Specialist, Senior Hunger Programs DC Region

Job Details

Job Location:

Washington, DC 20017

Position Type:
Full Time Salary Range: $27.28 - $33.35 Hourly

About the Organization:
The Capital Area Food Bank works to address hunger today and create brighter futures tomorrow for more than a million people across the region experiencing food insecurity. As the anchor in the area’s hunger relief infrastructure, the food bank provided more than 60 million meals to people in need last year, by supplying food to hundreds of nonprofit organizations as well as directly to the community.

Creating long-term solutions to food security requires more than just food: it includes addressing the root causes of food insecurity by partnering with organizations that provide critical services like job training programs, health care, and education. To learn more, visit Food Bank for the Washington, DC, Region | Capital Area Food Bank.

Description:

The Senior Hunger Strategies department includes the Senior Brown Bag (SBB) program and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). SBB is a monthly direct distribution program. The main goal of this program is to provide supplemental groceries for seniors in need by distributing nutritious food to approved community sites. CSFP is a USDA program that provides a monthly package of healthy groceries and complementary nutrition education to seniors at risk of hunger.

CSFP currently operates in Washington, DC as Grocery Plus, in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, MD as My Groceries To Go, and in Northern Virginia. In DC, it is combined with another USDA program, the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), which provides seasonal electronic benefits for participants to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey at participating farmers markets.

The Capital Area Food Bank is the executor of both programs for DC, with oversight by DC Health.

CSFP collectively serves 7,136 seniors in DC, MD, and VA. The SHS Specialist, DC Region is responsible for managing the caseload for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program in the DC region. This will include tracking participation and assisting the CSFP team in reaching 100% caseload each month, ensuring quality and consistency are maintained across the program, tracking billing, and monitoring sites to ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and policies.

This position will also act as the program lead for the DC Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), representing CAFB and working collaboratively with partners DC Health and FRESHFARM. The position will also act as team lead for all CSFP and joint SHS site leader trainings.

• Supports and promotes the mission of the Capital Area Food Bank and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program
• Manages current participant caseload for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program in DC region.
• Submits weekly participation reports and additional reports upon request
• Creates monthly rosters for all CSFP DC distributions
• Generates sales orders for all CSFP DC distributions.
• Works with the Sr. Manager to make routine caseload adjustments
• Performs regular audits of Net Suite and Link2
  
  Feed participation data to ensure accuracy and addresses discrepancies with the team
• Collaborates with Sr. Manager on continuous improvement to caseload management and increasing participation.

• Leads CSFP team with annual enrollment and recertification activities for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program in all regions and ensures compliance is maintained
• Leads CSFP team with annual site monitoring requirements, ensuring site visits are completed, sites maintain compliance, reports findings, and executes appropriate action plans.
• Creates program and resource guides in coordination with DC Health and other community partners.
• Acts as CSFP team lead for joint SHS annual site leader training, Link2
  
  Feed site leader training, Recertification Training, and additional trainings as needed.
• Facilitates bi-weekly CSFP team meetings
• Creates bi-monthly CSFP client newsletter for DC region
• Assists Sr. Manager with ensuring nutrition education plans and…