About the Role
The Project Leader is responsible for providing support and leadership to volunteers, contributing to the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank's mission to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin counties.
Responsibilities
- Lead a group of volunteers responsible for projects such as building food kits, packing grocery bags, working in a clean room, or reboxing produce.
- Oversee and assist volunteers, including managing program supplies, set-up, check-in, and sorting/packing food boxes.
- Train, supervise, and assign roles to a team, ensuring adherence to guidelines and protocols.
- Orient volunteers, including public speaking.
- Set up and coordinate projects onsite.
- Maintain a tidy and clean workspace.
- Ensure the volunteer area is a friendly and positive experience, creating a welcoming and respectful atmosphere.
- Collect and communicate necessary information to staff, Food Resources, and the Community Engagement team.
- Operate material handling equipment (forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.) safely for warehouse duties.
- Sort and process produce and food drive products.
- Perform other duties and tasks as required.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to lead individuals and teams.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Follow all agency policies, rules, regulations, and procedures, including emergency procedures.
- Adhere to safety and standard operating procedures.
- Solid understanding of food safety and public health guidelines.
- Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to listen and communicate effectively.
- Ability to fairly communicate and enforce critical rules.
- Comply with all confidentiality policies and procedures.
- Previous warehouse experience preferred.
Skills
- Leadership
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Multi-tasking
- Conflict resolution
- Problem-solving
- Public speaking
- Food safety knowledge
- Public health guidelines knowledge
- Material handling equipment operation
- Forklift operation
Location
- San Francisco, CA 94107
Work Type
- Full-time
- Warehouse environment
Experience Level
- Experience dependent salary
Education Level
- Safe food handling certification preferred
- Forklift certification
Salary/Compensations
- $29.30 - $30.11 Hourly
Benefits
- Generous holiday time
- Generous sick time
- Retirement savings
- Medical
- Dental
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability
- Vacation time
About the Company
- The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank's mission is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin counties.
- Envisions a community free of the root causes of hunger, where everyone has access to nutritious food and is uplifted by a network of support.
- Works with community partners to address hunger through neighborhood food pantries, CalFresh enrollment, home-delivered groceries, and policy and advocacy efforts.
- Serves 36,000 households per week.
- Nearly 70% of distributed food is fresh fruits and vegetables.
Equal Opportunity
- The San Francisco-Marin Food bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values having staff who come from communities that we serve.
- Encourages people of color, folks from the LGBTIA2+ community, and people with disabilities to apply.
- In accordance with and support of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, encourages formerly incarcerated individuals and those with arrest and conviction records to apply.
