[25-048] Food Security Assistant (Summer Student)

Position: Food Security Assistant (Summer Student)

Location:South Surrey BC

Hours: 35 hrs/week (8week contract)

Salary: $17.85/hour

Start Date: July 7 2025

We are looking for a Food Security Assistant to join our Sources Food Security team! This person will assist with Sources food waste recovery and food insecurity programs with a focus on community engagement and education community event participation as well as program and volunteer coordination. This individual must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills a class 5 drivers license with a clean driving record be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. and possess a desire to address the root causes of food insecurity in our communities.

This is a Canada Summer Jobs funded position. The applicant must meet all eligibility criteria:

• Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period
• be a Canadian citizen permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment
• and have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

About Sources:

SOURCES is a communitybased nonprofit organization providing support and hope to communities in the Lower Mainland on Vancouver Island and across Northern BC. Sources strives to create vibrant and resilient communities through support to adults children youth and families facing challenges in life such as mental health disability poverty substance use and conflict. We support our communities through leadership education and volunteerism.

Sources is committed to learning about celebrating and incorporating Indigenous knowledge into our practices as we continue our work in truth and reconciliation. People of all races cultures ethnicities 2SLGBTQIA and abilities are welcomed to work with us. We value diversity respect and collaboration as we promote our mission: social wellness for our community.

Description of Position:

Reporting to: Food Security Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provide frontline client service by working with users of Sources Food Banks.
• Assume a leadership role with Sources Community Harvest Program working with local homeowners and farmers to redirect excess produce to community meal programs and providing training and support to volunteers of all ages.
• Assist with the development and implementation of workshops to engage community members learning about food waste and ways to negate.
• Assist with the coordination of Sources participation in community events with a focus on food waste recovery and volunteer youth engagement.

Physical Demands of Job: Lifting/Pulling/Pushing 75% Walking/Moving Around 75% Sitting 25% Time Spent Outside 75% Driving 25%

Cognitive Demands of Job: Independent Work 50% Task Memorization 75% Changing Priorities/Deadlines 75% Writing/Reading 50%

Qualifications:

• Effective working knowledge of Office suite including Excel Word Outlook and central data systems.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication.

• Physically healthy and able to lift 50lbs.

• Be flexible detail oriented with strong organizational skills and possess an ability to take initiative accept direction and work effectively both independently and in a team environment.

• Commitment to creating and maintaining an environment that values Equity Diversity and Inclusiveness.

• Ability to exercise good judgement in a demanding and continually changing work environment.

• Must possess a Class 5 drivers license with a clean drivers abstract.

• Level 1 Food Safe an asset.

• Standard First Aid and CPR an asset.

• Criminal Records check through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Criminal Records Review Program.

Benefits:

• All employees regardless of benefit eligibility have access to an Employee & Family Assistance Program.

Closing Date: June 18 2025

Internal candidates will be contacted by: June 18 2025