Examples of Duties

Duties for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Develop operational policies and procedures to ensure compliance to State, Federal and local statues and regulations,
• Prepare and distribute appropriate management reports,  
• Perform supervisory functions to include interviewing, selecting, evaluating, disciplining, and staff development and trainings.  
• Provide clinical and programmatic supervision.
• Coordinate the administration of the WIC Program in compliance with state law and other WIC agency recommendations by approving educational materials, WIC outreach activities, ordering supplies, written request for equipment approval from state, , attend state mandated trainings, conferences and workshops.   
• Provide guidance to site managers in regards administrative and State and local policy changes and follow-up to ensure appropriate interpretation and implementation.
• Responsible for records of program performance, food benefits issuance, and outreach plans for expansion.
• Monitor Nutritionist III and their coordination of Breastfeeding Peer Counselors on policies and procedures for inventory, storage and issuance of breast pumps to enrolled WIC Program participants.

Employee is subject to be called upon anytime to help the agency respond to a public health emergency which may include, but is not limited to, outbreak investigations, staffing mass dispensing or immunization clinics, providing disaster relief, or other incidents (man-made or natural and intentional or non-intentional) as they arise, or any public health response requested by the Health Director. 

Administering the Class: Candidates should provide documentation from their respective university or college certifying Commission eligibility and/or indicating completion of an ADA approved dietetic internship. If Commission registered, candidates may provide registration number. Satisfactory completion of an ADA approved dietetic internship not receiving college credit can be treated as one full year of experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of principles and practices of the field of nutrition. 
• Thorough knowledge of dietary assessment techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles of supervision and management.
• Considerable knowledge of current research findings and trends.
• Considerable knowledge of community resources and socio-economic groups.
• Skill in interviewing, counseling, and dietary assessments.
• Ability to plan, develop, direct, and evaluate a nutrition program.
• Ability to train and supervise students, interns, administrative support and professional staff. 
• Ability to establish rapport with community agencies and groups such as hospitals, hospice, medical society, civic groups and schools.

The Cumberland County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CCDPH complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. CCDPH does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.
 
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About Cumberland County Government

The Department of Public Health provides an array of services to the citizens of the County. Federal, State and County tax money fund the Health Department. Grants and fees for services generate additional funds. The Health Department is governed by the Cumberland County Board of Health, which is composed of up to eleven members appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The Health Department was founded in 1911 as the Cumberland County/Fayetteville City Board of Sanitation and Health, but it had no paid employees. In 1923, a part-time physician and two nurses were hired as the first paid employees. The Public Health Center is located at 1235 Ramsey Street and operates three satellite offices throughout the County.

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