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Child Nutrition Assistant I - Heights (External Applicants Apply Here)
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A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$42,001 / year median in California
+19% projected growth
Job Description
Child Nutrition Assistant I
•Heights (External Applicants Apply Here) at Pittsburg Unified School District Print Application Deadline 9/9/2026 4:30 PM Pacific Date Posted 9/1/2026 Contact Veronica Mori Number of Openings 1 Salary Pay Range $20.85
•$25.36 Per Hour Add'l Salary Info Range 23 Length of Work Year 10 Months/ 195 Days Employment Type Part Time
FTE 0.5625
| 4.5 hours Shift 12:00 PM
•4:30 PM Total Compensation Package Employer covers 100% towards Health & Wellness Benefits up to the Kaiser Family Rate (6+ Hours per day) Location Heights Elementary School
PCN 2011
About the Employer Pittsburg Unified School District (PUSD) is a K-12 district that serves the community of Pittsburg, California. The school system is committed to providing an excellent opportunity for all students to learn. PUSD is approximately 50 minutes from downtown San Francisco with a direct line on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Pittsburg Unified School District serves more than 11,000 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The District also provides our community with an outstanding public preschool program and award-winning adult education school (PAEC).
The District Comprises:
8 Elementary Schools, 3 Junior High Schools, 1 Comprehensive High School, 1 Alternative Education High School, Adult Education, Independent study, Alternative learning experiences, and Early Childhood Education. The Pittsburg community values the quality of their school system and the opportunities provided to all children. We are thankful to our community and residents for supporting school bond measures and parcel taxes which help support the education of our scholars. Job Summary Job Summary 1
Vacancy Job Class:
Child Nutrition Assistant I PCN:
2011
FTE:
0.5625
Hours:
4.5/daily | 22.5/weekly | Monday
•
Friday Schedule:
12:00 PM
•4:30 PM View Job Description Requirements / Qualifications Internal
PUSD CSEA
Applicants ONLY:
Submit a completed application through EDJOIN. You do not need to include a resume, letter of recommendation or references. No employee shall be considered for a transfer to another position until the completion of six (6) months in their present assignment.
Any combination equivalent to:
Graduation from high school and sufficient training and experience to demonstrate the knowledge and abilities of the job specification. All applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job description. Applications that are missing any documents will not be considered.
TESTING:
•PUSD Child Nutrition Assistant I booklet test with passing score of at least 70% within the past 24 months If you have not taken the PUSD Child Nutrition Assistant I booklet test, please schedule testing as soon as possible by clicking on the link to the right under "Links Related to this Job"
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
•Must pass pre-employment strength test. Proof of HS Graduation Requirements / Qualifications Internal
PUSD CSEA
Applicants ONLY:
Submit a completed application through EDJOIN. You do not need to include a resume, letter of recommendation or references. No employee shall be considered for a transfer to another position until the completion of six (6) months in their present assignment.
Any combination equivalent to:
Graduation from high school and sufficient training and experience to demonstrate the knowledge and abilities of the job specification. All applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job description. Applications that are missing any documents will not be considered.
TESTING:
•PUSD Child Nutrition Assistant I booklet test with passing score of at least 70% within the past 24 months If you have not taken the PUSD Child Nutrition Assistant I booklet test, please schedule testing as soon as possible by clicking on the link to the right under "Links Related to this Job"
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
•Must pass pre-employment strength test. Proof of HS Graduation Comments and Other Information Pittsburg Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This applies to all acts related to school activity or attendance within a school under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of the school district. School personnel are required to take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so and when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Comments and Other Information Pittsburg Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This applies to all acts related to school activity or attendance within a school under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of the school district. School personnel are required to take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so and when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Links Related To This Job PUSD Classified Test Scheduling View Other Job Desc. / Ess. Elem. CalPERS Links Not all postings qualify for CalPERS. Informational Only. CalPERS Retirement Benefits
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