CalFresh Outreach Student Assistant

Opt For Healthy Living; Turlock (CA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

CSU Stanislaus seeks a Student Assistant to support Basic Needs and CalFresh outreach on campus. The role emphasizes serving students and community members, promoting CalFresh benefits, and creating promotional materials using Canva and standard office tools.

The candidate will help record and publish nutrition education videos, participate in virtual and in-person tabling, and assist in data tracking via Word/Excel. Start August 2026, ending May 2027 with potential reappointment.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units.
• Post-baccalaureate graduate students must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.
• Experience engaging students and community members is preferred.
• Ability to create promotional materials using Canva and basic content design.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality customer service to students and community members.
• Engage students to raise awareness about CalFresh benefits.
• Facilitate CalFresh nutrition education sessions using approved curriculum.
• Create promotional materials and educational content using Canva, Word, and Excel.
• Record, edit, and publish recipe videos featuring student-friendly meals.
• Collaborate with Basic Needs staff to host Instagram Live sessions and campus partnerships.

Skills

Customer service

Public outreach

Program coordination

Volunteer mentoring

Education

Undergraduate students enrolled in min 6 Fall/Spring units

Post-baccalaureate graduate students enrolled in min 4 Fall/Spring units

Tools

Canva

Word

Excel

Video editing basics

Job description

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 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
• • 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.
• Additional Information

• Clery Act Disclosure

  Pursuant to the Jeanne 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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