16 Week Summer Student Position

16 Week Summer Student Position

**Please Note: As this position is provided through the Aboriginal Skills Employment & Training Program with ATEC, all applicants must be of aboriginal ancestry in order to qualify for the role.

Are you interested in a unique and rewarding summer experience? The Kamloops Food Bank is seeking an energetic, responsible, and personable individual. This position is a full-time 16-week summer student employment grant that requires proof of indigenous status and begins on May 13, 2024.

The successful applicant will be responsible for assisting the Supervisor of Non-Perishable Operations and Supervisor of Perishable Operations with all aspects of the warehouse operation.

If you are looking for meaningful work in the non-profit sector and you meet the requirements below, please send your resume and cover letter to info@kamloopsfoodbank.org

Requirements:

• Proof of First Nations status is required
• Must be a registered full-time post secondary student during previous academic year and intend to return to school full-time in the following academic year
• Must not have another full-time summer job

Major Responsibilities

foodSHARE Program

The Warehouse Assistant is responsible for ensuring the safety and quality of products being sorted for distribution to local agencies through foodSHARE deliveries and for distribution to clients onsite. This responsibility will be supervised by the Supervisor of Non-Perishable Operations, the Supervisor of Perishable Operations, Supervisor of Client Services and the Director of Warehousing & Logistics. Assigned duties may include:

• Sorting and or organizing perishable and non-perishable food items
• Communicating any unsafe food handling actions by volunteers or staff to Supervisors
• Weighing and recording donations
• Preparing foodSHARE orders and ensuring the safe edible quality of food items donated to local agencies.
• Ensuring all food distributed to local agencies and or Food Banks is weighed and recorded
• Ensuring the client services area is stocked with all identified product and ready to begin processing clients by 8:30am (or 7:30am)
• Ensure all culled product for farmers is weighed and recorded

General Warehouse

The warehouse is required to be kept in a safe, clean and efficient state of operation. These requirements will be met by:

• Identifying and communicating any unclean and non-food safe actions or areas in the warehouse to Supervisors
• Completing tasks assigned from the daily warehouse organizational checklist
• Identifying and communicating any volunteer, product, safety and general warehouse operation concerns to Supervisors
• Performing intake duties as required
• Other duties as assigned
• Attendance at weekend and evening events as required/requested

We thank all who apply, however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Contract length: 16 weeks

Salary: $20.88 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-05-13