<p>40 Hours - Monday - Friday Shift: 8:00am - 4:30pm Are you ready to take your career to the next level and drive health equality? Have you ever been told you're a good listener, a problem solver, and are resourceful? As a critical member of the WIC Team; The Director is responsible for the overall administration and management of the nutrition program that provides healthy foods, education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, to qualifying families. At NBCH we provide high quality care to meet the needs of our diverse patients. We offer a variety of services to the community, including Primary & Urgent care, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Adult Medicine, Behavioral Health, Dental Care and Office-Based Addiction Treatment. Who we're looking for: Ability to demonstrate leadership, and decision-making capabilities. Interest in nutrition and maternal child health Ability to articulate program goals and policies to participants, healthcare providers, community agencies and vendors. Good communication skills both oral and written required Working knowledge of grant writing and budget preparation We offer a work/life balance that other organizations may not be able to provide: Monday - Friday: No nights and Weekends off. Closed when traveling conductions are deemed too dangerous for staff & patients means less childcare hassles when school is cancelled Affordable, low-deductible Medical Insurance that starts on day 1 23 personal days off a year. An additional 12 paid holidays. Tuition reimbursement No cost Short Term Disability Insurance No cost Life insurance Opportunities in urgent care, women's health, pediatrics, adult medicine, infectious disease and possible growth opportunities.</p> <p>Essential Functions:</p> <ul> <li>Plans, implements, and evaluates program operations to ensure compliance with federal regulations and </li></ul> <p>state policies and procedures, including all procedures relating to:</p> <ul> <li> <p>WIC checks and vendors, Management Information System, Caseload Management, Fiscal Operations, Data quality, Quality assurance, Staff deployment, Sites-opening and relocation, Management Evaluation.</p> </li><li> <p>Acts as a liaison between the sponsoring agency and the state WIC office and between local program and</p> </li></ul> <p>health and human service agencies.</p> <ul> <li>Hires and promotes ongoing supervision and annual evaluations for senior nutritionists, assistant director, </li></ul> <p>and community coordinators</p> <ul> <li> <p>Trains in coordination with The Learning center Staff, community coordinators, and program assistants</p> </li><li> <p>Defines (with the senior nutritionist) staff responsibilities, work schedules., participant service hours and</p> </li></ul> <p>client flow.</p> <ul> <li> <p>Ensures that WIC staff of up-to-date, knowledge and skills by:</p> </li><li> <p>Requiring staff to attend state-sponsored conferences and business meetings and in-services.</p> </li><li> <p>Conducting regular staff meetings to share information resolve problems.</p> </li><li> <p>Connecting annual staff reviews (in collaboration with senior nutritionist).</p> </li><li> <p>Providing annual civil rights training, annular customer service training, and domestic violence training for</p> </li></ul> <p>all staff.</p> <ul> <li>Ensuring that all staff of obtains 10 CEU credits annually. </li></ul> <p>New Bedford Community Health is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other lawfully protected status. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V</p>