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$17/hr 24d ago

Choice Food Pantry Assistant

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The Salvation Army Eastern Territory

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Summary

The assistant ensures a welcoming and efficient grocery shopping experience for pantry visitors while maintaining food safety and organizational standards. Responsibilities include managing pantry operations, training volunteers, stocking inventory, and providing administrative support.

Job Description

Overview

Under the direct supervision of the Food Services Manager, the Choice Food Pantry Assistant ensures a welcoming, efficient and dignified grocery shopping experience for all Pantry visitors, while maintaining the high standards of food safety and organizational effectiveness. This is a 25 hour/week position (Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the opening/closing procedures of the Choice Food Pantry
  • Greet visitors warmly, maintaining a friendly environment
  • Assist walk in shoppers with the registration process
  • Guide client shoppers, explaining choice limits clearly
  • Bag client groceries, packing the items carefully
  • Train Choice Food Pantry volunteers to ensure proper conduct and that assignments are appropriately completed
  • Stock pantry shelves, moving inventory from storage. Organize food displays, rotating stock
  • Maintain the cleanliness of the Choice Food Pantry area, adhering to safety standards
  • Provide back-up for the Choice Food Pantry Coordinator/Intake Facilitator in their absence, lunches and breaks, conducting basic office tasks such as answering phones, providing information to callers and walk in visitors, and manual data collection for the Choice Food Pantry
  • Assist with seasonal events when needed (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Summer Camp)
  • Other duties as assigned

    • ** Other duties - Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice due to business needs.

    Qualifications

  • High School Diploma/GED
  • Must be proficient working in Windows, and MS Office suite of applications
  • Basic communication skills, interpersonal relationship skills needed
  • Experience working with vulnerable poplulations is essential. The ability to work in a continually changing and challenging environment is required
  • Must be able to lift 20 lbs
  • Bilingual preferred 

    • About the company

    The Salvation Army Eastern Territory

    Every year, The Salvation Army helps more than 27 million people in nearly every ZIP code in America overcome poverty, addiction, and economic hardships through a wide range of social services. By providing food for the hungry, emergency relief for disaster survivors, rehabilitation for those suffering from substance abuse, and clothing and shelter for people in need, The Salvation Army is doing the most good at our more than 6,400 centers of operation around the country. In 2024, Forbes ranked The Salvation Army 6th in its list of America’s Top 100 Charities. And in 2021, The Chronicle of Philanthropy ranked The Salvation Army 2nd on its list of “America’s Favorite Charities.”

    Founded

    1865

    Company size

    1,001-5,000 employees

    Industry

    Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs

    Org type

    Nonprofit

    Headquarters

    West Nyack, New York