WIC Clinical Supervisor

Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.

Pay Range:

$83,763.90 - $128,373.25 Annual

Department:

Health Department

Job Type:

Regular Non-Represented

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Exempt)

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

February 17, 2025

The Opportunity:

This Work Matters!

We seek leaders, achievers and doers who bring skill and passion to a challenging and evolving environment.  At the Multnomah County Health Department we are all inspired by the mission: We work with communities to advance health equity, protect the most vulnerable, and promote health and wellness for everyone and we uphold the values: Compassion and Care, Empowerment, Racial Equity, Creativity and Integrity. We create a culture of respect, trust and understanding for the highly diverse population we serve in our communities. 

WIC is a program focusing on nutrition education, breastfeeding support, health and diet screening, growth and development monitoring, and health and social services referrals, as well as providing monthly healthy food benefits for pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to five years of age. WIC serves families from many cultures and ethnic traditions, languages, backgrounds and abilities. It is designed to promote positive health outcomes, strengthen life course nutrition and health, and reduce health disparities in the populations we serve. 

This is a professional supervisor position of a public health clinical program. The supervisor must be a highly responsible person with excellent communication skills, technical skills in nutrition, program management skills, supervisory experience, and self-awareness. The responsibilities in this position include staff development and supervision, WIC clinic management, and leadership. Technical skills are required as well. This position may carry a clinical caseload as a practicing registered dietitian nutritionist.

As the WIC Clinical Supervisor, your responsibilities will include: 

WIC Clinic Management

• Ensures efficient staffing and client appointment schedules.

• Coordinates with other WIC clinics.

• Provides professional resources and support for staff.

• Maintains quality service delivery among clinic staff.

• Follows and maintains WIC program integrity.

• Monitors clinic-based expenditures according to the assigned budget.

Team Development, Staff Supervision and Training

• Facilitates staff meetings and communications.

• Monitors and reviews staff productivity.

• Addresses personnel concerns and disciplinary actions.

• Leads recruitment and hiring for new staff.

• Participates in new staff training and continuing education.

Leadership Team Participation

• Provides leadership and input to WIC-wide projects and committees.

• Works with other WIC Supervisors and Program Manager to provide back-up clinic supervision and program management.

• Represents Multnomah County WIC to State WIC groups or committees as assigned.

Diversity and Inclusion: At Multnomah County, we don't just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect for our employees. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. As a Health Department employee you will create a work culture of respect, trust and understanding for the highly diverse populations the Health Department serves in the office and in the community. Every employee shares the responsibility for promptly bringing to the County's attention conduct that interferes with providing a work environment free of illegal discrimination and harassment.

TO QUALIFY:

We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. 

Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:

• Education/training: equivalent to a bachelor's degree 

• Experience: a