Food Pantry Driver
Food Pantry Driver
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POSITION/TITLE: Food Pantry Driver
POSITION TYPE: Nonexempt/parttime up to 19 hours a week
REPORTS TO: Food Access Administrator
Growing Home is a nonprofit organization based in Westminster Colorado. We cultivate a thriving healthy and accessible North Metro Denver by connecting people to services and programs to drive community action in the areas of food housing parenting education and lifelong stability. We strive to create a welcoming environment for all by cultivating a sense of home with our participants staff and community members. As a communitycentered organization we work in partnership with those with lived experience to ensure programs and services are experienceinformed and meet the needs of our community. In partnership with the community we advocate for local and state policies that will create a more thriving healthy and equitable Colorado.
CORE VALUES: We grow when weBelong. Learn together. Partner with the community. Celebrate strengths and prioritize wellbeing. Recognize our work has impact.
GENERAL PURPOSE:
The Food Pantry Driver supports Growing Homes food sourcing by making multiple pickups a week and stocking the Food Pantry on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays. They will be responsible for picking up large and heavy orders of food and supplies bringing them to the Food Pantry and unloading and stocking them. The Food Pantry driver must have experience driving a large vehicle a clean driving record a valid Colorado drivers license and the ability to lift and carry up to 75 lbs. This position needs to be flexible with work hours primarily on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays to support stocking days with additional hours to support the Food Pantry and complete administrative tasks. This position is parttime up to 19 hours a week.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive a box truck and pick up food and supplies from vendors and partners; transport items to the Growing Home Food Pantry
- Unload the box truck track inventory and put away the food and supplies
- Work with the Food Access Administrator to organize a pickup plan that includes driving to and picking up food at multiple locations several times a week
- Coordinate a food pickup schedule working with the Volunteer and Engagement Coordinator and volunteers as needed
- Implement best practices around food safety and food transport
- Record temperatures of food at pick up and drop off to ensure food safety
- Communicate with stores and vendors to confirm the pickups of food and supplies in case of closure or changes in operations
- Utilize safe lifting practices
- Perform simple vehicle maintenance regularly checking tire pressure fluids etc.
- Operate a pallet jack to move pallets of food on and off transportation
- Utilize a lift gate in moving goods off the truck
- Safely operate a motor vehicle; following both traffic laws and Growing Homes policies and procedures
- Keep the box truck clean sanitized and organized
- Collaborate with the Food Pantry team to facilitate the stocking of the Food Pantry on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Communicate with volunteers to ensure work is completed safely and safe lifting practices are being utilized;
- Communicate challenges or issues related to sourcing stocking or volunteers with the Food Pantry team
Work Environment
- Participate in a participantcentered traumainformed framework for ensuring diversity equity inclusion and belonging in its work
- Ensure strict confidentiality is kept with participant donor and volunteer information
- Maintain a healthy and safe work environment
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proven experience as a driver preferably with large vehicles
- Clean driving record
- 21 years or older
- Ability to safely operate box truck pallet jack and lift gate
- Easily read and follow route maps
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 75 pounds bend and stack goods
- Current Colorado drivers license required (no CDL required)
- A polite and professional disposition
- Organized efficient and able to balance competing priorities
- Demonstrated ability to work as an integral part of a team while operating with a high level of independence autonomy and trust
WHY YOU SHOULD WORK AT GROWING HOME:
- Competitive Pay: $19 an hour
- Optional 403(b) plan with 5 match after 1 year of employment and 1000 hours of work
- Paid sick time
- Cell phone stipend
HOURS OF WORK AND LOCATION:
- Hours of Work: This position is parttime 19 hours a week between 8:00 am5:00 pm on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays. The schedule for the position will generally be 5 hours on Mondays 6 hours on Tuesdays and 8 hours on Thursdays. Additional time/days may be needed for other pickups meetings and administrative duties but these will be communicated in advance.
- Location: Work will primarily be performed in the Growing Home offices with local travel required for pickups.
Note: Systemic inequities in hiring have caused women people of color LGBTQIA and others to apply for jobs only if they meet 100 of the qualifications. Growing Home encourages anyone that believes they have the skill and drive to be successful in this role to apply.
Applications will be accepted until April 4 2025.
Growing Home strives to create a diverse inclusive and equitable workplace. Growing Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Employment Type
Part-Time
