CSFP Senior Food Box Coordinator

High Plains Food Bank

CSFP Senior Food Box Coordinator

Amarillo, TX
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    401(k) matching

    Dental insurance

    Health insurance

    Paid time off

    Training & development

    Vision insurance

    Summary of Position

    The CSFP Coordinator is responsible for the overall coordination, management and distribution of the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program, which provides food to seniors 60 and above. In this position you will work closely with clients of the program and direct food distribution to these clients in a drive-thru or direct delivery style food distribution model. Job duties include an equal mix of office administrative duties and outdoor food distribution through all seasons.

    Summary of Duties/Responsibilities

    Facilitate program distributions, including set up, client intake, and distributing product, while maintaining program standards and compliance at community distribution sites

    Screen and enroll program participants (over the phone and in person), track participation and regularly update/maintain program records in Link2Feed

    Work closely with program contacts at Texas Department of Agriculture to ensure program compliance

    Educate eligible senior clients about the benefits of CSFP, while referring non-eligible individuals to alternate resources

    Conduct outreach to encourage awareness and expansion of CSFP, and other HPFB programs

    Perform general administrative functions such as answer phone calls, respond to voicemails, sent text message reminders, create/update fliers and calendars, print distribution materials, etc.

    Works closely with the CSFP Product Coordinator in updating the CSFP pick-up/delivery schedule

    Ensure that all health and safety standards are met according to established guidelines

    Complies with all health regulations and other laws that govern food handling

    Contributes to team effort by accomplish related results as needed

    Evaluates existing procedures and recommends improvements to the Assistant Director

    Represent HPFB Programs at community events, coalitions, etc.

    Resolve program challenges with a focus on continuous improvement

    Runs daily reports at the end of each working day

    All other duties as assigned by supervisor

    Mental and Physical Demands:

    The person in this position needs to adapt well in the face of workplace stressors, such as customer complaints, compliance offenses, competing programmatic priorities and maintaining the safety of people and property.

    The person should be able to quickly diagnose and resolve issues at a distribution.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit; handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear.

    Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

    The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds for several consecutive hours at a time.

    Environmental Factors:

    The noise level in the work environment is moderate

    This person should have the ability to work outdoors at a variety of locations. This program operates in non-hazardous weather conditions rain or shine, year-round

    Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license is required for travel to sites within our 29-county service area; must be willing to travel during normal business hours at least 50% of the time

    Qualifications:

    Bachelors of Science (B.S.) or Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) or experience in related field

    Working knowledge and proficiency of the following computer software programs: Mircosoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; basic database systems

    Excellent verbal and written communication skills

    Ability to work with numbers and keep an accurate records of budgets, numbers and spreadsheet management

    Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions

    Ability to adapt to various professional environments, personalities, styles

    Ability to lift, pull, push 50 pounds

    Ability to politely be firm and decisive. Good judgement and discretions

    Ability to work cooperatively with other staff, volunteers, and agency personnel

    Ability to multitask under a variety of conditions