Position Title: Jesuit Volunteer/AmeriCorps Member Food Pantry Coordinator

Position Description: The Food Pantry Coordinator will enable us to expand our food pantry
capacity to serve hundreds of households that struggle with food insecurity.

Engage in a meaningful year of service and community with JVC Northwest! For one year, Jesuit Volunteer (JV)/AmeriCorps members serve local organizations across the Pacific Northwest, helping them address a pressing community need that they've identified.

By living together in intentional community, JV/AmeriCorps members lean on each other for personal growth in the four core values of community, simple living, social and ecological justice, and spirituality/reflection.

Here at Catholic Charities of Oregon, we are looking to fill the role of Food Pantry Coordinator with a JV/AmeriCorps member for the 2024-25 service year that begins in August. The Food Pantry Coordinator will help us will lead efforts on capacity-building,
logistics and planning as we expand from a single weekly pantry to new monthly pantries at 6 other sites. They will
oversee the operation of the food pantries, including but not limited to logistics, supervising volunteers and coordinating
with Resident Services staff; ordering and re-stocking food pantry items; performing quality control; coordinating food delivery and pick-up; and entering and submitting monthly statistics and reports as required.

All JV/AmeriCorps members will be provided with a living stipend, communal housing, health insurance, potential student loan forbearance, and a $7,395 AmeriCorps Education Award to be used towards future tuition or to pay back qualified student loans.

Service Dates: August 5, 2024 through July 31, 2025

How to Apply: Apply at www.jvcnorthwest.org.

Application Process: JVC Northwest has a thorough and intentional process for matching applicants with the best service placement for them among our 100 positions across the Northwest. Applying to JVC Northwest does not mean that you are guaranteed to serve with Catholic Charities of Oregon, but rather that you will be considered for a variety of service placements. Placements are made based on your interests, skills, and experience.

Requirements: JV/AmeriCorps members must be 21 or older on August 5 and cannot be married or have dependents. JV/AmeriCorps members commit to living in intentional community alongside fellow volunteers.

Contact: Reach out to Chris Suriano at recruitment@jvcnorthwest.org.