About the Role
Performs activities necessary to maintain emergency food supplies and provides eligible customers with emergency foodstuffs, clothing, or other household items.
Responsibilities
- Reviews inventory records to determine quantities of foodstuffs required to stock pantry and prepares Food Bank requisitions and replenishes stock.
- Directs the preparation of emergency food allocations based upon family size and dietary needs of customers; assists in the distribution of emergency food supplies.
- Distributes emergency clothing and household goods, when they are available, to eligible customers.
- Keeps records pertaining to food distribution, inventory and requisitions; acts as agency liaison with Food Bank and other emergency food providers when needed.
- Driving agency vehicle to provide door to door delivery and pick-ups for the food pantry.
- Promptly reporting all vehicle maintenance issues to the Director of Emergency and Family Services.
- Care and cleaning maintenance of vehicle: going to car wash, vacuum, tidying up vehicle, maintain record keeping of vehicle mileage log.
- Follow all cleaning, sanitizing and check in protocols and procedures.
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and six months related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence, inventory lists.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Valid NYS Driver’s license and ability to drive agency cargo van.
- Completion of the CAO of Erie County, Inc., application form including submission of official college/university transcripts (or other diploma or certificate where applicable), and three signed release forms for professional references.
Skills
- Driving agency vehicle
- Vehicle maintenance reporting
- Vehicle cleaning and maintenance
- Record keeping
- Mileage logging
- Cleaning and sanitizing protocols
- Reading comprehension
- Writing simple correspondence
- Presenting information
- Basic math skills
- Problem-solving in standardized situations
Location
- Buffalo, NY 14214
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Six months related experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED
Salary/Compensations
- $18.00 - $18.00 Hourly
About the Company
- Community Action Organization of Erie County, Inc.
Equal Opportunity
- Community Action Organization of Erie County, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
