Breastfeeding Peer Counselor

This is responsible part-time work involving the delivery of outreach services to encourage the breast feeding of infants and provide advice and assistance with proper breast feeding practices.  Activities associated with the job include conducting home visits, making telephone calls, providing counseling for new mothers on proper nutritional and preventive health practices and promoting healthy lifestyles.  Additional activities include serving as a resource for clients and their families, advocating for the needs of nursing mothers and maintaining accurate and thorough records of all outreach activities conducted in the service area.  Job responsibilities require considerable experience in proper breast feeding practices, experience performing health related outreach activities, knowledge of community and regional medical and health related resources, good interpersonal, organizational and decision making skills and sufficient strength and stamina to perform job related duties.  

Interested parties must submit a Sevier County job application. For a complete job description and application, click the links below.

Applications can be submitted via email to hr@seviercountytn.gov, mailed, or hand delivered to: Sevier County Mayor’s Office, 125 Court Ave., Suite 102E, Attn: Human Resources, Sevierville, TN 37862

Applications will be accepted until Thursday, September 21, 2023

It is the policy of Sevier County to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam-era veteran or special disabled veteran, or status in any other group protected by law.

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