Food Pantry Coordinator

FLSA: Salaried(Exempt)

Anticipated Hiring Range: $70,000-$75,000

Direct Supervisor: Student Union Services Manager

The Food Pantry Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting Associated Students Inc. (ASI)'s mission to address food insecurity among California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) students. This position oversees the daily operations of the ASI Food Pantry, ensuring equitable access to nutritious food resources for students in need. The coordinator fosters a welcoming environment, manages inventory, coordinates educational programs, and collaborates with various partners to promote food security initiatives and sustainability on campus.

• Responsible for the day-to-day operation of The Pantry, including daily food display and replenishment, ordering of food items, and food delivery and food safety.
• Coordinates product ordering by working with local agencies and managing ordering logistics. Travels locally to pick-up and transport food from the Food Bank(s) and/or other campus and community partners.

• Maintains, manages and coordinates outreach relations with community partners. Develops and implements an outreach plan to promote the ASI Food Pantry and engage campus and community interest.
• Assists the Associate Director, TSU Programs and Food Pantry collaboratively with the ASI Marketing, Design and Communications departments to maintain the ASI Food Pantry website and other marketing and communications related to The Pantry.

• Plans and implements student programs and/or training sessions as needed.
• Coordinates, schedules and facilitates educational workshops regarding food preparation, healthy eating, etc. for CSUF students. Provides innovative, intentional programs and initiatives that actively engage the campus community in issues related but not limited to food insecurity, sustainability, and basic needs.
• Assists with various Food Pantry projects, including operational policy development and review, project proposal development, assessment and food inventory tracking.
• Maintains a list of on-campus resources for those who are experiencing food insecurity.
• Supports ASI's DEI plan in all programming, services, and interactions.

• Collects, analyzes and reports weekly and monthly on food insecurity data gathered.
• Utilizes existing systems to track and analyze the ASI Food Pantry program/participant data; provides regular reports for assessment needs while protecting the confidentiality of student users.
• Assists with maintenance and management of department software programs.
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision of 10-15 Food Pantry Assistants and 2 Graduate Assistants.
• Ensures customer service is conducted in a courteous and professional manner.
• Adheres to food handling safety guidelines as well as physical ergonomics safety standard guidelines.
• Manages daily, weekly, and monthly space maintenance of food pantry, storage room and any supplies.
• Maintains strict adherence to safety procedures; attending safety meetings as scheduled.
• Completes other related tasks or projects as assigned by supervisor.

• Assists with researching public and private grant agencies and CSUF University Advancement to identify potential sources of funding. Assists with writing, editing, and proofreading grant proposals.
• Oversees the Food Pantry budget and related grants. Assists with the preparation of annual budget requests.
• Assists in fundraising and development for the pantry, including coordination of food drive donations, and project drives both on and off campus.

Directly Supervises: Food Pantry Assistants

• Make decisions on hiring, terminating, or effectively recommend such actions.
• Assigning work, designating tasks, or giving significant duties to employees using independent judgment and discretion.
• Reward or discipline employees, including issuing written warnings, or making recommendations for promotions or disciplinary action.
• Direct employees by deciding which employees will perform a task and the order in which tasks are completed using independent judgment and discretion and often considering the individual employee's skills and aptitudes.
• Adjust employee grievances.
• Authority to transfer, suspend, lay off, or recall employees, which includes managing time off requests and leaves of absence.
• This role is held accountable for the performance of the employees they supervise and if employees under the coordinator's supervision have performance failures, that may lead to a negative impact on the coordinator's employment with ASI.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university required.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in logistics, customer service or a related field required.

• Experience working in a higher education setting is preferred.
• 1-2 years of supervisory…