Nutrition Specialist

Job Summary

This position increases the availability of nutritious foods through the Food Recovery Program and assists with daily operations of the food pantry and soup kitchen.

Education & Experience:

• High School diploma, or equivalent, and 1 year experience in nutrition, education and/or customer service
• Additional years of experience can be considered in place of educational requirement

Other Requirements & Skills:

Must have valid driver’s license, insurability, and reliable transportation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability and motivation to work independently and without direct supervision as well as in a team and with the general public.
• Openness to learning new skills and technology as necessary; must participate in training as required.
• Must be, or willing to be, certified in ServSafe or other recognized certification.
• Understanding of Trauma Informed Care and the ability to operate within an empathic, person-centered framework.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide food resources to the Emergency Food Relief Organizations within Cattaraugus County, to build their capacity to deliver safe, nutritious foods and to educate customers around nutritious choices.
• Assist in all operations, development, and implementation of the Gleaning, Prepared Food Recovery, and Perishable Food Recovery Program
• Maintain accurate logs of all gleaned foods which indicate name, poundage, provider, date of recovery/pick-up, date of distribution, and recipient of recovered food.
• Maintain accurate logs and follow approved practice for all prepared and perishable food recovered by maintaining logs of recovered food to include source and date of pick-up, and/or labeling of food items with donor’s name/ingredients, and/or serve by date, and will maintain temperature flow log for pick-up and drop-off of all food.
• Ensure approved practice of the flow of food through purchasing, receiving, and storage of all food in order to keep items safe and preserve their quality.
• Assist with daily operations of the food pantry including stocking shelves, rotating foods, customer service, cleaning pantry, etc.
• Assist with the daily operations of the soup kitchen including preparation, serving, and cleanup of the kitchen and dining area.
• Provide basic reception and intake services in support of the agency to the general public, clients and customers.
• Collaborate with the Nutrition Team to ensure creative approaches to enhancing food supplies, asset development, and alternative programming to fill gaps in the nutrition continuum of care.
• Responsible for complying with all funding source regulations, for creating a safe environment, and to report any unsafe situations to the immediate supervisor.
• Demonstrates, promotes, and practices CCA’s mission and values.
• Must be enthusiastic about promoting the mission of CCA; be willing to work towards the good of the entire agency, and to act as an ambassador of CCA throughout the community.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
• Driving: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Salamanca, NY 14779: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17