Food Pantry Lead

Full job description

The Hebrew Educational Society, a thriving multi-service, comprehensive community center located in southeast Brooklyn, provides a diverse array of programs and services within a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment that is inclusive of people of all ages and ability levels. Programs include Early Childhood, After School, Camps, Athletic and Aquatic Activities, Older Adults & People with disabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Pantry Director
• Comply with all requests and tasks as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain pantry inventory for daily distributions.
• Ensuring that all boxes are being prepared
• Ensures food pantry, storage room, etc. are all clean and well organized
• Training and motivating the staff
• Complies with NYC and NYS food safety/food handling guidelines
• Attend to morale and develops team-building strategies
• Provide support with other department initiatives

Qualifications:

• Must possess a high school diploma
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask
• Must be Tech-savvy and very comfortable with learning new computerized systems.
• Must be able to explain technology to those who are not familiar with the system
• Prior Food Pantry experience a must
• Knowledge of human services sector
• The ability to work well independently and as part of a team
• Motivated with excellent interpersonal skills a must
• Must be punctual, conscientious, and dependable
• Must exercise good judgment, respectful of confidential nature of client information
• Must possess strong communication skills – ability to speak comfortably and courteously to a diverse cultural population along with a professional, warm demeanor
• Must be flexible with a positive attitude
• Must be able to bend and lift up to 25lbs

The work hours will be Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:00AM - 2:00PM and Tuesday 12:30PM - 6:00PM.

**Hours may be increased or decreased depending on the needs of the department.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $17.00 per hour

Shift:

• Day shift

Experience:

• Food Pantry: 1 year (Preferred)
• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
• Computer skills: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person