Purpose/objective: Supports the ACCESS Center Service Navigator by providing assistance with the inventory of food by stocking and assembling food boxes for clients.
Location: Belmont ACCESS Center, 84 Schuyler Street, Belmont, NY
Key responsibilities: Support the Service Navigator by cleaning the food pantry area, by completing documentation, stocking and sorting of food, ensuring safe practices by checking freezer and refrigerator temperatures, packaging food boxes and delivery to the clients.
Qualifications:
- Experience working with individuals and families, through either educational experiences, volunteer roles or past work experiences.
- Desire to support, and ability to demonstrate, an understanding and agreement with the agency vision, mission and project goals.
- Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing in a wide variety of situations.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and treat colleagues, staff and program participants with respect.
- Ability to demonstrate organizational skills.
- Ability to interpret and disseminate information garnered through training, community collaborations, and individuals for the greater good of the volunteer delegation.
- Ability to accept supervision.
Time commitment: To be determined by volunteer
Training/support provided: ACCORD Corporation New Staff Orientation, one-to-one mentoring with program staff and managers. On-going support provided through face-to-face coaching meetings with the Service Navigator.
Benefits: Personal satisfaction for helping others in need. This position offers independent work and flexibility, which is a benefit to those who are in search of work experiences to build a resume, or those who demonstrate leadership and prefer to work independently.
