Food Service Coordinator * On Call

Job description

Title: Food Service Coordinator On Call position

Department: Hunger Response, Volunteers & Community Resources

Supervisor: Director of Volunteers & Community Resources

Location: Share House Men’s Shelter, 1115 W 13th St, Vancouver, WA

Hours: On Call / No permanent Hours / This position covers shifts for staff on vacation or call outs.

Pay Range: $20-$23 hour

Share provides a wide spectrum of services ranging from street outreach, hunger response, and emergency shelter to housing and asset building. We offer individuals services, resources, and the tools they need to end their houselessness, secure housing, and maintain that housing.

We seek bright, driven people who are passionate about social justice and who want challenging career opportunities that deliver personal and professional fulfillment. Our dedicated and energetic employees provide essential services to a vulnerable population. We take pride in making a difference in the lives of so many every day.

Share recognizes that our employees are the foundation for our organization as well as our heart and soul. Share has a generous and robust benefit package including 4 weeks of PTO, a wellness program, a matched 401 K and health, dental and life insurance. We encourage a culture of supportive compassion for our participants, co-workers, and volunteers.

Share’s Mission:

Share believes every person counts. Together we pursue a stronger community by building relationships, advocating for equitable access to housing and food stability while empowering every individual to grow and thrive.

DEI Statement:

Share wants to be part of a community that brings about change. We are committed to actively working to dismantle racist systems, focusing on sustainable solutions to structural racism, police violence, and inequitable economic, health care, and education systems. It requires all institutions, including ours, to ask what more we can and should do to live our commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion – and we must be brave enough to make changes.

Job Summary

We are looking for a friendly, outgoing On Call Kitchen Coordinator for our Hot Meals Program who loves cooking, serving food, and supporting the community. The Hot Meals program provides daily, free meals to the public 365 days each year (3 meals per day Monday – Friday, and 2 meals on Weekends and Holidays) for people in Clark County struggling with poverty and hunger.

The position will assist the Food Service Manager & Food Service Coordinator and focus on various food preparation duties to help with food production, efficient delivery of finished dishes to clients, and regular food safety and cleaning tasks to keep the kitchen running smoothly. This position requires an individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills for engagement with a wide range of stakeholders including co-workers, volunteers, donors, and people who are experiencing homelessness and/or living in poverty.

This position is a part of a team that includes the Food Service Manager, Food Service Coordinator, Food Service Assistants, the Director of Volunteers & Community Resources, the Volunteer & Community Resources Coordinator, and the Volunteer & Nutrition Programs Coordinator.

Who You Are

• You have a passion for food service, supporting vulnerable populations in your community, and volunteer engagement.
• You have been commended at work for being extremely reliable, a team player, welcoming, supportive, and friendly.
• You enjoy building positive relationships with your co-workers and understand how valued volunteers, donors, and partners are to a non-profit organization.
• You can juggle multiple projects and prioritize them appropriately, all while providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment.
• You are comfortable with commercial kitchen food service operations, or excited to enhance your skills.

Summary of Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

Hot Meals Program Support

• Maintain a clean and safe environment by ensuring compliance with health & safety regulations in the kitchen, storeroom, and dining room areas. Properly clean kitchen areas and equipment on a regular basis, including…