Nutrition Assistant

Department Contact: Zaira Falliner, View phone number on click.appcast.io, View email address on click.appcast.io 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 Position Title: 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. Recruitment Summary We are New Mexico's land-grant institution and a comprehensive research university dedicated to teaching, research public service and outreach at all levels. NMSU is a welcoming community of talented faculty, staff and students who are working together to make a difference. We are a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), a minority-serving institution (MSI) and home to the first Honors College in New Mexico. We offer an accessible education that shapes bright futures. NMSU provides learning opportunities to a diverse population of students and community members at four campuses, Cooperative Extension offices located in each of New Mexico's 33 counties, 12 research and science centers, and through distance education. NMSU Global Campus Since 1888, NMSU has proudly embodied this tradition, building relationships that last a lifetime while serving students who want to earn their degree and grow in their field. Today, NMSU Global Campus provides flexible, career-focused online education that helps our students transform their lives - and the lives of the people they love - through over 70 degree and certificate programs, skill-building microlearning courses, and career and talent development. NMSU Main Campus Located in Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico State University's 900-acre main campus is located at the crossroads of I-10 and I-25 in the Southwestern United States. As a thriving center of higher education, deeply rooted in the regional tradition, its role as a comprehensive university is recognized throughout the state. Doña Ana Community College Founded in 1973 in collaboration with local school districts to support occupational education, DACC is now a leading community college that provides transformative educational opportunities that meet the workforce needs of Doña Ana County. With a focus on access, innovation and excellence, DACC offers over ninety degrees and certificates, adult education, specialized workforce training, and small business assistance. Alamogordo Campus Established in 1958 to serve the needs of the airmen and families stationed at Holloman Air Force Base located only 10 miles west of Alamogordo, NMSUA is a community college with a long history of excellence that is supported by a caring community of hard-working students and dedicated faculty and staff. The campus is situated "on the hill" above Alamogordo and provides inspiring views of the city and the Tularosa Basin, offering the perfect venue for creative and motivated learning. Grants Campus NMSU Grants was established as a branch of New Mexico State University in 1968 through the cooperative efforts of New Mexico State University and Grants Municipal Schools. As a two-year branch community college, NMSU Grants serves the local communities in Cibola and McKinley counties, including the Pueblos of Acoma, Laguna, and Zuni, as well as Tohajiilee, San Mateo, San Rafael, Cubero, the City of Grants, and the Village of Milan. Special Instructions to Applicants The electronic application is the *official* document that will be used to qualify applicants. Paper/email documents will not be accepted. Required documents must be attached to this application. EEO Statement New Mexico State University does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, military service, or other non-merit factor.