AWARE Pantry Coordinator

Title: AWARE Pantry Coordinator I

Position Type
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Limited Duration Part-time (32 hours per week)

Salary: $18.91 - $20.70 per hour

This position is eligible for a 5% bilingual differential, if the successful candidate meets the Food Share standard on an oral proficiency exam.

This is a Temporary Position that is expected to begin October 1, 2026 and end January 15, 2027.

Summary of Role: The Pantry Coordinator supports operations of AWARE Food Bank in Woodburn, Oregon, in collaboration with the Program Manager. This position will assist with warehouse operations, provide guidance to volunteers, and coordinate distributions of food to the public.

You Are…

An Effective Collaborator. You have worked with diverse groups and on dispersed teams, and you can operate in complex situations. You can quickly engage and gain trust from colleagues and are known for being supportive.

Resourceful & Adaptable. You’re at ease with ambiguity and rapid change. You possess a positive, can-do attitude, and are adept at identifying creative solutions to obstacles. You can juggle many important responsibilities at once and you’re rigorous about prioritizing.

A Flexible Worker. You are not afraid to step outside your job description or comfort zone to help the team reach its goals. You are comfortable with shifting schedules and don't expect every day to go "as planned." You are happy to challenge someone's assumptions and to have your assumptions challenged in return.

• Supports all aspects of on-site and mobile food pantry operations, including stocking shelves, checking inventory, providing client customer service and guiding volunteers.
• Provides excellent customer service to clients, volunteers and donors.
• Under direction from the Pantry Manager, supports and guides volunteers. Assists with volunteer training and identifying priority tasks for volunteers.
• Assists with client intakes, answering phones and reception.
• Handles client information in a confidential, professional manner.
• Makes client referrals to other community resources as needed.
• Serves as an on-site lead, as needed, during pantry distributions when the Pantry Manager and other pantry staff are away.
• Manages warehouse inventory and practices FIFO. Communicates inventory needs to Pantry Manager.
• Restocks shelves, as needed, during pantry distributions.
• Assists with unloading of food deliveries and sorts food in proper places.
• Maintains a clean and organized warehouse and lobby. Sorts dunnage cleans totes and bins, cleans warehouse. Disinfects and cleans regularly.
• Drives pantry vehicles, including box truck and van, as needed for food donation pickups and/or mobile pantry distributions.
• Regularly utilizes pallet jacks and forklifts in a safe manner for warehouse management.
• Adheres to all applicable food safety and civil rights rules and regulations pertaining to USDA, ODHS and Oregon Food Bank food pantry operating procedures.
• Supports weekly mobile farm worker food distributions, including driving, set up and distribution coordination at remote, outdoor locations. Requires evening hours and up to 1 hour round trip travel time to distribution locations.

** Other duties as assigned

We are the regional food bank bringing people together to end hunger and its root causes in Marion and Polk Counties. Support from our local community makes it possible for the Food Share to collect and distribute nutritious food for children, adults, and seniors through more than 80 partner programs, including food pantries, meal sites and home-delivered meals and to carry out programs to address the root causes of hunger.

At the Food Share, our commitment is to:

• Treat all people as our neighbor.
• En…