WHOLE Pantry Program Coordinator
WHOLE Pantry Program Coordinator
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Western Washington University with over 15000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school is nationally recognized for its educational programs students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham Washington a coastal community of 90000 overlooking Bellingham Bay the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes Bremerton Everett Port Angeles and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes such as being named one of the top public masters-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.
Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success increasing our Washington impact and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship research and creative activity. Westerns greatest strength is the outstanding students faculty staff and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff faculty administration student and external constituents. Further individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic societal environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.
The WHOLE Pantry Program Coordinator coordinates the operation of the current Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) and supports the Basic Needs Hub. Under the general direction of the Resource Navigator/Program Manager The WHOLE Pantry Program Coordinator will order supplies engage in delivery organize and distribute food and other essentials to the food pantry/pantries. The Pantry Coordinator will provide operational assistance for food recovery efforts and assist with additional responsibilities in the Basic Needs Hub. This position is funded in part by a student-voted fee to address food security issues among students and works with recent state-funded basic needs legislative efforts.
This is a project 11-month position ending no later than June 30 2027.
- Proof upon hiring of a current valid WA drivers license with at least 2 years of driving experience
- Ability to lift and transport up to 50 pounds
- Bachelors degree or two years of full-time experience working in a food pantry
- Proficient in computers and MS Office software (particularly Excel)
- Experience in working in a collaborative team environment
- Experience in providing direct service to individuals facing life challenges or equivalent.
- Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills
- Experience coordinating a food pantry
- Experience working with food recovery efforts
- Knowledge of food insecurity among college students
- Experience working professionally with college students
- Experience utilizing social media platforms (for example Instagram Facebook. LinkedIn) in a professional capacity
- Experience coordinating a food pantry
- Experience working with food recovery efforts
- Knowledge of food insecurity among college students
- Experience working professionally with college students
Application materials should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.
Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with applicable laws WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race ethnicity color national origin age citizenship or immigration status pregnancy use of protective leave genetic status sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital status creed religion veteran or military status disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal (including a service animal in training) by a person with a disability or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law in its programs or activities including employment admissions and educational programs. See WWUs Policies onProhibiting Discrimination Based on A Protected Class and Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sex. Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance Title IX and ADA Coordinator Western Washington University Old Main 126 (MS 9021) 516 High Street Bellingham WA 98225; 360.650.3307 (voice) or 711 (Washington Relay);
WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation please contactHuman Resources Disability Services 360.650.3751 or 711 (Washington Relay).
Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: This report is provided pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (The Clery Act). It includes statistics for the previous three calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on Westerns campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Western; and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use crime prevention the reporting of crimes sexual assault and other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report in printed or alternate formats by contacting the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs at . The report can be found at: Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.
All new employees must comply with the immunization policy and show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service before beginning work at WWU. A thorough background check will be conducted on all new hires which includes a sexual misconduct background check.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
