Food Pantry Coordinator

DaMar Staffing

Indianapolis, IN

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$18–$20 Per Hour
SKILLS
Communication Skills, Cost Control, Data Entry, Establish Priorities, Follow Through, Food Purchasing, Food Safety, High School Diploma, Inventory Management, Microsoft Office, Multitasking, Organizational Skills, Policy Implementation, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Statistical Quality Control, Team Player, Time Management, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job Description
SUMMARY:Under the Health Coordinator's direction, the Food Pantry Coordinator oversees the food pantry operations, including but not limited to supervision and coordination of food pantry volunteers, restocking of food pantry items, cost and quality control, monthly statistics, and reports as required.

General Job Duties:

  • Maintainsfood pantry inventory
  • Loadand unload food items for the food pantry
  • Trains,schedules, and provides daily supervision of food pantry volunteers.
  • Assuresthat pounds of service are recorded in the organization's database.
  • Updatesand modifies food pantry menu as needed.
  • Packsfood pantry orders and stocks shelves as needed.
  • Responsiblefor implementing food pantry policies and procedures.
Food Pantry Management:
  • Primarystaff person responsible for the day-to-day operation of the food pantry.
  • Developmarketing and educational materials for the food pantry, includingmaintaining the food pantry page on the FBGNC website.
  • Develop and implement processes for the intake and organization of food.
  • Maintain food supply inventory and order as needed
Managerial Duties
•Schedules and trains all new volunteers
  • Maintains a weekly schedule of allpantry volunteers and emails a reminder notice of the schedule
  • Conducts an initial familiarizationvisit with potential new volunteers
  • Complete data entry trackingthrough the Efforts to Outcome system and full monthly reports related tofood and client traffic
Food supply
  • Determines that sufficientprepackaged (client food bags) is available for upcoming pantry sessions.
  • Ensures that all donated andpurchased food is processed according to FBGNC requirements. (Thisincludes sorting, cleaning, checking expiration dates, marking products& storing on shelves.)
  • Ensures that freezers are stockedwith meat at all times.
Administrative
•Attend required training for food pantry membership and safe food handling.
  • Maintain recruitment plan to enlistadditional volunteers needed to perform pantry tasks
  • Oversee and develop all food drivedonations
  • Performs a weekly inventory ofavailable food and purchase items needed
  • Cleans refrigerators and freezersweekly

Qualifications, Education, and Experience:
•High School Diploma or equivalent
•Must possess organizational skills, time management skills, and the ability to prioritize
•Dedicated to working with others
•Must have good oral and written communication skills
•Excellent attentiveness to detail and ability to follow through with multiple projects
•Experience with collaborative, team-oriented environments
•Previous work experience preferred; Microsoft Office Suite a plus
•Starting pay: $18.00 to $20.00 hourly; competitive health insurance and benefits

About the Company

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