Job details
Qualifications
High school or equivalent (Required)
English: 1 year (Required)
Driver's License (Required)
US work authorization (Required)
BenefitsPulled from the full job description
Full Job Description
The Maryland Food Bank (MFB) is Maryland’s largest nonprofit organization working to solve hunger. By partnering with more than 1100 community organizations across Maryland as well as delivering food directly into hard-to-reach areas, MFB strives to help the approximately 2.2 million food insecure people in Maryland today get access to good, healthy food, as a means of enabling brighter futures.
We have an extensive network of community and organizational partners across the state. MFB supplies food to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and community-based organizations that serve food-insecure Marylanders. We augment this work with outreach programs that educate the public on the importance of good nutrition and efforts to address the root causes of hunger.
Overall purpose of the position: Under the supervision of the Programs Manager, the Program Coordinator, Schools is primarily responsible for the management of the Maryland Food Bank (MFB)’s School Pantry programming in Western and Central Maryland, to include coordination, logistical support, training, site monitoring, data management, and partner relationships.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for managing a high volume of Western and Central School Pantry partners – which includes organizing and maintaining partner databases, keeping contact information current, and coordination of onboarding paperwork and electronic partner files. The Coordinator will develop and present training materials, partner communications, and share resources and best practices. The Coordinator will also perform site monitoring and training of partners to ensure compliance with food safety standards, MFB policies, and Feeding America guidelines.
The Coordinator will receive and respond to questions, concerns, and issues from School Pantry partners with professionalism and a customer-service focus. The Coordinator is expected to be able to build relationships with partners and stakeholders by being responsive and proactive.
Additional duties include, but are not limited to, cross-training in multiple programs, planning and attending partner meetings, and researching School Pantry program trends and best practices.
Education and Experience: High School diploma or GED required. At least two (2) years in a relevant field of work, handling support tasks and customer service needs is required. Extremely proficient in Microsoft Office. Demonstrated experience working with Microsoft Office including PowerPoint presentations, and Excel spreadsheets. Strong written and oral communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills and customer focus. The ability to read, write and speak English is required.
Essential Working Conditions
Work Environment: The employee will carry out some of the job duties from a professional office environment with little fluctuation in temperatures and low noise but may carry out some of the job duties at partner sites. For these offsite duties, the employee travels by automobile and will be exposed to changing weather and noise conditions. Offsite duties will require employee to drive throughout Maryland counties for meetings and/or visits to various sites.
Travel: Moderate local travel of 1 day per week is expected to successfully perform this role. A valid driver’s license is required as well as an MVR showing no prior DUI/DWI’s and fewer than 2 points against the license.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, traveling has been moderately reduced. Site monitoring is being performed primarily virtually right now but as conditions change, site monitoring may be required to be performed in-person during the term of this position. During activities and events requiring the need to travel, safety measures (social distancing and mask wearing) must adhere to for all occasions.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with it.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Halethorpe, MD 21227: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- English: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)