CalFresh Outreach Student Assistant

CSU; Turlock (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

CSU Stanislaus seeks a temporary hourly-intermittent student assistant for Basic Needs to deliver customer service, promote CalFresh benefits, and support nutrition education on campus.

Primary duties include Canva-led promotional material design, recipe video production, outreach events, and maintaining records in Word/Excel; assist with CalFresh pre-screenings and applications.

Qualifications

• Must be an enrolled undergraduate student (6 units in Fall/Spring).
• Post-baccalaureate graduate students must be enrolled in at least 4 Fall/Spring units.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality customer service to students and community members.
• Engage students to raise CalFresh awareness.
• Facilitate CalFresh nutrition education sessions with approved curriculum.
• Create promotional materials using Canva for Basic Needs newsletter.
• Record, edit, and publish recipe videos featuring student-friendly meals.
• Assist with CalFresh pre-screenings and applications.
• Maintain records in Word/Excel and assist with outreach events.

Skills

Customer service

Public outreach

Social media

Video production

Education

Undergraduate student (6 units)

Graduate student (4 units)

Tools

Canva

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Video editing

Job description

Position Summary

Temporary hourly-intermittent student assistant position available in Basic Needs.

Start Date

Positionavailable on or after August 10, 2026and 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 CalFresh benefits.
• Facilitate CalFresh 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 EatFresh.org.
• Collaborate with Basic Needs staff to host Instagram Live sessions showcasing the use of CalFresh benefits.
• Establish and maintain partnerships across campus to increase CalFresh program participation.
• Maintain records of class attendance, Instagram content, and other program data using Word/Excel.
• Attend monthly CalFresh 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 CalFresh prescreening events.
• Conduct CalFresh pre-screenings for Warrior Food Pantry participants, assist students with CalFresh 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

Required 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.

Application Deadline

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.

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Additional Information

Clery Act Disclosure

Pursuant to theJeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act,the annual security report (ASR), is now available for viewing at https://www.csustan.edu/epc/clery-safety-reports. The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Stanislaus State for the previous three years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the office of the Clery Director located at One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

Applicants requiring necessary accommodations to the application process may contact the Human Resources Department at [phone]. California Relay Service is available at [phone] voice and [phone] TDD.As a federal contractor, we are committed to attracting a diverse applicant pool. Please consider completing the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form (your response will not be shared with the search committee) at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/sec503/Self_ID_Forms/VoluntarySelf-ID_CC-305_ENG_JRF_QA_508c.pdf.

CSU Stanislaus hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

The CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. The CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California.

The individuals who appear to be the best qualified for this position will be contacted by telephone or email for an interview.

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

Advertised:

Aug 03 2026 Pacific Daylight Time

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