Food Pantry Aid

Food Pantry Aide

Guardian Angel Settlement Association (GASA)

Job Type: Full-time or Part-time (20–32 hours per week)
Pay: $16.50 – $18.50 per hour
Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday–Friday
• Occasional evenings as needed
• Second Saturday of each month
• Occasional off-site travel
• High school diploma, valid driver's license, & successful background check required

About Guardian Angel Settlement Association

Founded in 1859, Guardian Angel Settlement Association (GASA) empowers under-resourced individuals and families throughout the St. Louis community by providing programs that promote stability, self-sufficiency, and economic independence.

Each year, GASA serves more than 4,000 community members through services including:

• Early Head Start & Head Start
• Housing stability support
• Senior services
• Self-sufficiency workshops
• Client-choice food pantry
• Clothing closet
• Community resource partnerships

If you're passionate about serving others and making a meaningful impact in your community, we'd love to hear from you.

Position Summary

The Food Pantry Aide is responsible for supporting the daily operations of GASA's Client-Choice Food Pantry. This position helps ensure pantry services are organized, efficient, and welcoming while maintaining inventory, coordinating food pickups and deliveries, assisting members, supervising volunteers, and entering service data into Salesforce.

The ideal candidate enjoys working with people, is organized, dependable, and committed to providing respectful, dignified service to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.

Essential Responsibilities

Pantry Operations

• Oversee pantry operations during service hours
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe pantry and warehouse areas
• Stock, rotate, and organize inventory
• Inspect food for quality and safety
• Label and barcode food items
• Monitor inventory levels and communicate supply needs
• Coordinate food orders, deliveries, and pickups
• Receive and organize food donations
• Load and unload food, donations, and supplies
• Complete scheduled food pickups on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
• Maintain agency vehicles used for pantry operations

Member Services

• Welcome and assist pantry members during shopping appointments
• Help members select food that meets household needs
• Conduct basic needs assessments and connect members with additional services
• Assist with required paperwork
• Deliver food to homebound members when assigned
• Schedule future pantry appointments
• Maintain confidentiality while treating every member with dignity and respect

Documentation & Inventory

• Enter pantry services into Salesforce daily
• Maintain accurate inventory records
• Complete required documentation for food distribution and deliveries
• Track pantry visits and member interactions

Volunteer Support

• Orient volunteers before pantry service
• Explain safety procedures and confidentiality expectations
• Assign volunteer duties
• Work alongside volunteers to ensure efficient pantry operations

Agency Support

• Participate in staff meetings and required trainings
• Assist with fundraising and community outreach
• Support agency events including:
  • Parking Lot Friday
  • Back-to-School events
  • Holiday distributions
  • Community resource fairs
  • Special events
• Represent GASA professionally with members, volunteers, donors, and community partners
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or GED
• Valid driver's license
• Reliable transportation
• Proof of automobile insurance
• Ability to obtain a Missouri Class E Driver's License if required
• Ability to drive agency vehicles
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 pounds
• Basic computer skills

Preferred

• Experience working in:
  • Food pantry operations
  • Warehouse or logistics
  • Inventory management
  • Customer service
  • Nonprofit or human services
• Experience working with volunteers
• Microsoft Office experience
• Salesforce experience

Benefits

Eligible employees may receive:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development Opportunities

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stand, walk, bend, lift, push, and pull throughout the workday
• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly
• Safely load and unload food and donations
• Operate agency vehicles safely
• Work in office, warehouse, pantry, and community environments
• Occasionally work evenings and the second Saturday of each month

Work Location

Guardian Angel Settlement Association
3300 S. Jefferson Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63118

Occasional travel between GASA locations throughout the St. Louis area is required.

Why Join Guardian Angel?

At Guardian Angel Settlement Association, you'll join a mission-driven team committed to strengthening families and building healthier communities. Every day, you'll help ensure individuals and families have access to nutritious food while connecting them with resources that create lasting stability.

If you're compassionate, dependable, and ready to make a difference, we encourage you to apply today.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Guardian Angel Settlement Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Employment with Guardian Angel Settlement Association is at will. Job duties and responsibilities may be modified to meet organizational needs.