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Breast feeding Peer Counselor

12/10/2025

The Breastfeeding Peer Counselor provides basic breastfeeding information and encouragement to WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. They assist with prenatal and breastfeeding groups and interact with WIC staff to promote and support breastfeeding.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

The BMS Family Health and Wellness Centers (BMS) serve over 17,000 residents in East and Central Brooklyn, New York. We are dedicated to delivering top-notch services and comprehensive programs to address and prevent health conditions, while empowering our community through education, coordination, and advocacy. Our mission is to provide and promote integrative and high-quality health care and social services, enabling every individual and family in our communities to achieve Total Health and Wellness. We aim to ignite a health and wellness revolution that brings lasting, positive change to our communities. Our History: BMS’s roots trace back to the 1960s with the Brownsville Community Council (BCC), a group committed to organizing and empowering residents. This activism led to the creation of the Brownsville Community Development Corporation (BCDC) in 1974, and eventually, BMS was established in 1982 as a federally qualified health center. Our goal was, and still is, to provide services regardless of the ability to pay, immigration status, or health insurance coverage. Our Impact: Today, BMS is dedicated to the cultural, economic, medical, and educational well-being of everyone in our community. We continue to advocate for increased healthcare access and inspire overall well-being throughout Brooklyn. Our Founder: Joseph Francois, former CEO of BCDC and founding Executive Director of BMS, was a passionate advocate for Brownsville, Ocean Hill, and East New York. His leadership shaped BMS into a vital social change agent. In his honor, we have named one of our service sites the “BMS Life & Wellness Center: The Joseph K. Francois Pavilion.” Join us in our mission to transform health and wellness in Brooklyn and beyond!

About the Role

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

A paraprofessional support person who gives basic breastfeeding information and encouragement to WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Assists with prenatal and breastfeeding groups and interacts with WIC staff to promote and support breastfeeding.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Attends breastfeeding training classes to become peer counselor.
Receives Peer Counselor referrals and makes routine periodic contacts with assigned WIC prenatal or postpartum women.
Provide breastfeeding counseling to pregnant and breastfeeding mothers by telephone and at WIC or clinic visit at intervals outlines in peer counselor handbook.
Assists in-groups for pregnant or breastfeeding women as well as conduct breastfeeding workshops.
Available outside the usual 8-5 working schedule.
Keep mothers’ information strictly confidential.
Keep accurate records of all contact made.
Attends monthly meetings and breastfeeding conferences/workshops as assigned by the breastfeeding coordinator.
Attends in-service and other agency meetings.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED.
Has previous breastfeeding experience.
Successfully completes the Peer Counselor Training Program through the local agency.
is a current or former WIC participant or is from the community served by the local agency.
exhibits good nurturing skills.
has consistent reliable access to a phone.
has access to transportation to keep program commitment.
projects enthusiasm for assisting other women.

Key Skills

Breastfeeding CounselingNurturing SkillsCommunicationRecord KeepingConfidentialityGroup FacilitationWorkshop ConductingTraining Attendance