Volunteer Job Opportunites

Purpose:  This position is to register pantry clients coming for food.

Reports to:  This position will be supervised by the Manager.

Requirements:  Some basic knowledge of computer systems and Microsoft office.

Time Commitment: Three to four hours per month or more if desired

Responsibilities:  The Pantry Registration Clerk will interview clients that come in for food and enter the personal information for new clients into the database. Active client data will be checked and updated as needed.  Listen to clients as they talk about what is going on in their lives and be prepared to offer information that could help them find answers to their situations.  There will be a background check needed for this position.  Please call to check for openings.

Purpose:  This position is to register pantry clients coming for food.

Reports to:  This position will be supervised by the Manager.

Requirements:  Some basic knowledge of computer systems and Microsoft Office would be helpful.

Time commitment: Three to four hours per month or more if desired.

Responsibilities:  Assist the Pantry Registration Clerk as clients are being registered.  Log clients on paper and give receipts that need to be accounted for at the end of the day.  Will log in and journal what the totals are for the pantry day and match with the report done for that day.  There will be a background check needed for this position.  Please call to check for openings.

Purpose: Coordinate with the Director and send out all cards, donation thank you letters and other mailings.

Reports to: This position will be supervised by the Director of Services

Requirements: Ability to follow direction, availability on an as-needed basis to fulfill all mailings.

Time Commitment: Three to six hours per month depending on quantity of mail.

Responsibilities: The mailing coordinator will send out birthday cards on a monthly basis to all volunteers and all other correspondence to volunteers as necessary (get well, sympathy cards). In addition, this person will help with monthly donation thank you letters and other mass mailings by stuffing, folding, sealing and putting them in the mail.  Please call to check for openings.

Purpose: Assist Director of Ministry and Pantry Manager in completing light office work and answering phones.

Reports to: This position will be supervised by the Director of Ministry.

Requirements: Ability to pleasantly answer phones, follow directions, light office work.

Time Commitment: Three to four hours every other week or more as desired.

Responsibilities: Answer incoming phone calls, filtering them and enabling the Pantry Manager and Director to complete other tasks. Answer basic client questions on the phone, schedule assistance appointments, taking messages when necessary. Complete other light office work, such as filing and data entry. Please call to check for openings.

Purpose:  Assist clients with their shopping experience

Reports to:  This position will be supervised by the Pantry Manager.

Requirements:  Communication skills, ability to work well with people of all backgrounds; ability to be impartial and patient.

Time Commitment: Two to four hours per week or more if desired

Responsibilities: Assist clients with their shopping experience, take clients shopping for their food and let them know what quantities are to be taken from the pantry shelves.

Purpose:  Sort food and stock shelves as food comes into the pantry

Reports to:  This position will be supervised by the Pantry Supervisor

Requirements:  Ability to follow direction and lift light weight, 10 - 30 pounds

Time Commitment: Anywhere from 3 - 12 hours per week or more if desired

Responsibilities: Restocking shelves with food that needs to be set out for pantry day.

Purpose:  Breakdown cardboard boxes that are not needed in pantry

Reports to:  This position will be supervised by the Pantry Manager

Requirements:  Ability to follow directions and strength to breakdown boxes

Time Commitment: Two to three hours per week if available.

Responsibilities: Break down cardboard and take cardboard to recycling bin as needed. Take trash out and sweep floor in building.

Purpose: Keep pantry tidy and clean

Reports to: This position will report to the Pantry Manager

Requirements: Ability to follow directions, ability to bend and carry mop bucket

Time Commitment: Three to four hours per month

Responsibilities: Sweep and mop pantry on a monthly basis, take out garbage, and generally tidy up the pantry as directed.

Purpose: Make homeless and emergency bags for giving away.

Reports to: This position will report to the Pantry Manager

Requirements: Ability to follow instructions and work without direct supervision

Time Commitment: Two to three hours per week

Responsibilities: Put together emergency bags and food bags for the homeless based on a pre-made list of items.

Purpose:  Hand out meat, pastry, and deli products to clients shopping at the pantry

Reports to:  This position will be supervised by the Pantry Manager

Requirements:  Ability to follow directions and able to communicate with people, cheerful demeanor

Time Commitment: Three to four hours per week or more as desired

Responsibilities: During pantry hours will set out and distribute meat/pastries/deli to clients.

Purpose: Assist with the daily pick up of food that is donated to the pantry

Reports to: This position will be supervised by the Pantry Coordinator

Requirements: Ability to carry 25-50 lbs., ability to get in and out of cargo van with ease.

Time Commitment: Four hours per week or more as desired

Responsibilities: Help load vehicle at pick up, unload and bring groceries into the pantry to get weighed and placed in designated spots.