Special Project Coordinator, Temp - Beyond Hunger Food Pantry

CAMBA•New York, NY

11d•$50,000

About The Position

CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports, they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach almost 80,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families are living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today. Program Overview: CAMBA’S Food Programs, made up of the Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry and the NOEP Program, work to ensure that no one in Brooklyn goes hungry. The Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry, in Partnership with a number of different government and private entities including the NYS Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP), United Way of NYC (UWNYC), Food Bank of New York, City Harvest, and NYC Human Resource Administration (HRA), distributes a 3 day supply of 3 meals per day of nutritional food to CAMBA clients-as well as those referred to us by churches and other agencies – due to hunger or lack of funds for adequate food purchase. Services also include food stamp screening, application assistance and referrals for application assistance. Additionally, the program brings in a number of different providers to provide information and referrals for nutritional education and support, other benefits and services to help improve client’s health, maximize their household income and help them move toward greater self-sufficiency. The NOEP Program provides outreach to individuals and families who may be eligible for Food Stamps. Staff assists eligible persons in filling out their applications and provides referrals to other food and nutritional resources. Position: Special Project Coordinator/Temp What The Special Project Coordinator Does: Maintains the integrity of the food pantry’s digital systems, including client intake software, donor databases, and inventory tracking, produce and distribute pantry ID cards to program participants, enroll participants when they come for service and provide other kinds of general support to the pantry program To improve efficiency in food distribution, ensure accurate reporting for grants/donors, better support program participants, and maintain confidentiality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) or 4 years equivalent experience.
4 years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual English, Spanish and/or Creole
Proactive problem-solver.
Ethical and trustworthy when handling personal data.
Experience in a non-profit or social service setting is highly preferred

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain secure, efficient databases, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
Produce and distribute ID cards for pantry participants to facilitate daily attendance tracking.
Maintain professional relationships with clients and client confidentiality.
Practice Universal Precautions/Standard Protocol & Procedures.
Comply with any and all Federal, State, City and CAMBA security and privacy polices intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information
Assist in all aspects of the distribution of nutritional food packages to eligible clients, including, but not limited to, stocking shelves, assisting with deliveries, conducting intake and assessment, assisting clients in “shopping” at the pantry, etc.
Assist with management of stock room inventory.
Assist in food purchasing.
Assist with packaging food items.
Pick up food donations at a variety of locations.
Assist in all aspects of food drives.
Assist in all aspects of the produce link program (i.e., picking up and distributing vegetables).
Assist with resource development and community relations.
Assist in all aspects of the Homebound Pantry program.
Assist with Food Stamp application process (i.e., Eligibility pre-screening to potential eligible, non-participating clients, follow up to ensure that eligible clients receive Food Stamps, etc).
Provide food stamp counseling/advocate to remove barriers to receiving Food Stamps as appropriate.
Attend trainings/meetings as requested.
Assist with collecting and inputting all necessary data and provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports to CAMBA management and/or funders.
Help to make the necessary referrals to clients requesting particular services (i.e., job placement programs, WIC, HEAP, tax preparation assistance, childcare and other food and nutritional services).
May create outreach and marketing materials for the program.
May help to break down boxes, mop, sweep, dispose of trash, and clean the bathroom
Tasks may be modified, expanded and/or assigned over a period of time