Food Pantry Coordinator

Overview

Salary Range: $12.16 Hourly | Position Type:
Part Time with Benefits 20 or More | Category:
Social Services

Schedule/

Hours:

Part-time 26 hours per week - Monday – Thursday, 8:30am – 3:30pm

This position is responsible for:

Receives, organizes, and distributes supplies of food; maintains records and reports of services provided; maintains inventory of food; assesses client needs; schedules and coordinates delivery of food.

• Meets with clients, reviews applications, and checks the master card file to determine clients’ eligibility to receive assistance; provides referrals to clients not eligible to receive assistance.
• Prepares food bags according to the number of family members.
• Prepares accurate and complete records of assistance provided to clients.
• Prepares and maintains statistical records representing the amount and type of services provided.
• Fills food orders for clients.
• Monitors expiration dates on all food in the pantry; discards outdated or damaged food.
• Receives and processes donated food items; obtains needed food items from the kitchen and canteen as needed.
• Unloads boxes and containers of food purchases from USDA and other food donations that may be heavy in weight.
• Recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers loading and distributing food to clients.
• Determines the appropriate amount of food to order for the program; maintains and organizes an adequate inventory of food and supplies for the Food Program; ensures the supply meets the needs of the program.

• Ability to meet attendance requirements.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language is required.
• Ability to communicate the Spanish language is a plus.
• Ability to perform continuous walking, stooping, standing, and climbing.
• Ability to lift heavy objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Savings Plan Available

• High School diploma or G.E.D., AND
• six months experience coordinating social service projects, OR
• any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Valid Driver’s License and eligible driver status under TSA Driver Program.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

Veterans | Disabled