Food Bank Assistant (Part-Time)

YWCA Seattle King Snohomish • Seattle, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The YWCA Central Area Food Bank believes that everyone deserves reliable access to healthy, nutritious food. Each week we serve more than 400 households through home delivery, client-choice shopping, and our free walk-up pantry. In 2025, we distributed more than 350,000 pounds of food throughout our community, helping individuals and families experiencing food insecurity across King County. The Food Bank Assistant plays an important role in keeping our food bank running smoothly. Working alongside the Food Bank Coordinator and an incredible team of volunteers, you'll help organize inventory, prepare for weekly food distribution, stock shelves, and support new satellite pantry locations throughout South King County and Snohomish County. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys physical, active work, values teamwork, and takes pride in staying organized.

Requirements

• Two or more years of customer service or similar experience preferred.
• Commitment to racial equity and social justice.
• Continuously communicates with clients, volunteers, staff, donors, vendors, and community partners through listening and speaking.
• Continuously stands, walks, bends, reaches, stoops, kneels, and moves throughout the food bank, warehouse, and community locations.
• Frequently lifts, carries, pushes, and pulls boxes, food products, and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently loads, unloads, and transports food, carts, and other materials.
• Continuously uses hands and arms to sort, stock, organize, and package food items.
• Occasionally climbs ladders or step stools to stock shelves or retrieve inventory.
• Frequently works in warehouse, pantry, storage, and loading areas with varying temperatures, including walk-in coolers and freezers for brief periods.
• Occasionally operates agency vehicles or personal vehicles to transport supplies or stock satellite pantry locations, as assigned.
• Continuously uses computers, tablets, mobile devices, barcode scanners, telephones, and other office equipment to complete inventory, communication, and administrative tasks.
• Must be able to move quickly throughout the facility and follow emergency procedures when necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with underserved communities is helpful but not required.
• Experience with trauma-informed care, de-escalation, or harm reduction is a plus.
• Bilingual or multilingual skills (Spanish, Chinese, Tigrinya, or other languages commonly spoken in our community) are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Help support daily food bank operations alongside staff and volunteers.
• Receive, sort, organize, and stock food deliveries.
• Keep the warehouse clean, organized, safe, and well stocked.
• Assist with inventory tracking and supply organization.
• Help prepare for and support weekly food distributions.
• Stock and monitor satellite free walk-up pantries at YWCA locations.
• Build respectful relationships with clients, volunteers, donors, and coworkers.
• Create a welcoming environment for people from all backgrounds.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package including a retirement plan, with vacation, holiday, and sick leave provided on a pro-rated basis for part-time employees
• Retirement Benefit: Employees may become eligible to participate in the YWCA Retirement Fund after meeting hours-worked requirements, which may include completing at least 1,000 hours in a 12-month period or over two years, depending on plan provisions. Prior YWCA service may count toward eligibility if reemployment occurs within two years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed