Breastfeeding Peer Counselor

Adagio Health is seeking a full-time Breastfeeding Peer Counselor for its Armstrong County office.

About the Role

Breastfeeding Peer Counselors at Adagio Health are part of the WIC team, focusing on supporting and educating pregnant and breastfeeding participants. With personal breastfeeding experience and additional training, you’ll help answer questions, provide counseling during WIC appointments, document interactions, and distribute breast pumps or supplies to those in need.

Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Military roles such as Hospital Corpsman (Navy), Health Care Specialist (Army), Family Readiness Support Assistant, Mental Health Technician, or Community Services Coordinator align closely with this position. Transferable skills include:

• Peer counseling and mentorship (e.g., family support programs, resiliency training, or battle buddy systems)
• Patient education and health promotion (common in medical, public health, or preventive medicine roles)
• Logistical coordination (e.g., managing supplies, organizing outreach, or facilitating resource distribution)
• Crisis management and compassionate communication (roles requiring empathy under pressure)

Highlight how your military experience has prepared you to support families with the same commitment and precision you brought to your service.

Responsibilities

• Provide breastfeeding education and support to pregnant and breastfeeding WIC participants
• Counsel participants during WIC appointments
• Document interactions and follow-ups
• Distribute breast pumps and supplies as needed
• Travel as required

Requirements

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
• Successful and comfortable personal breastfeeding experience with your own child/children
• Some travel is required

Benefits

• Daylight hours with no nights, weekends, or holidays
• Affordable healthcare and insurance coverage
• 403(b)-retirement plan with immediate vesting in Adagio’s contribution
• Professional development reimbursement

About Adagio Health

For over 50 years, Adagio Health has provided health, wellness, and nutrition services in Pennsylvania, serving approximately 100,000 patients and clients annually. While women’s health is a primary focus, the organization also offers reproductive health, breast and cervical cancer screening, and preventive health services to men, teens, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and anyone in need in a welcoming, confidential setting.

Adagio Health operates 9 medical offices in western PA addressing social determinants of health such as food insecurity, behavioral health, and care navigation. It manages the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program in 5 counties, promotes tobacco/vaping prevention and cessation, oversees statewide breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment programs, and empowers communities through clinical and education programs focused on nutrition, reproductive and behavioral health, positive relationship building, and life skills.