Administrative & Kitchen Support Specialist; Community Kitchen

Community Kitchen - Administrative & Kitchen Support Specialist: Part-time position available with the Community Kitchen, a non-profit entity in Mason City, Iowa. Duties include administrative office support; kitchen support; and providing excellent support to clients, staff, and community partners for multiple programs. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. Starting rate of pay is $16.00 to $18.00 per hour depending on qualifications.

This is a position with Community Kitchen, not Cerro Gordo County.

Applications will be accepted until Monday, August 3rd, 2026. Pre-employment physical, drug screen, criminal background check, and reference checks required.

Posted July 20th, 2026

(Permanent Part-time)

Part-time position at The Community Kitchen, a nonprofit providing meals to people in need. Responsible to provide administrative support and maintain efficient operation of the office; provide excellent support to clients, staff, and community partners for multiple programs; and help provide time-off coverage and overflow duties for the Kitchen Coordinator, Kitchen Lead, and Director as needed.

• Part‑time – typically Monday through Friday, 5 hours/day, 25 hours/week.
• Schedule - typically 8:30 am to 1:30 pm unless providing time‑off coverage for other employees
• Occasionally required to work evenings and Saturday when providing time‑off coverage for others
• Occasionally required to work weekday holidays to cover office needs for the Meals on Wheels program, which delivers on all weekday holidays. Will be paid for hours worked plus receive a paid floating holiday to be used at a later date.
• Location:
  
  In‑person, Mason City, IA
• Wage: $16.00 to $18.00 per hour depending on qualifications; hourly non‑exempt
• Paid time‑off for holidays when the organization is closed
• Paid vacation time‑off
• IPERS retirement plan

Reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for providing administrative support; maintaining an efficient operation of the office; providing support to clients, staff, and community partners for multiple programs; and helping to provide time‑off coverage and overflow duties for the Kitchen Coordinator, Kitchen Lead, and Director as needed.

• Administration;
• Answers phone and email
• Handles correspondence in a timely and professional manner
• Data entry and record keeping
• Filing physical and electronic documents
• Completes daily reporting and other tasks
• Ensures all paperwork, reports, memos, invoices, tabulations, letters, acknowledgements, etc. are completed and filed in a timely manner
• Occasionally runs errands to/from post office, CPA, meal delivery, etc.
• Acts in a professional manner reflecting the mission of The Community Kitchen and of Meals on Wheels of Mason Cit
• Maintains a peaceful environment in the office and facility
• Other clerical and administration tasks as directed

• Meals on Wheels
  • Creates invoices and statements in Quick Books
  • Records payments from customers, MCOs, and other payors in Quick Books and other professional software including Microsoft
  • Communicates with customers, MCOs, and other payors regarding billing and/or payment issues
• Community Kitchen
  • Records donations and other payments
  • Creates thank you letters and other acknowledgments for donations
  • Reviews invoices, donations, and deposits and prepares them for the contracted CPA

• Helps schedule volunteer groups and individuals by communicating with volunteers and preparing monthly and yearly volunteer calendar
• Confirms volunteer commitments via email, phone, and mail

• Communication
  • Communicates with clients for multiple programs via phone, email, etc.
  • Keeps record of all client communication
  • Acts…