WIC NUTRITION ASSISTANT

State of Hawaiʻi; Hawaii; On-site; USD 46,370 - 55,542; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Nutrition Assistant to support Public Health Nutritionists in providing essential nutrition services. This role involves performing nutrition activities related to low-risk factors, including prescribing supplemental foods and offering nutritional education at various clinics. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with clients. This full-time, permanent position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on community health and well-being. If you are passionate about nutrition and public health, this role is an excellent fit for you.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and apply written directions.
• Experience in establishing positive relationships with people.

Responsibilities

• Assist Public Health Nutritionists with nutrition activities.
• Determine participant eligibility and provide nutritional education.

Skills

Verbal communication

Arithmetic computation

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Community Nutrition or related field

Tools

Keyboard data entry

Job description

Please be advised that the hiring process for this position is part of the Department of Health’s Hiring Innovation for Rapid Employment (HIRE) Pilot Project. The Pilot Project will defer the traditional screening of applications for minimum qualifications until after a selection has been made. Therefore, the referral of an application to the hiring manager and the opportunity to interview for the position do not indicate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the position, nor do they guarantee employment. If selected for the role, a comprehensive review of the application packet will occur to ensure that the minimum qualifications are met. If the selectee is deemed qualified, a conditional offer will be issued.

This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Family Health Services Division.

The position is located on the Island of Oahu, (Wahiawa/Kunia/Mililani).

Salary: $4,566 per month (HE06)

The State Recruiting Office will refer all inquiries regarding this civil service recruitment to the Department of Health.

Full-time, Permanent Civil Service position. The primary purpose of this position is to provide assistance to the Public Health Nutritionists by performing nutrition activities related to low-risk factors, including prescribing supplemental foods and providing nutritional education; the position also determines participant eligibility. Work is performed at assigned clinics and/or at other sites.

EDUCATION: Experience requiring the ability to read, comprehend and apply written directions and a high degree of verbal skill in addition to the ability to perform arithmetic computations, including fractions, percentages and averages. This experience may be met from part-time and/or unpaid work. There must, however, be evidence that participation was on a continuous, but not necessarily full-time normal work basis. This requirement may also be met by possession of a high school diploma, or equivalent.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: One year of work experience which involved meeting and dealing effectively with people and which demonstrated the ability to: (1) establish and maintain positive relationships with people and (2) provide and elicit pertinent information.

In addition, either concurrently or separately, there must be evidence of demonstrated ability to organize materials; elicit information, and write notes consisting of complete sentences based on such information; and use a keyboard to input alpha and numeric data.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: For the Nutrition Assistant, applicants must provide a certificate of satisfactory completion of a State approved training program for paraprofessionals to provide nutrition services for the WIC program. The training program must meet standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: 1) Successful completion of thirty (30) semester credit hours of coursework from an accredited college or university which included at least six (6) semester credit hours of coursework in psychology, sociology, social work, or other behavioral science may be substituted for the General Experience on a year-for-year basis. 2) Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in Community Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences, or any other related Food Science or Nutrition major, may be substituted for all the General and Specialized Experience requirement.

Who May Apply:

LEGAL AUTHORIZATION TO WORK REQUIREMENT: The State of Hawaii requires that all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Application packet at: https://health.hawaii.gov/employment/job-opportunities/

Recruitment deadline is 03/24/25.