Food Pantry Program Coordinator

Project Just Because Food Pantry Program Manager

77 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748
This is a salaried position-approx 40 hours a week depending on the week and what programs are offered. You will be required to work one Saturday a month for the monthly food distribution and or a volunteer group.

Monday 7:30am-3:30pm

Tuesday 7:30am-3:30pm

Wednesday 7:30am-4:30pm

Thursday 7:30am-3:30pm

Friday 7:30am-2:30pm

Saturday Once a month 8:00am-1:00pm

Includes 1 week vacation accrued, accrued sick time, 6 paid holidays (New Years Day, July 4th, Patriots Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas)

Job Description

The Program Manager is in response to the increased demand over the past couple of years (with upwards of 950 families now walking through our doors every week). The Program Manager will bring in donations from a variety of sources, lead volunteers working in the pantry, and take responsibility for maintaining and rotating the food and product inventory for Project Just Because.

If you are looking for a fun and interesting position where your energy and ideas can have a big impact, an enthusiastic and passionate team committed to helping those in need in the local community, and the rare opportunity to make an immediate, tangible benefit in people’s lives every single day, then this is the job for you.

Core Responsibilities

Donation Management
- Communicate orders and all reporting for food and programs
- Work to arrange donations of food/product and work with Administrative Admin to schedule rescue drivers for those items
- Assist with food drives, wish list deliveries, and drop locations
- Reach out to new partners to expand offerings
-Provide numbers from all programs as needed

-Food inspections and reporting

Volunteer Leadership
- Supervise volunteers with all incoming donations to ensure everything is put away properly
- Assign tasks to groups to prepare food to give out (e.g. bagging apples)
- Meet with volunteers and staff to discuss what items are most needed

Inventory Maintenance
- Determine what food will be offered each day
- Organize inventory to reduce waste (rotating food first in first out, etc.)
- Ensure storage according to temperature and other food safety guidelines-HCAAP sheets
- Monitor shelves to guarantee that all food is of excellent quality for our guests

-Year long and year end inventory for all programs

Qualifications and Skills

-High attention to detail
- Must be able to keep track of logistics of numerous food orders and other projects

-Excellent organization skills

- Must be able to maintain an extremely organized pantry inventory environment

Interpersonal leadership and communication
- Must be able to build relationships with volunteers, donors, partners, and staff; effectively lead volunteers of various personalities and backgrounds; and delegate tasks while still ensuring they are done correctly

Coolness under pressure
- Must be able to handle stressful situations with a calm and positive attitude

Passion for service
- Compassionate motivation to serve those in need essential

Creative problem solving
- Eagerness to explore and pursue new ideas to improve pantry services a big plus

Computer literacy
- Basic computer proficiency (e.g. Microsoft Office, Google Workspace) required

-Experience with PantrySoft a bonus

Heavy lifting
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds very helpful but not required

-Ability to be on your feet upwards of 6 hours a day

Wages

$40,000 a year salaried

Perks

Casual office environment (comfortable clothes encouraged!)
No gym membership needed as there is lots of lifting and running around to get those steps in

Plentiful office snacks
Early hours allowing for free afternoons
Join a small but close-knit staff where your ideas can and will help shape the charity
Spend your time surrounded by kind, generous volunteers with a shared mission to help others
Work with purpose, come in each day knowing your works matters and is making a difference

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40,000