POSITION SUMMARY:

The Food Pantry Assistant works with the Hunger Relief Manager to oversee the daily operations of the food pantry, including but not limited to, purchasing and restocking of food pantry items, organizing, scheduling, and receiving pick-ups and deliveries, overseeing cost and quality control, collaborating with team of food pantry volunteers. This position supports, promotes and furthers our goal of providing the highest standards of culturally relevant and sensitive professional service consistent with our mission.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Schedules, receives, and maintains inventory of Food Pantry products
• Heavy Lifting 30 plus pounds daily.
• Assists Hunger Relief Manager with ordering product and other projects.
• Restocking shelves and monitoring product movement during active food pantry distributions and assist in other areas of the distribution as required.
• Works collaboratively with the Food Pantry team.
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or GED
• Computer skills, particularly MS Word, Excel, and Google Drive

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

ABOUT THE AGENCY

Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas (JFS) is a nonsectarian mental health and social services agency that impacted over 32,000 lives last year. For more than 70 years, our mission has been to provide effective, accessible, and comprehensive mental health and social services that promote lifelong self-sufficiency and well-being for the Greater Dallas community. JFS welcomes anyone through our doors regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or the ability to pay and has more than 150 programs and services available to all in need.

We believe in nurturing passionate professionals who prioritize client health and well-being. Our team members across all departments collaborate to offer wraparound care in order to address multiple needs. Additionally, JFS is one of only six DFW agencies accredited by the Council on Accreditation, which means we continually meet the highest standards of practice in areas including governance, fiscal management, human resources management, and quality improvement.

BENEFITS

JFS is invested in our employees. We pay 100% of our full-time employee (30 hours or more) health and dental benefits as well as life and long-term disability insurance. This position also receives 4 weeks paid vacation, sick leave, and includes American holidays and all Jewish holidays. We are willing to discuss relocation options. Come learn more about us!