Substitute Nutrition Site Coordinator - Woodburn, OR 198-12-25

NWSDS•Woodburn, OR

3d•$18

About The Position

Looking for a great Part-time/On-Call Opportunity? We are looking to establish a pool of qualified candidates to help cover our Senior Meal Sites in Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Clatsop, and Tillamook counties during absences of the assigned Meal Site Coordinator. The ideal candidate will: - Be passionate about providing excellent customer service in a professional and positive way. - Have food service/handling and community service experience. - Like working with Seniors. You will make sure food is presented and served, help coordinate volunteers serving at the meal site and delivering meals to homebound seniors, as well as handle cash and paperwork. The position is On-Call, working as needed to cover absences. Starting pay is $17.66 per hour . Please see the job description below. An offer of employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check. General Description Meets Agency Mission to promote health and wellbeing of individuals in the community by overseeing a partial or full week congregate Nutrition Meal Site providing home delivered meals. 1. Ensures successful operation of a congregate nutrition meal site and delivery of meals to homebound participants Receive, hold, prepare and serve all foods in compliance with proper health and sanitation requirements Ensure home delivered meals are prepared, accurately packaged and timely distributed to home bound program participants, as well as deliver meals in the absence of volunteers Obtain meal selections from participants and submitting accurate and timely meal counts Collect confidential program participant information Complete annual home-delivered meal participant assessments and maintain regular communication with participants between annual assessments Collect, report, and safeguard program income and donations Gather program data and accurately complete reports to measure progress in meeting program performance goals 2. Provides for social needs of program participants Ensure a friendly, clean and inviting atmosphere at meal sites during congregate meals Acknowledge holidays, organize special events and fun activities, etc., within budget Develop and maintain a trusted relationship with program participants by being patient, open-minded, compassionate, flexible, responsible, supportive and following through Promote friendly interactions between volunteers and home bound participants while delivering meals and onsite Facilitate problem resolution onsite and in the field Conduct regular congregate meal site/delivery site safety checks 3. Develops and maintains a group of volunteers to provide nutrition services: Recruit, supervise, and train volunteers Increase volunteer participation through outreach Engage, support, motivate, and recognizing volunteers Ensure volunteers meet standards, such as background checks, knowledge of and adherence to program requirements, etc. Release volunteers from service when necessary Provide volunteers with agency volunteer insurance information and notify managers of any injuries or accidents 4. Promotes Agency and nutrition services Participate in community outreach and activity planning Collaborate with program partners, providing information to community groups and media Develop and implement strategies and activities to meet program goals, such as fundraising and volunteer recruitment Motivate participants to engage in a variety of health promotion activities 5. Promotes person centered services Embrace and exhibit the Agency Mission, Vision and Core Values Provide excellent customer service, meet the needs of participants, following through, meet deadlines Interact with others in a respectful and culturally appropriate manner Utilize language services to communicate with individuals whose primary language skills are non-English Maintain the skills and the knowledge to perform the job Educate self and others of resources available for populations served by referring to Aging and Disability Resource Connection of Oregon (ADRC) database Access ADRC Specialists, other Agency staff and community services partners Provide suggestions for improvement Perform other duties as assigned by management (FOR BILINGUAL POSITIONS ONLY) Ensure Non-English speaking consumers receive services Communicate with and provide services to individuals whose primary language skills are non-English. Serve as an interpreter for the Agency in identified language pair, including oral and written, interpret and explain forms, explain rules and policies, etc. Translation of written materials. 6. Protects consumers and reduces Agency risk Follow policies, regulations and requirements of program and Agency Provide documentation as set forth by Federal, State, funding regulations, and Agency policy Serve as a Mandatory Reporter of suspected abuse of vulnerable populations as required by policy and regulation, including oversight of volunteer contact and reporting Maintain and share information according to privacy policies and regulations, including oversight of volunteer confidentiality requirements Nutrition Site Coordinator’s work is primarily performed at the site of the Nutrition Services Program, with some field and community work. They must be able to: Occasionally travel to deliver homebound meals Regularly walk, stand, talk, listen with frequent interruptions throughout the day Regularly grasp, reach, bend, stoop, and lift up to 30 pounds Occasionally sit, push or pull Travel to consumers in a variety of settings, homes, facilities, etc. of varying level of cleanliness and repair Travel to community events and partner agencies Drive an Agency car or employee car, carry and use a laptop computer Contact with the public in home or office environments may risk exposure to irrational/hostile behavior, contagious diseases, or contact with domestic animals. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is a general guide for the job to be performed and does not cover everything. Employees may be required to perform other duties, including covering for, and in, other offices. Employees are expected to follow and perform other job-related duties requested by their manager. Reasonable accommodations will be made as needed. Job descriptions are subject to change.

Requirements

A qualified applicant will have a minimum of one (1) year of equivalent combination of education and/or experience which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities required.
High School or equivalency
1 year of experience coordinating a community program and working with volunteers; and 6 months food handling experience
Possession of a current food handler’s permit or ability to obtain prior to hire
Ability to secure and maintain a driver’s license valid in the state of Oregon, or an acceptable alternative means of transportation
Successful completion of a background check

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of a - Bilingual skills test - Language proficiency test

Responsibilities

Ensures successful operation of a congregate nutrition meal site and delivery of meals to homebound participants
Provides for social needs of program participants
Develops and maintains a group of volunteers to provide nutrition services
Promotes Agency and nutrition services
Promotes person centered services
Protects consumers and reduces Agency risk

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