Lactation Counselor - OPS Training Specialist II 64905692

Requisition No: 858724 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: Lactation Counselor - OPS Training Specialist II 64905692

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 64905692 

Salary:  $19.06 per hour 

Posting Closing Date: 09/15/2025 

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Open Competitive

Lactation Counselor – OPS Training Specialist II 64905692

Your Specific Responsibilities:

• Prepares and teaches classes to promote, protect, and support clients’ breastfeeding decisions.  May utilize group teaching or individual instruction.  Classes may be taught in WIC clinics, health departments, schools, or other agencies in the community.

 

• Provides breastfeeding support to WIC clients per local agency requirements and scope of practice.

 

• Manages the direct care of clients. Interviews and assesses breastfeeding mother and baby dyads for successful breastfeeding experience.   Provides follow-up for women and their infants regarding feeding and milk supply issues, support for return to work/school, and/or other questions and concerns.  Issues breast pumps and other related equipment to WIC clients according to assessments and agency guidelines.

 

• Document telephone contacts, breastfeeding classes, assessments/consultations, and issuance of breast pumps and breastfeeding equipment per local agency requirements. Documentation will be timely and accurately including the name and credential(s) of the writer.

 

• Updates and maintains breastfeeding inventory.  Follows up with client issued breast pumps to assure timely return. Sanitizes and prepares multi use electric breast pumps for client issuance.

 

• Provides yearly in-services on breastfeeding to WIC staff. Assists in the breastfeeding training/orientation of new WIC employees as delegated by the breastfeeding coordinator.

 

• Represents WIC at community organizations, meetings, and coalitions to promote breastfeeding and provide outreach.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of evidence-based breastfeeding practices.
• Skilled in assessing and counseling mother and baby dyads for successful breastfeeding.
• Skilled in instructing clients about breast pumps.
• Skilled in preparing and teaching classes to clients, community, and health professionals promote, protect, and support breastfeeding.
• Skilled with record keeping of inventory.
• Skilled in use of computers, programs, and documenting into electronic medical record.

Qualifications:

• This position requires a current/active lactation certification: Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), or Certified Lactation Educator (CLE), Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS), or International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
• This position requires one years of experience providing breastfeeding consultations.
• This position requires the successful incumbent to work in various clinic locations and other community partners in Brevard County.

• The ability to fluently read, write, and speak both English and Spanish or Creole is preferred.
• A minimum of eight college courses from an accredited institution in the Health Sciences (Such as Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Biology, Infant Growth and Development, Nutrition, Counseling skills, Sociology, Introduction to Clinical Research, etc.) is preferred.

 

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission: