Food Pantry at a Supportive Housing Org (Pauline location)

Avalon Housing Volunteers • Ann Arbor, MI

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Avalon Housing is a nonprofit supportive housing provider whose mission is to build healthy, safe, and inclusive supportive housing communities as a long-term solution to homelessness. Its Food Pantry Volunteers work with the Community Building team and a tenant group on all aspects of operating a food pantry. This is an unpaid, voluntary, on-site role at Avalon’s Pauline location in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Thursdays from 9 AM to 12 PM. Direct, approved expenses related to the role will be reimbursed.

Requirements

• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations in a non-judgmental way.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• A highly positive and enthusiastic attitude and a strong commitment to helping people in need.
• Availability to commit 4–8 hours per week and at least 12 hours per month.
• Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum three-month commitment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Update weekly temperature logs for refrigerators and freezers.
• Prepare bags for pickups and deliveries by opening and double-bagging them.
• Sort and discard outdated or spoiled food from the previous week.
• Bring pantry food out of refrigerators and freezers.
• Help unload Food Gatherers deliveries from pallets.
• Set up and display food in the designated shopping area.
• Monitor the pickup line and maintain social distancing.
• Run bags for pickup orders.
• Enter clients into the Link2Feed database.
• Assist support coordinators with loading deliveries into their vehicles.
• Put extra food away on shelves or in refrigerators and freezers.
• Wipe down tables and kitchen counters.
• Break down boxes and take them to the recycling area.
• Take out trash and replace liners.
• Sweep and mop floors.

Benefits

• Reimbursement of direct, approved expenses related to the role.

What This Job Offers

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