translation for WIC staff and clients (bilingual staff only).

Why Join Us?

What We're Looking for :

Ready to Make a Difference?

Apply now to be part of a team committed to fighting poverty and making a lasting impact in Chicagoland. Please see job description for further details.

CEDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. CEDA is a recipient of federal funding and complies with all applicable non-discrimination provisions, including but not limited to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other applicable regulations. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.