Wic Nutrition Assistant
Listed on 2026-07-15
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Dental / Dentistry
Public Health
Recruitment Information
HOW TO APPLY:
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Please be advised that the hiring process for this position is part of the Department of Health's Hiring Innovation for Rapid Employment (HIRE) Pilot Project. The Pilot Project will defer the traditional screening of applications for minimum qualifications until after a selection has been made. Therefore, the referral of an application to the hiring manager and the opportunity to interview for the position do not indicate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the position, nor do they guarantee employment.
If selected for the role, a comprehensive review of the application packet will occur to ensure that the minimum qualifications are met. If the selectee is deemed qualified, a conditional offer will be issued.
This posting is for the State of Hawaii.
The position is located on the Island of Oahu.
The State Recruiting Office will refer all inquiries regarding this civil service recruitment to the
Duties SummaryFull-time, Permanent Civil Service position. The primary purpose of this position is to provide assistance to the Public Health Nutritionists by performing nutrition activities related to low-risk factors, including prescribing supplemental foods and providing nutritional education; the position also determines participant eligibility. Work is performed at assigned clinics and/or at other sites.
Minimum Qualification RequirementsMINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experience is credited based on a 40-hour workweek.
Experience requiring the ability to read, comprehend and apply written directions and a high degree of verbal skill in addition to the ability to perform arithmetic computations, including fractions, percentages and averages. This experience may be met from part-time and/or unpaid work. There must, however, be evidence that participation was on a continuous, but not necessarily full-time normal work, basis.
This requirement may also be met by possession of a high school diploma, or equivalent.
One year of work experience which involved meeting and dealing effectively with people and which demonstrated the ability to: (1) establish and maintain positive relationships with people and (2) provide and elicit pertinent information.
In addition, either concurrently or separately, there must be evidence of demonstrated ability to organize materials; elicit information and write notes consisting of complete sentences based on such information; and use a keyboard to input alpha and numeric data.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
For the Nutrition Assistant, applicants must provide certificate of satisfactory completion of a State approved training program for paraprofessionals to provide nutrition services for the WIC program. The training program must meet standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Substitution of Education for
Experience:
1) Successful completion of thirty (30) semester credit hours of coursework from an accredited college or university which included at least six (6) semester credit hours of coursework in psychology, sociology, social work, or other behavioral science may be substituted for the General Experience on a year-for-year basis.
2) Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in Community Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences, or any other related Food Science or Nutrition major, may be substituted for all the General and Specialized Experience requirements.
Complete Application Packet at: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Recruitment deadline is continuous.
Your Job Benefits With The State Of HawaiiThe State of Hawaii offers its employees who are members of the civil service a range of benefits. Some benefits are offered as a result of collective bargaining agreements and changes may occur. A summary of these benefits, which is based on full-time employment, is listed below.
Note:
Benefits for NON-CIVIL SERVICE appointments will be provided by the hiring department at the time of interview. With Civil Service modernization, effective July 1, 2002, employees appointed to temporary positions may also gain membership in the civil service upon satisfactory completion of an initial probation period of at least six months. As a temporary member of the civil service, you will be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions.
You may also enjoy other rights and benefits afforded to members of the civil service, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force of a permanent member of the civil service.
Paid Holidays:
You may be eligible for 13…
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