Coordinator, Hollywood Farmers’ Market

Food Access LA•Los Angeles, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Food Access LA is seeking a part-time assistant to provide on-site support to the Hollywood Farmers’ Market. The Hollywood Farmers’ Market is Food Access LA’s oldest and largest market and operates every Sunday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This position requires working Sundays at the market (6:30 AM - 3 PM).

Requirements

Fluency in Spanish highly preferred
Excellent organizational and time-management skills
Exceptional people skills and verbal communication skill set
Experience or interest in farmers’ markets, community health, nutrition, food assistance programs, and community outreach.
Experience working collaboratively with and ability to community effectively with a wide variety of individuals, businesses, and organizations.
Available Sundays

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the Hollywood Farmers’ Market or Hollywood community
Experience working at a Certified Farmers’ Market (vendor, management, staff, etc)
Experience working with underserved, low-income communities with awareness and integrity.

Responsibilities

Support Manager, Hollywood Farmers’ Market with the tasks related to the on-site operation of the Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Operate and assist with physical set-up and take-down of the Information Booth
Serve as the primary on-site Information Booth staff person
Gather, organize and maintain market supplies
Respond to questions, concerns, and inquiries from vendors, customers, volunteers, and community partners.
Communicate market policies, activities, and rules to all vendors
Check in, orient, and provide on-site training and guidance to market volunteers
Assist vendors with proper placement in stalls
Enforce Food Access LA rules and other pertinent Regional, State, and Federal laws and regulations (Direct Marketing, California Retail Food Code, etc.)
Maintain market grounds and assure the market site is clean once the market is closed and vendors have left
Distribute load lists, market memos, and other market correspondence to market vendors
Maintain market supply inventory and organize market storage space
Support special events and market programming such as food demonstrations, cultural celebrations, book signings, etc.
Facilitate and record market and Food Access LA merchandise sales, conducting periodic inventory counts