Help Ease Food Insecurity

VOLUNTEER POSITION SUMMARY: Volunteers are responsible for offering: safety and excellent hospitality to all visitors by providing a dignified experience of charity; openness, ability and willingness to train and cross-train in the tasks needed in the Outreach Office and Thrift Store; and hope to our under-served, under-resourced neighbors.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Perform the tasks presented to you by your staff supervisor. These tasks will be partially done off- and on-site of Seton Center, but could include requests for help in the Outreach Office and Thrift Store. Our goal is to follow the workload.
• Specialized tasks in the Food Pick-Up/Delivery/Pantry duties include: Wear your Seton Center name badge, Use personal vehicle to drive/ride to participating organization(s), Carefully pick up donated foods from organizations’ personnel, Deliver food to Seton Center, and/or assist with pantry inventory and distribution at twice-monthly food drops
• Warmly greet all entering the area in which you are working.
• Interact and resolve conflict in positive ways with paid staff, fellow volunteers, clients, and customers to help create a pleasant, healthy and productive work environment.
• Other duties as assigned by the Manager or Staff

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid driver’s license and vehicle insurance
• Be a team player and enjoy volunteering independently
• Excellent interpersonal/customer service skills
• Ability to read, comprehend and follow instructions
• Understanding of and compassion for the needs of all visitors
• Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality with personal, staff, volunteer, customer and client information

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to walk, stand, sit, bend, reach, walk, carry and drive to perform duties assigned
• Ability to lift items up to 50 lbs. with assistance
• Excellent vision and attention to detail to inspect the condition of pantry items and perform the functions of projects assigned