Food Bank Coordinator

MISSION STATEMENT:

As an organization grounded in the Latino community of Washington State it is the mission of El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) build the Beloved Community* through unifying all racial and economic sectors; to organize empower and defend the basic human rights of our most vulnerable and marginalized populations; and to bring critical consciousness justice dignity and equity to all the peoples of the world.

JOB SUMMARY: The Food Bank Coordinator is responsible for the effective management and coordination of all activities related to the distribution of food resources and the implementation of nutrition programs within the organization. This role involves overseeing logistics personnel community outreach and program development to ensure the efficient operation of the food bank and the delivery of high-quality nutrition services to clients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Program Management:

• Supervises one (1) part-time Food Bank Assistant.

• Develop and implement strategies to effectively distribute food resources to individuals and families in need.

• Coordinate with partner agencies donors and volunteers to procure sort and distribute food items efficiently.

• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations and best practices in all aspects of food handling and distribution.

Community Engagement:

• Build and maintain relationships with community organizations government agencies and other stakeholders to expand the reach and impact of food bank services.

• Represent the organization at community events meetings and conferences to raise awareness about food insecurity and nutrition-related issues.

Volunteer Management:

• Recruit train and supervise volunteers to support various aspects of food bank operations including food collection sorting and distribution.

• Foster a positive and inclusive volunteer environment that promotes teamwork respect and accountability.

Administrative Duties:

• Oversee budgeting financial reporting and grant management activities to ensure fiscal responsibility and transparency.

• Maintain accurate records of inventory distribution and programmatic activities for reporting and evaluation purposes.

• Prepare written reports presentations and proposals for internal and external stakeholders as needed.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Works in a general office environment 40 hours per week. Works a minimum of 40 hours per week. This position is onsite four (4) days a week and one (1) day remote).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to sit walk stand bend squat climb kneel and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.

• Ability to grasp push pull objects such as files file cabinet drawers and reach overhead.

• Ability to operate telephone desktop or laptop computer.

• Ability to lift to 50 lbs.

NOTES AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

The above duties or working procedures describe the chief function of the job and are not considered to be a detailed description of every duty of the job. Position requires a 6-month evaluation period.

El Centro de la Raza offers the following benefits to full-time:

• Medical and dental insurance with competitive employee and family rates.

• Basic life insurance is provided at no cost to employees; option to buy up for additional coverage.

• 401(k) plan with 5% employer contribution; eligible to participants after six months of

• employment; eligible for employer contribution after first year of employment with El Centro.

• 12 days of sick/safe pay time each calendar year (accrued by pay period); eligible to take accrued leave after 90 days of employment.

• 15 days of vacation accrued by pay period; start accruing upon hire; eligible to take after 6

• months of employment plus a floating holiday and birthday off.

• 9 days of paid holidays 5 days paid time off during the last week of December.

• Employment Assistant Program (EAP) for all employees which provides help with mental health

• stress grief and loss illness or trauma relationship conflicts financial guidance life adjustments and more.

El Centro de la Raza will consider requests for reasonable accommodation based upon disability or religious belief. Please contact for the appropriate application forms.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Accommodation Statement: El Centro de la Raza provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall and transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment to meet the requirements of the position. El Centro de la Raza would attempt to satisfy requests if the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.