Nutrition Assistant

Job Description:

Nutrition Assistant

Description

The Position

Bargaining Unit: Local 856 - Health Services Unit

TRANSFER/BID OPPORTUNITY-CURRENT CONTRA COSTA EMPLOYEES ONLY-

The Health Services Department has an opening for (1) Nutrition Assistant p osition in the Public Health: WIC Program

Job details are listed below:

Hiring Manager:

Marina Rowoldt, RD

Position Number:

17321

Primary Worksite Address:

2311 Loveridge Road, Pittsburg

Position Type:

Permanent Full-Time

Division:

Public Health: WIC Program

Bilingual (Language):

Not Applicable

Shift/Hours:

40 hours/week

Monday-Friday

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Days Off:

Saturday, Sunday

Required to Travel:

Occasional

Position Assignment/Duties:

Requirements: Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience working with pregnant and postpartum women, infants, children and their families; ability to provide nutrition and health education to program participants and the general public; experience working with computer, data collection, and electronic client records; certified WNA (WIC Nutrition Assistant).

Duties & Responsibilities: Perform participant registration, determine program eligibility, verify income and address, and document medical and nutrition data; provide orientation to participants regarding program services; provide breastfeeding promotion and support; provide individual and group nutrition education to WIC participants; assist in community outreach throughout the county and conduct surveys; communicate and coordinate participant care with nutritionists and lactation consultants.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Possession of either 1) an Associate of Arts degree from an accredited college or university with a major in food science, nutrition, home economics, dietetics, social work, public health or a closely related field, 2) completion of a dietetic technician program from an accredited college or university, 3) completion of a Didactic Program in Dietetics approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) , or 4) WIC Nutrition Assistant (WNA) certification issued by a State WIC Program.

Note: Incumbents that are assigned to the WIC program and do not possess the WNA certification must obtain it within nine (9) months of appointment


Selection Process

Teamsters, Local 856

All eligible full-time, part-time, or permanent-intermittent employees who are on probation or who have been in a new work assignment for less than three (3) months may also bid to any open permanent position in the same classification or in the same level of a deep classification (if applicable), per the Teamsters Local 856 MOU.

Per Diem employees may bid for a vacant position that is open in the same classification and in the same Department in which they are currently working as a per diem if they are also on the eligible list for the classification that is open for bidding. The bid will be considered if, when bidding is closed, there are less than three (3) employees who are not on probation or in new assignments who have bid for the position. Per Diem seniority is determined by the first day a per diem employee works in their current classification.

Temporary employees may bid for a vacant position that is open in the same classification and in the same Department in which they currently are working as a temporary employee if they are also on an eligible list for the classification that is open for bidding. After bidding closes, the temporary employee bids will be considered if there are fewer than (3) permanent employee bidders (including probationary and new assignment bidders) and there are fewer than three (3) per diem employee bidders for the vacant position. When more than one temporary employee bids on a vacant position, the temporary employees will be considered in order of temporary seniority. Temporary seniority is determined by the first day a temporary employee works in their current assignment.

All interested in the above position must submit an online application by the Posting End Date .

To find more information on Benefits offered by Contra Costa County, please go to https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/1343/Employee-Benefits

Closing Date/Time: 7/2/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$57,925.42 - $70,408.69 Annually