Fresh Produce Delivery Driver at BrightSide

OVERVIEW

(University of St. Thomas- MN Students ONLY)**APPLICANTS FOR THIS POSITION MUST QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL OR STATE WORK STUDY**

This position is off-campus and student employees must provide their own transportation to the site.

JOB TITLE: Fresh Produce Delivery Driver at BrightSide

PAY RATE: $20/hr

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

Shifts:

3-12 hours per week

• Tuesday Home Deliveries: ~3-8pm. Start time is flexible between 3-4:30pm; end time may vary from week to week between 7-9pm. We require a weekly commitment.
• Occasional weekend Corner Store shifts: ~10am-3pm on Saturday and/or Sundays. These shifts are occasional, a few times a month determined with your availability.

LOCATION(S): MidCity Kitchen. 693 Raymond Ave, St. Paul MN 55114

About BrightSide Produce:

BrightSide Produce is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to affordable fresh produce in underserved communities. We were founded in 2014 as a social entrepreneurship collaboration between a UST Professor and two teens from North Minneapolis who wanted to make positive change in their community. BrightSide’s primary operations involve helping corner stores in underserved neighborhoods stock fresh fruits and vegetables, providing home deliveries of fruits and vegetables to folks of all income levels, and managing farmers markets in the Twin Cities. Many of our employees are young adults who care about social justice and environmental sustainability.

Tuesday Home Delivery Duties: Arrive at MidCity Kitchen between 3-5pm to pack bags of fruits and vegetables with a small team. Start time will be coordinated with BrightSide team leader. Packing generally finishes around 4:45pm. Then you will deliver 10-25 produce bundles along a delivery route in St Paul. The delivery driver will be responsible for communicating with clients mostly via text message on their personal cell phone, and occasionally via phone call. Most produce deliveries are no contact, and involve bringing the produce to the clients’ doorstep with a text message confirmation.

BrightSide Produce’s Home Delivery program serves a range of customers, including our revenue-generating Online Farmers Market, our Food as Medicine / Produce Rx program that serves clients of community clinics, and our Pay What You Can produce delivery program.

Weekend Corner Store Duties: Work with a partner to stock the shelves of corner stores in underserved Minneapolis neighborhoods with fresh produce. One member of the team will drive the organization’s van. Meet at MidCity Kitchen to pack the van with cases of produce. Then drive along the corner store route, fulfilling orders of fruits and veggies and collecting payment from stores. This is a position where you can gain experience working with diverse stakeholders to improve food accessibility in underserved Twin Cities neighborhoods.

Website: brightsidempls.org

Instagram/Facebook: @brightsideproducempls

Hiring Official: Katherine Holley

Email: [email protected]

QUALIFICATIONS

Must have a valid drivers license, a personal vehicle that you are willing to use for home deliveries, and feel comfortable driving in a range of weather conditions and neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St. Paul. We will reimburse mileage on personal vehicles at the federal rate. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Must be reliable, have strong communication skills, be comfortable working both as a team and independently, and be flexible and able to problem solve. Applicants must also be comfortable interacting with folks from a range of socio-economic, racial, and cultural backgrounds.

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for student employment, St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit. For further information on eligibility please see the Student Employee Toolkit on One StThomas. 

The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.