About the Role
Provides direct support to clients accessing Daily Bread’s New Toronto Street Food Bank, assisting with client intake, food distribution, data entry, and participant engagement.
Responsibilities
- Assists and supports program staff regarding the daily operations of food bank programs.
- Places and receives food orders and prepares food for distribution.
- Works directly with clients, completing client intake and assessment, and providing information and referrals to other supports.
- Trains, supports, and supervises volunteers, and assists in organizing and delegating tasks to volunteers.
Requirements
- Must be between 15 and 30 years of age.
- Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred.
- Must have a valid Social Insurance Number and be legally entitled to work in Canada.
- Ability to work independently and within a team.
- Ability to take a leadership role.
- Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 20lb.
- Experience working with diverse populations utilizing anti-oppression, community building, and participant-centred approaches.
- Experience initiating changes based on observation and feedback, and following through on tasks to completion.
Skills
- Client intake
- Food distribution
- Data entry
- Participant engagement
- Customer service
Location
- 191 New Toronto Street, Toronto, ON M8V 2E7
Work Type
- Full-Time Contract
- On-Site
Experience Level
- 8 weeks contract
Education Level
- Candidates enrolled in programs related to social or community work, community development and/or related skills are encouraged to apply.
Salary/Compensations
- $18.75 per hour + 4% Vacation Pay
About the Company
- Daily Bread Food Bank works towards long-term solutions to end hunger and poverty and runs innovative programs to support individuals living on low incomes and experiencing food insecurity.
- Daily Bread distributes fresh and shelf-stable food, and fresh-cooked meals to 144 member agencies and 205 food programs across Toronto.
- Daily Bread also publishes the influential Who’s Hungry report - an annual survey measuring trends in food insecurity and poverty in Toronto to educate the public and spark policy change.
Equal Opportunity
- Daily Bread Food Bank is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from members of designated groups and those with lived experience of poverty or food insecurity.
- Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in another format, please e-mail a request to Human Resources.
