Youth Support Specialist - Food Coordinator
The Youth Support Specialist will provide a positive community environment to help youth heal from the trauma they have experienced and prepare them to secure and maintain stable housing of their choice.
Avenues for Youth’s original and oldest program is now known as Minneapolis Avenues. Located in North Minneapolis, this program provides emergency shelter, transitional housing and intensive supportive services for 21 youth at a time, ages 18 to 24. Annually, the program supports 170 to 190 young people.
In early 2015, we expanded into the northwest suburbs with the opening of Brooklyn Avenues, a 12-bed shelter and transitional housing program for homeless youth ages 16 to 21 from the northwest suburbs of Hennepin County. We anticipate this program will support 80 to 100 young people every year.
The following duties are normal for this position. These duties are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.
* Complete production forms for meals.
* Complete timely food orders through different vendors.
* Follow Food Safety protocols.
* Train other staff on Food Safety protocols.
* Develop and maintain food inventory and tracking system.
* Prepare and engage youth in weekly menu planning for the house.
* Coordinate food deliveries and storage (by self, other staff, or volunteers).
* Work with volunteers around planning "Special Dinners"
* Collect and record meal data statistics.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, twist, kneel, and communicate. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Avenues for Youth is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We embrace diversity, foster inclusion, and do our work through an equitable lens. Persons of color, women, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, other minorities, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the organization will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
$20.77 to $21.50, depending on qualifications. Avenues approaches staff well-being from a holistic perspective which includes our compensation and benefits program, employee assistance resources, and staff appreciation. We recently increased wages for staff in order to keep us competitive in the marketplace as well as in keeping with our commitment to provide living equitable wages. Avenues pays 85% of health insurance costs, as well as full dental, life, AD&D, short term and long term disability. Along with a generous paid-time-off policy, we recognize 8 holidays including a floating holiday for staff to use. In addition to providing an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), we demonstrate appreciation for our staff through annual celebrations, year-end bonuses, and team-building activities.
Job Title: Youth Support Specialist
Department: Shelter and Transitional Living
Primary Location: Brooklyn Avenues
Reports To: Program Manager
Employment Status: Full Time Hourly Non-Exempt
Core Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:00am to 3:30pm
_ Please include your resume, cover letter and references with your application._