Nutrition Assistant

Department Contact:Zaira Falliner

Internal or External Search:External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary:The College of Health Education and Social Transformation has a job opening for a Nutrition Assistant with the NMSU Head Start program. Visit the NMSU website for additional information.

Position Details

PositionTitle: Nutrition Assistant

College/Division: College of Hlth Educ & Soc Trans

Department: 350450-DONA ANA HEADSTART PGM

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $16.83

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status:Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Contingent Upon Funding:Contingent upon external funding

Standard Work Schedule:Standard (M-F 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule:

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Assist with all food related activities at the sites in the south (Anthony Vado Berino) and in the North if needed; Deliver food for special activities monthly; Deliver meals on days that the school district is not in operation; Coordinate with student families; Monthly checks for fire alarms 90 minute lighting tests and fire drills; maintain log of daily health and safety sheets for each class room; CACFP classroom monitoring; vision and hearing screening; uploads records of medical dental and immunization information for each student in GoEngage; attend quarterly HAC meetings; participate in representing the program at health related community events; participate in recruiting events; ordering of food related items for nutritional activities; ordering of meal serving necessities for daily classroom meals; coordinate with environmental inspection entities; coordinate with annual fire marshal inspection; assist with other duties as required.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
High School diploma or higher degree.

Equivalent Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Special Certification/Licensure:

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.