<p>Summary:</p> <p>The Food Pantry Worker supports the daily operations of People's Community Action Corporation Food Pantry and Food Drives.</p> <p>Essential Functions and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Prepares food bags with and for clients and families. </li><li>Helps registers pantry clients who meet eligibility requirements. </li><li>Sorts and stocks food items in the pantry, coolers, freezers, and office. </li><li>Inspects food items to ensure quality and freshness. </li><li>Keeps pantry, warehouse, and reception area clean and neat. </li><li>Serves to help families feel supported and follow pantry guidelines. </li><li>Assists with the removal of trash and recycling. </li><li>Directs family client concerns to the appropriate team member. </li><li>Helps provides clients with additional community resources as needed. </li></ul> <p>Key Roles and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Sorting & Stocking: Experience with stocking food and general goods, lifting and placing food donations, managing inventory, and restocking shelves. </li><li>Food Packing & Distribution: Preparing food boxes or bags and assisting with client customer service sometimes directly in food pantry or with drive-thru models. </li><li>Operations & Maintenance: Maintaining cleanliness, breaking down boxes, and ensuring proper food handling and storage. Pulling trash and cleaning as needed </li><li>Client Interaction: Working with families providing assistance with dignity and grace, and sometimes providing administrative or clerical support. </li></ul> <p>Work Environment and Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Physical Demands: Jobs often require lifting, standing for periods, and working in PCAC inside and outside, cooler, or freezer environments. Able to help pick up at least a hundred pounds of food </li><li>Safety Protocols: Adherence to safety measures is crucial, particularly during high-demand periods. </li><li>Other Duties: May require some cleaning background to help staff with the environment, including collecting trash, dusting floors to make things presentable </li><li>Assembles community resources to share with pantry clients </li><li>Demonstrates teamwork and support of the PCAC mission and values </li><li>Performs other duties as required or assigned </li><li>Complies with all company policies and standards </li></ul> <p>8:30 am - 5 pm</p> <p>40 hours</p>