Food Assistance Program Coordinator

The part-time Food Assistance Program Coordinator plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficient coordination and delivery of food assistance and volunteer services to our clients. The coordinator will oversee the logistics, organization, and implementation of our semi-monthly programs aimed at providing access to nutritious food and transportation options.

Minimum Qualifications:

Core Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

Food Pantry

• Rotate all inventory in the food pantry

• Purchase supplemental items

• Coordinate volunteers to stock the pantry and make bags of food for delivery to clients

• Coordinate volunteers to pick up food from the Food Bank of Eastern NC

• Manage client special dietary requests

• Coordinate "Stock the Pantry" collections with local community groups

• Provide social media content including photos to the Content Manager

Shabbat Meal Delivery

• Communicate with the caterer for number of meals and dietary restrictions

• Coordinate delivery routes with volunteers

• Coordinate on site volunteers for meal assembly and distribution

• Coordinate with the Flower Shuttle for donated flowers to be delivered and recruit volunteers to create bouquets

Food Assistance and Volunteer Assistance Administrative Duties

• Coordinate client communications each month for food, meal deliveries and volunteer services

• Update client records in database relating to food assistance

• Minimum of 2 years experience in volunteer programs preferred

• Experience in volunteer coordination, logistics, or program coordination a plus

• Ability to manage dozens of volunteer relationships simultaneously

• Ability to communicate duties and logistics to volunteers of all ages

• Ability to problem-solve, create and implement new programs

• Strong administration & organizational skills; experience with databases preferred

• Knowledge of appropriate software including: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook and Microsoft PowerPoint

• Strong communications verbal and written skills

• Ability to work on a team; ability to work independently

Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in volunteer programs preferred

• Experience in volunteer coordination, logistics, or program coordination a plus

• Ability to manage dozens of volunteer relationships simultaneously

• Ability to communicate duties and logistics to volunteers of all ages

• Ability to problem-solve, create and implement new programs

• Strong administration & organizational skills; experience with databases preferred

• Knowledge of appropriate software including: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook and Microsoft PowerPoint

• Strong communications verbal and written skills

• Ability to work on a team; ability to work independently

Schedule: 20 hours per week

Salary:

Under $25,000

Agency Information:

The Jewish Federation of Greater Raleigh is the lead community building institution for the Jewish community of Greater Raleigh. Through engagement, programming, social services, advocacy, education, and community-building initiatives, the Federation serves as the facilitating force that connects and empowers all Jews within our growing community. The Federation accomplishes its mission through its agencies - Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Services, and the Jewish Community Relations Council - as well as through local and national partnerships. To learn more about our organization visit shalomraleigh.org