CalFresh Outreach Student Assistant
Listed on 2026-08-06
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Social Work
Youth Development
Job no: 560422
Work type: Student Assistant
Location: Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories: Temporary, Time Varies, Student Services, On-site (work in-person at business location), Unit 15 - CSUEU - Student Assistants
- Temporary hourly-intermittent student assistant position available in Basic Needs.
- Start Date
- Position available on or after August 10, 2026 and ending on or before May 31, 2027. Possibility of reappointment based on budget, department needs, and job performance.
- Job Description/Duties
- Deliver high-quality customer service to students and community members.
- Engage students in discussions to raise awareness about Cal Fresh benefits.
- Facilitate Cal Fresh Healthy Living nutrition education sessions using approved evidence-based curriculum.
- Utilize design software (e.g., Canva) to create promotional materials, educational content, and visual elements for the Basic Needs newsletter.
- Utilize design software (e.g., Canva) to develop promotional materials and educational content.
- Record, edit, and publish recipe videos featuring student-friendly meals from Eat Fresh.org.
- Collaborate with Basic Needs staff to host Instagram Live sessions showcasing the use of Cal Fresh benefits.
- Establish and maintain partnerships across campus to increase Cal Fresh program participation.
- Maintain records of class attendance, Instagram content, and other program data using Word/Excel.
- Attend monthly Cal Fresh Outreach (CFO) collaborative meetings to provide program updates.
- Assist with training and mentoring volunteers.
- Collect, organize, and maintain documentation for submission to the supervisor.
- Provide feedback on campus trends related to student health and wellness concerns.
- Support Basic Needs and Warrior Food Pantry initiatives by serving as a Basic Needs Ambassador, engaging in both in-person and virtual tabling events, and actively participating in programming such as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Share the Love Week, and Cal Fresh prescreening events.
- Conduct Cal Fresh pre-screenings for Warrior Food Pantry participants, assist students with Cal Fresh applications and renewal processes, and respond to general inquiries about the program, ensuring compliance with confidentiality and program training requirements.
- Use independent judgment to refer students to appropriate campus resources, including Basic Needs team members.
- Attend meetings with the Basic Needs team as required.
- Provide regular progress updates to supervisors.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Qualifications
- Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units.
- Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.
- Salary Range
- $16.90per hour.
- Final date to receive applications
- OPEN UNTIL FILLED
- Background Clearance Notice
- Satisfactory completion of a background check (which includes checks of employment records, education records, criminal records, civil records; and may include motor vehicle records, professional licenses, and sex offender registries, as position requires) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.
Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. - Additional Information
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