Data is as of 6/15/2025.
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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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WIC Supervisor
FLSA: Standard/Exempt EEO Category: (20) Professionals
Class Code: 19320 Salary Grade: JH1
Approved: October 24, 1997 Last Revised: March 18, 2025

Purpose:
 

Under general direction, this position leads and performs tasks in WIC Program sites, supervises WIC team, and provides client services
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Supervises assigned WIC team.
  2. Monitors compliance with WIC policies and procedures.
  3. Evaluates job performance.
  4. Develops and provides staff in service training.
  5. Counsels high-risk clients on nutritional needs.
  6. Determines eligibility for WIC Program.
  7. Prescribes supplemental foods and special formulas.
  8. Delivers individual and group nutrition education.
  9. Develops work schedules.
  10. Interprets Federal, State, and Local guidelines.
  11. Performs other tasks as required.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of principles and practice of nutrition.
  • Knowledge of public health programs and client needs.
  • Knowledge of management techniques.
  • Ability to apply interpretations of federal state and local regulations.
  • Ability to examine and evaluate need for nutrition programs.
  • Ability to listen and communicate verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective supervisory relationship with employees
Minimum Qualifications:
 

Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to Food and Nutrition or Dietetics, plus three (3) years of experience in a field related to Nutrition or Dietetics, one (1) year of which were in a lead or supervisory capacity
Licenses and Certifications Required:
  None.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.