The local agency ensures that the Local Agency Breastfeeding Coordinator/Supervisor has all of the following qualifications:
- Meets the qualifications for a CPA.
- Has experience in program management.
- Has, at minimum, 1 year of experience in counseling breastfeeding women.
- Has successfully completed specialized training in lactation management and care (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is preferred, but individual may be exam-eligible or have successfully completed other State-approved specialized training).
The local agency ensures that the Local Agency Breastfeeding Coordinator/Supervisor performs the following roles and responsibilities (depending on a local agency’s organization, the local agency may assign some of these responsibilities to another staff member):
- Oversees the planning, implementation and evaluation of local agency breastfeeding activities.
- Ensures that local agency staff is properly trained on breastfeeding education and support.
- Provides ongoing supervision and support of local agency breastfeeding staff.
- Keeps current with up-to-date breastfeeding information and disseminates this as well as FNS-provided information to other local agency staff.
- Identifies, coordinates and collaborates with community breastfeeding stakeholders.
- Monitors local agency breastfeeding rates.
- Ensures that breast pump issuance, inventory, and maintenance are logged and monitored.
- Performs the roles and responsibilities of a CPA.