Food Bank Assistants

Job Description

• Prepare food for Clients in an efficient and effective manner. Assist in the in-take of food on Mondays and Wednesdays for distribution on Mondays and Thursdays.
• Use desk-top computer or tablet to record visits of Clients when in attendance in link to feed database.
• Perform administrative tasks on same system to record and order weekly food requirements.
• Support all aspect of Food Bank under the direction and guidance of the Food Bank Director, such as packing, sorting, and re-stocking shelves to make distribution of food to our Clients more efficient.
• Perform maintenance of the floors, desks and all areas of Food Bank to ensure, proper hygiene, sanitization and compliances.

Skills, Experience And Qualification Required

• Very Reliable.
• Comfortable interacting with clients.
• Patient and non-judgmental.
• Professional.
• Honest, friendly and impartial.
• Detail oriented.
• Able to keep confidentiality.
• Able to read.
• Able to follow instructions and complete a task independently.
• Able to follow policies and procedures.
• Good communication skills.
• Willing to learn and demonstrate “teachable skill-set”.
• The successful candidate(s) must be willing to lift food boxes/bags weighing up to 20 kilograms.

Outline Of Activities, Tasks And Responsibilities

• Arrive for work at the schedule time and sign-in. If you are unable to come in for a scheduled shift, please notify the Food Bank Administrator at least 24 hours before shift begins.
• Monday morning/afternoon/evening between 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on Thursdays between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. you will serve about 100 – 125 families.
• Inform Food Bank Coordinator if food supplies are running low.
• On Wednesdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
  
  • Assist in the receipt of Food from our Donors via our loading dock.
  • Move food inside Food Bank.
  • Unpack boxes or bags to storage shelfs, Fridges and Cooler.
  • Prepare from shelves boxes of required food for distribution.

Working Conditions

• Smoke-free workplace
• Long periods of standing
• Some lifting, bending and pushing a cart
• Working directly with clients
• Working with other Volunteers

Benefits Of Working In The Food Bank

• You will be paid for the time worked through the Government of Canada Summer Job Program.
• You will be assisting the Meadowvale East Food Bank to provide services to its many clients.
• You will have the opportunity to work with other staff and volunteers.
• You will learn soft skills, including inter-personal relationships, partnerships, communicative and problem-solving skills.

Total Weekly Hours: 30 hrs