Food Pantry - Assistant

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Food Pantry Assistant is responsible for transporting food and supplies to and from the food pantry, ensuring timely and safe delivery to clients and partner agencies. This position plays a key role in supporting the mission of the food pantry by delivering essential goods to individuals and families in need while maintaining high standards of safety, food quality, and customer service.

Essential Functions:

1. Safely transport food items, including perishable and non-perishable goods, from food donors, warehouses, or suppliers to the pantry.
2. Ensure timely and efficient delivery of food to the New American Welcome Center
3. Secure items properly in the vehicle to prevent damage or spoilage.
4. Follow all food safety guidelines when loading, transporting, and unloading food.
5. Ensure the proper handling of perishable goods to minimize waste and ensure safety.
6. Assist with food inventory and record-keeping as needed.
7. Provide excellent service and maintain a positive, respectful attitude when interacting with clients, partners, and volunteers.
8. Assist clients, volunteers, or team members in unloading food and organizing pantry supplies.
9. Work closely with other pantry staff, volunteers, and partners to coordinate food deliveries and pick-ups.

• Assist with packing and organizing food items when necessary..
• Complete any required reports or documentation as directed by the supervisor.

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):

Inclusion: Works effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions.

Relationships: Builds rapport and relate well to others.

Communication: Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively.

Volunteerism: Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.

Project Management: Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work, and actively participates in meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Relevant work experience in a similar field preferred.
2. Awareness of social justice, faith, international and environmental issues.
3. Effective communication skills (written and verbal) competencies needed, including the ability to speak in public, interact with and motivate volunteers, community leaders and staff, and write content for program materials.
4. An ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment.

1. Able to work in a diverse environment.
2. Flexibility, resourcefulness, high energy and adapt to changing needs.
3. Organization and time management skills necessary to meet deadlines.
4. Ability to present a positive image to staff, participants, colleagues, supervisors, and the community.
5. The ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
6. Previous experience in driving, delivery, or logistics preferred.
7. Ability to safely operate large vehicles, including vans or trucks.
8. Comfortable with physical work, including loading/unloading food items.
9. A valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
10. Ability to pass a background check

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires the following: Seeing, hearing, writing, standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, crouching, bending, lifting (50 lbs.), pushing (50 lbs.), and pulling (50 lbs.)