PT Nourish/Intake Pantry Commodities Associate

JOB DESCRIPTION

Part-Time Nourish/Intake Pantry Commodities Associate Location: New York, NY

New York Common Pantry is one of the city’s largest hunger relief organizations, providing food assistance, case management services, senior food provision, nutrition education, and hygiene services. We are a dynamic, mission-driven organization experiencing rapid growth and expansion.

NYCP is a poverty-fighting organization that reduces hunger and promotes dignity, health, and self-sufficiency by using a holistic approach to reach over 122,000 distinct people -- over 729,000 visitors each year. Last year, we served over 11 million meals. Through an array of programs that we offer, we look to establish long-term stability for those we serve.

NYCP is seeking a Part-Time Nourish/Intake Pantry Commodities Associate to join our growing Senior Nutrition Programs team. Nourish is a Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) that aims to increase health in individuals who are 60 years or older and have low incomes by providing nutritious food choices from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. New York Common Pantry is one of the three agencies statewide contracted to run this program, which allows seniors to receive food on a monthly basis. Food packages include a variety of foods, such as milk, juice, farina, oats, ready-to-eat cereal, rice, pasta, peanut butter, dry beans, canned meat, poultry or fish, and canned fruits and vegetables. Additional components of Nourish include guidance for preparing nutritious meals, dissemination of nutrition and health information by nutritionists, and referral to health care and social service agencies for other needed services.

The Part-Time Nourish/Intake Pantry Commodities Associate will report to the Nourish Intake Manager at 788 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10455 location. This is a Part-Time position, up to 28 hours a week.

Responsibilities:

• Perform a high level of professionalism with clients, site managers, and team members.
• Provide excellent customer service with the ability to assist with general questions and clients concerns.
• Able to work well in a teamwork-oriented atmosphere as well to communicate effectively and collaborate with team members.
• Maintain food pantry, including keeping track of incoming commodities, creating pantry packages, assisting seniors with placing packages into their shopping carts, assisting with storing commodity items, replenishing stock, tracking damaged items, breaking down boxes, monitoring inventory, and communicating inventory changes with the front desk staff and Nourish Intake manager.
• Able to travel to different office locations, NYCHA development houses, and community/outreach centers to assist with pantry distribution or posting flyers in the community.
• Assist Full-time Intake Associates at the office and mobile operations as needed.
• Assist Intake Associates with data entry into the web-based Link2Feed database system, support the reception area with filing, and other duties as needed. Training will be provided.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A High school diploma or the equivalent is required; an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
• Full professional proficiency level in English and Spanish is required.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs is required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Drive.
• Comfortable working with diverse populations.
• Commitment to helping the communities in need and NYCP’s work and mission.
• Experience working with the senior population.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a highly trafficked area.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills are required.
• Weekend work may be necessary.

This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts or requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. This description does not constitute a contract of employment and NYCP may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.

New York Common Pantry is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to you without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, age, veteran status, medical condition or disability, genetic information, gender identity, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

Pay: $17.50- $18.50/hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off, including Vacation, Personal, and Sick
• Paid Holidays
• 403(b) Retirement Account
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability
• Pre-tax Transit benefits

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