Pantry Clerk​/Van Driver

Pantry Clerk/Van Driver at CAO

Buffalo, Community Action Organization – $18 per hour

Performs activities necessary to maintain emergency food supplies and provide eligible customers with emergency foodstuffs, clothing, or other household items.

• Review inventory records to determine foodstuffs required to stock the pantry, prepare Food Bank requisitions, and replenish stock.
• Direct the preparation of emergency food allocations based on family size and dietary needs; assist in the distribution of emergency food supplies.
• Distribute emergency clothing and household goods, when available, to eligible customers.
• Maintain records of food distribution, inventory, and requisitions; act as agency liaison with Food Bank and other emergency food providers.
• Drive agency vehicle to provide door‑to‑door delivery and pick‑ups for the food pantry.
• Promptly report all vehicle maintenance issues to the Director of Emergency and Family Services.
• Perform vehicle care and cleaning maintenance (car wash, vacuum, tidy up), maintain mileage log, and follow cleaning, sanitizing, and check‑in protocols.

• High school diploma or GED and six months of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  read and comprehend simple instructions, write simple correspondence and inventory lists, present information in one‑on‑one and small group settings.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability: apply common sense to carry out detailed written or oral instructions; handle problems involving a few concrete variables.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: valid NYS driver’s license and ability to drive the agency cargo van.

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Individual and Family Services