Director of WIC

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who see it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is currently seeking a full-time Director of WIC to join our team located in Poughkeepsie, NY.

The Director of WIC is responsible for overall planning, implementation and coordination of all activities and provision of services at all WIC sites. Performs job duties in compliance with systems and job specific standards.

Job Type: Full-Time

Pay Range: $75,257 to $100,409 annually 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Attends meetings, training sessions and other required WIC activities.
• Works in collaboration with sponsoring agency and DOH to develop and manage WIC budget, caseload and annual local agency compliance and self assessment and local agency policy and procedure manual
• Works closely with local agency breastfeeding, nutrition and outreach coordinator to develop, improve and modify education plans
• Provide guidance and direct leadership to the site supervisors, overseeing all WIC sites and services and ensure compliance with all federals regulations and state policies
• Prepares and tracks budgets with organizational Finance staff\
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the WIC program at the various sites. Assures consistency in implementation of all program components.
• Ensure collaboration with intra-agency staff, health care providers and community- based organizations

Requirements:

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Public Health or Public Administration required.

Preferred Education: Master’s Degree in Nutrition, Public Health or Public Health preferred

Responsibilities

Relation to Mission
The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.

Americans with Disabilities Act
Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities
The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.