UW Food Pantry Food Drives Coordinator/Shift Lead

UW Food Pantry Food Drives Coordinator Position Description 

Department/Program Description  

The Division of Student Life serves as a hub for a variety of programs, services, facilities and operations designed to enrich the Husky Experience. Since 2016, the Office of the Vice President for Student Life (OVPSL) has led Any Hungry Husky, a collaboration of campus services aimed at reducing the negative impact food insecurity can have on student success.  The UW Food Pantry provides students, staff, and faculty with access to shelf-stable, non-perishable goods, fresh produce, and community resources at no cost.     

At the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity and justice for all.  The UW Food Pantry serves a diverse shopper base.  Students selected for this position must be excited to work on and learn about concepts of diversity, social justice, power, privilege and oppression, including their relationship to these concepts in the context of food insecurity among college students.      

 Job Description  

The UW Food Pantry, a unit of Student Life, is seeking a student to serve as Food Drives Coordinator. This position will be primarily responsible for all aspects of the pantry’s food drives program, including working with on and off campus partners to initiate and execute food drives, tracking food donations, preparing reports and other information about the success of the program, and leading special projects as needed. As a staff member of the food pantry, this individual will also work regular food pantry shifts to help oversee volunteers, support visitors of the pantry, and manage daily operations.  

Pay rate: $23/hr   

Hours: Negotiable between 10-15 hours per week   

Supervision: Provided by the Assistant to the VP for Student Life; indirectly by the Student Director 

Students with Work Study eligibility will receive priority consideration  

Responsibilities  

 Update and maintain online information about hosting food drives for the pantry   

Respond to all inquiries and coordinate and schedule food drives on and off campus  

Deliver food drive supplies and pick up donated goods   

Track and maintain food donations whether via food drives or individual/organizational one-time donations   

Develop, train, and organize a volunteer group to support food drives on campus   

Work with pantry leadership to update and maintain all promotional materials and supplies that support food drives  

Work with pantry leadership to identify items needed at the pantry and communicate those needs to potential donors  

Actively outreach to and recruit potential food drive hosts to increase the total number of food drives held annually  

Provide leadership to the pantry by working shifts during operating hours  

Develop documents, plans, protocols, and resources to ensure a smooth transition of information  

Attend regular leadership meetings for the pantry  

Maintain regular communication with supervisor and important partners   

 Commitment to Student Learning and Growth  

The following have been identified as potential areas of learning for the Food Drives Coordinator:  

Establishing and maintaining partnerships  

Event management and coordination 

Communication  

Strategic planning  

Critical thinking and creative problem solving  

Operations management   

Minimum Qualifications  

Currently enrolled student at the University of Washington   

Understanding of food insecurity and hunger relief services/system  

Understanding of the concepts of power, privilege, and oppression, and self-awareness of one’s own relationship to these concepts   

Able to work on a collaborative team  

Able and willing to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends, and the occasional impromptu coverage for a colleague   

Desire to work and learn in a multicultural setting  

Experience leading projects, events, and/or teams  

Able to lift and carry 25 lbs in order to move food around campus and in the Pantry  

Students from all majors are welcome to apply  

Desired Qualifications   

Experience establishing and maintaining partnerships   

Donation drive experience  

Able to independently and proactively seek opportunities for program improvement   

Marketing and digital communications  

Customer service