{"id":1457927,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sea-mar-nutrition-assistant-certifier-1","title":"Nutrition Assistant Certifier 1","company":{"id":1904562,"name":"Sea Mar Community Health Centers","domain":"seamar.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/seamar-org","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"C","score":69,"open_postings":543,"ghost_share":0.427,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":71,"computed_at":"2026-11-06T05:58:05Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Lynnwood, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":22,"max":22,"currency":"USD","period":"hour","gross":null,"usd_annual":44000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T10:41:07Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":44,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":0,"flags":["company_stale"],"days_open":44},"description":"Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:\nSea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization\nPosition Summary\nThe Nutrition Assistant Certifier I is responsible for WIC participant enrollment, termination, orientation, benefit delivery and maintaining client files. He or she also performs preliminary participant risk assessment and some basic nutrition education, identifies and makes nutrition and other health or community service referrals. She/he also assists with the Nutrition Program clerical support including, but not limited to; completing participant reports, maintaining records and monthly statistics.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following listed below. The Nutrition Assistant Certifier I may be required to perform other duties as assigned.\nADMINISTRATIVE\nMaintains complete up-to-date WIC charts (documenting counseling session as specified by program guidelines in legible form), and statistical program records including but not limited to; documentation flow sheet, WIC diet records, certification sheets, weight/height grids, child evaluation sheets, infant birth outcomes, and appointment scheduling.\nEstablishes and maintains professional working relationships with WIC team members and other Sea Mar staff. Serves as liaison between Nutrition/WIC and other clinic and community services and makes referrals as appropriate.\nAssists with the clerical and statistical program work as needed.\nAttends selected clinic, MSS, Preventative Health Services division and WIC meetings and participates in continuing education.\nAssists with breastfeeding promotion and community nutrition education, including travel as needed.\nWorks efficiently with self-direction.\nCLINICAL\nDemonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.\nDemonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.\nAble to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping needs, such as those for infant, adolescent, or geriatric patients.\nInterviews clients from diverse populations, reviews and documents client history, anthropometric and laboratory data, and reviews current eating habits.\nUses standard assessment tools and follows department policies and practices to perform screening procedures such as weighing and measuring, taking hematocrits hemoglobin, plotting growth grids, and reviewing dietary evaluations.\nCompares information collected to program criteria to accurately determine WIC eligibility and nutrition risk factors.\nRefers clients to appropriate health or community service resources. Identifies when high-risk clients need immediate attention of Dietitian and makes appropriate referrals and facilitates the appointment.\nProvides individual and group nutrition education according to program guidelines, utilizing client appropriate methods and materials.\nProvides program orientation, nutrition requirements and assists in scheduling client appointment, considering all programmatic and client needs.\nDetermine appropriate food package, explains nutrient content of WIC foods, identifies contracted food vendor, issues manual or computerized food benefits, and documents benefit issued.\nMaintains patient rights and confidentiality; documents vendor and participant complaints and infractions.\nCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT\nThis person must sign an oath of permanent confidentiality covering all patient-related information.\nThis person must receive a background check from the Washington State Patrol.\nMust have and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification bi-annually and TB test annually.\nThe Nutrition Assistant shall sign and date the job description to affirm the validity of the information herein and to signify compliance with the conditions of employment, minimum qualifications and an understanding of the job responsibilities. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nAbilities and aptitudes for developing effective community and personnel relationships are important.\nAlso important is the ability to work comfortably and effectively with individuals and groups from diverse cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.\nAble to deal patiently and empathetically with multicultural clientele, even under stressful conditions.\nAble to work cooperatively as a member of the health care team.\nWorks efficiently with self-direction.\nLANGUAGE SKILLS\nPossess writing skills sufficient to be understood by a dietitian, receptionist, WIC coordinator, and the WIC participant.\nBilingual, bicultural - English/Spanish preferred.\nMATHEMATICAL SKILLS REASONING ABILITY\nAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.\nAbility to understand a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.\nEducation, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, and Medical Screening\nEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE\nHigh School or GED diploma.\nOne year previous experience as WIC Clerk and/or in WIC program desired.\nInterest and experience in basic nutrition and childhood development desirable.\nCompletion of the Minimum Paraprofessional Competencies (a set of standards defined by Washington State WIC Program) within guidelines set in WIC/Nutrition Policies and Procedures.\nMust have and maintain a TB test annually.\nThis position must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR within 90 days of hire date and is required to maintain current BLS CPR throughout employment. Additional Requirements\nPre-hire and annual employee health screening required\nAnnual influenza vaccine required. Only exception is for employees with a medical or religious exemption approved by Administration. Employees with an approved medical or religious exemption must wear a mask at all time during the flu season.\nWork Environment\nThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to travel in Western Washington in a timely manner performing the work described above. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to moderately high.\nPhysical Requirements\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Incumbent must be able to lift 35 pounds above 4 feet without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Able to sit at computer terminal or desk for extended periods of time.\nHourly Wage: $22.28\nHourly - Hourly Plan, 22.28 USD HourlyWhat We Offer:\nSea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:\nMedical\nDental\nVision\nPrescription coverage\nLife Insurance\nLong Term Disability\nEAP (Employee Assistance Program)\nPaid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.\nWe also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment. \nSea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.\nPlease visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. 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