Food Pantry Assistant SAN DIEGO, CA

Overview

Food Pantry Assistant

Department:
Nutrition

Position Type:
Full-Time (37.5+ hours/week), Non-Exempt

Work Setting:
Fully Onsite

Reports To:

Nutrition Operations Manager

Pay Range: $20/hour

Total Compensation:

In addition to standard pay, compensation for this position includes:

• Comprehensive, low-cost healthcare coverage for employees
• Generous employer 401(k) contributions
• Employer-covered life insurance

Time Away from Work:

Being able to take time away from work is critical in bringing your best self to work. Time off benefits for this position include:

• Paid vacation time and sick leave
• 15 paid holidays, including Federal and Jewish holidays (as long as the holiday lands on a normal scheduled work day), and floating holidays
• 2 Wellness Days to be taken any time during the year to support employees’ mental wellness

Position Overview:

JFS is looking for a compassionate, mission-driven individual to join the Nutrition team as the Food Pantry Assistant. In this role, you have the opportunity to use your customer service and teamwork skills and pantry experience to make a meaningful difference in your community and help change lives across San
Diego
. The Food Pantry Assistant plays an integral role on the team and supports the entire agency by working closely with the Hand Up Food Pantry team on day-to-day operations of the Food Pantry Warehouse and supports the preparation and delivery of all onsite and offsite food distributions to the community. This position reports directly to the Nutrition Operations Manager and works closely with the Hand-Up Food Pantry Team and the rest of the Nutrition and Aging Care Services Division.

• Maintain and execute daily warehouse operations
• Provide guidance to volunteers working in the warehouse and distribution opportunities
• Attend and oversee food distributions in the community as needed
• Perform client intake and documentation at distributions as needed
• Accurate data collection and entry into various databases
• Maintain a monthly calendar of events occurring in the Food Pantry
• Provide support as needed throughout the Nutrition Division
• Ensure proper food safety practices are always followed
• Other duties as assigned

• Must have a valid CA driver's license, insurance, a reliable personal vehicle, and a willingness to travel off-site
• Food Handler’s Card (may be obtained on the job)

• Responsible, well organized
• Comfort in using a computerized client management system
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Able to work with a wide range of individuals from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and origins

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. As a routine part of work, employees will generally be required to use their hands to manipulate, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; and talk and hear.

Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions