Job Description

JOB POSTING #2023-30-02
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Food Bank

Food Bank Volunteer Coordinator

Wage: $23-$25 per hour

Part Time – 25 hours per week

Permanent

Oversee the daily operations of the Food Bank volunteers

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Location:  Abbotsford

Onsite

Job Summary:

The Food Bank Volunteer Coordinator will oversee the daily fulfillment of the Food Bank volunteer positions. The position is responsible for the coordination of volunteers, including recruitment, screening, onboarding, placement, and recognition in the following areas: Hamper Room, Fresh Food Recovery, Food Distribution, Home Delivery, and the Christmas Bureau.  The Food Bank Volunteer Coordinator will also provide support to all food bank programs in the effective utilization and support of volunteers.

Your Role:

Archway’s Food Bank Volunteer Coordinator with the Food Bank contributes by:

• Recruiting, screening, interviewing, and selecting volunteers for the Hamper Room, Fresh Food Recovery program, the Home Delivery program, the Food Distribution program, and the Christmas Bureau.
• In collaboration with the Program and Warehouse Coordinators, overseeing and supporting all volunteer administration.
• Supporting the Coordinators and Food Bank staff with the onboarding of all volunteers to their associated Programs.
• Coordinating the intake and onboarding of all Food Bank volunteers, responding to volunteer inquiries, and ensuring onboarding documents are completed and uploaded to the volunteer management system, Better Impact.
• Assigning schedules to all Food Bank programs volunteers, and monitoring/updating schedules on a daily basis to ensure consistent volunteer coverage for the Hamper Room, Fresh Food Recovery program, the Home Delivery program, the Food Distribution program, and the Christmas Bureau Program.
• Providing oversight and support for all the procedures and clearances for all the volunteers who work at the warehouse.
• Providing volunteers for external events to market and promote the Food Bank (Food Drives and fundraising events – e.g., Toys for Tots, Charity Golf). 
• Contacting casual/on-call volunteers for coverage in emergency/last minute situations.

This position is a great fit for someone who has good relationship building and networking skills, who is a great organizer and planner, can juggle multiple priorities, and has strong computer competency with Microsoft Office365 and virtual meeting platforms.   

Our Offer

• Wage:  $23.00 to $25.00 per hour
• A permanent, part-time position at 25 hours per week, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday to Friday.
• Some evening or weekend work will be required. 
• Benefits include:
  • Three weeks’ pro-rated vacation in your first year, four weeks’ in your second year.
  • A great benefits package including extended health and dental, you choose your plan.
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program.
  • Discounted membership to Headspace.
  • Discount for a gym membership.
  • Great in-house training opportunities.
  • Access to on-line wellness resources.
  • Rewarding work in a positive environment.

Getting an Interview – you will be considered if you have:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience.
• Post-secondary education is an asset.
• Experience in a customer service position.
• Direct coordination experience.
• Leadership experience is preferred.
• Experience coordinating and directing volunteers is preferred.

The Job Requires you to have:

• A valid class 5 BC Driver’s License and a clean Driver’s Abstract.
• A satisfactory criminal record check is a condition of employment.
• The ability to be in constant motion including walking, and may include long periods of sitting.
• The ability for a high degree of social interaction and engagement, requiring adherence to COVID-19 and other communicable disease safety protocols.
• Willingness and flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required.

Closing date is January 20, 2023.

TO APPLY

Interested applicants are to reference Posting #2023-30-02 in the subject line.

Please submit your cover letter and resume to:

Email: jobpostings@archway.ca 

          Subject: Job Posting #2023-30-02

No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Your resume may also be forwarded to other Programs for their consideration for their job vacancies.  If you do not wish for your application to be shared with other Programs, please send an e-mail to jobpostings@archway.ca with DO NOT FORWARD TO OTHER PROGRAMS, in the subject line of the e-mail and the job reference number to which you applied, in the body of the e-mail.

Archway's goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Equity and diversity are essential to excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

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