WIC Nutrition Coordinator (WMS 2)

Prevention and Community Health- Office of Nutrition Services

Permanent · Fulltime · Homebased

Join the Department of Health as Washington’s WIC Nutrition Coordinator, leading statewide efforts to improve nutrition, breastfeeding support, and participant services for families through the WIC program. In this key leadership role, you’ll guide policy, training, and operations for the Client and Nutrition Services Section, ensuring high-quality, equitable WIC services reach communities across the state.

About the Role
The WIC Nutrition Coordinator manages the Client and Nutrition Services Section, composed of three teams that support the statewide delivery of WIC services. You’ll provide strategic leadership and direction for nutrition and certification policy, WIC program training, and participant services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the development of policies and training to help local WIC agencies meet federal and state requirements.
• Promoting best practices in participant evaluation, referrals, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support.
• Maintaining strong communication and collaboration with contracted local WIC agencies.
• Monitoring participation trends and guiding caseload and funding allocations.
• Coordinating outreach to expand WIC access in areas of greatest need.
• Ensuring WIC foods and formulas meet all regulatory standards.
• Partnering with internal teams and external organizations to strengthen nutrition services and access.

As part of the ONS leadership team, you’ll also help plan and manage an annual budget of $170 million, oversee section performance, and guide supervisors and staff toward achieving the mission of improving nutrition and health for Washington families.

About WA State DOH

Our programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide information to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies. To accomplish all of these, we collaborate with many partners every day. We help ensure a safer and healthier Washington by: Working to improve health through disease and injury prevention, immunization, and newborn screening Providing health and safety information, education and training so people can make healthy choices Promoting a health and wellness system where we live, learn, work, play and worship Addressing environmental health hazards associated with drinking water, food, air quality and pesticide exposure Protecting you and your family by licensing healthcare professionals, investigating disease outbreaks and preparing for emergencies

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