Food Pantry Associate (FWS)
Job no: 495211
Position type: Student Federal Work Study
Location: Topeka
Division/Equivalent: Vice President for Student Life
School/Unit: Counseling
Department/Office: Counseling
Categories: Student Employee
Position Title: Food Pantry Associate (FWS)
Department: Counseling
Advertised Pay: 10.00
Campus Location: Washburn University
Position Summary: Student pantry staff welcome and assist guests who use the pantry's services, process donations and orders, ensure goods are unpacked and stocked for guest access, maintain the cleanliness of the Bods Feeding Bods spaces across our campuses, and tend the community garden. Flexible scheduling is available Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm with the potential for evening and weekend hours as requested by student employee.
Helping you be career ready: Skills you will gain as a Food Pantry Associate:
Communication
-Assist pantry patrons during pantry hours of operation
-Participate as part of a collaborative team
-Participate in fundraising and awareness events.
Career & Self-Development
-Strengthen customer service skills
-Assist pantry patrons
-Explore career paths and expand your network
Critical Thinking
-Learn and implement compliance policies
-Assist pantry shoppers of all backgrounds and experiences
-Network with campus partners and community members
Leadership
-Represent Bods Feeding Bods while on duty.
Professionalism
-Provide excellent customer service
-Learn and implement privacy standard of pantry
Teamwork
-Collaborate with peers, Care Coordinator, and campus partners
-complete projects as part of the Bods Feeding Bods Pantry Team
Technology
-Gain skills in electronic documentation and databases utilized by pantry.
-Social Media/ marketing experience
Essential Functions:
Bods Feeding Bods Food and Commodities Pantry seeks to develop Career Readiness skills in student employees and interns. For each essential function listed below, the connected skill students will develop is listed in parenthesis.
-Ability to interact with others in a friendly, respectful, and
professional manner. (Communication)
-Provide customer services to all people of all backgrounds and experiences who make up the Washburn community.
-Follow all policies for behavior, safety, guest privacy, and reporting. (Professionalism)
-Ability to sort donations, stock/organize shelves, and use a scale to weigh incoming and outgoing food and commodities. (Critical Thinking)
-Assist with food drives and fundraising, conduct outreach/education/awareness activities, etc. in collaboration with other pantry staff. (Communication)
-Stock primary food pantry location as well as stocking Outposts located in various locations around campus. (Teamwork)
-Monitor online orders & ensure timely fulfillment (Technology)
-Maintain cleanliness of the food pantry and its various Outposts locations. (leadership)
-Help conduct marketing and public relations for the pantry including assisting with social media. (Technology)
-Maintain compliance via observing and recording temperatures, sell-by/use-by dates, etc. and taking action accordingly (Career and Self-Development)
-Performs additional job duties as assigned. (Career and Self-Development)
Required Qualifications:
-Applicants must be eligible for and awarded federal work study.
-Applicants must have current food handling training. Applicants without said training must complete the training prior to being assigned shifts in the pantry. The training time is paid.
-Ability to use a computer and cloud based software.
-Ability to lift boxes and items weighing up to 50 pounds.
-Ability to maintain privacy of information.
Preferred Qualifications:
-Evidence of strong communication skills, both written and spoken.
-Possess attention to detail.
-Willingness to deliver exceptional customer service.
Hourly
Background Check Required
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