Overview

Position: Food Services Coordinator 

Location: Carlisle, PA Corps; 20 E Pomfret Street

Availability of Position: Immediate

Schedule: Full Time

Reporting Relationship: Corps Officers

Salary and Grade: $17.00 per hour; 73 Non-Exempt

The Salvation Army is hiring and offers truly excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time and sick time.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Comprehensive health care coverage with low cost employee premiums, co-pays and deductibles
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Remitted Tuition Program
• Eligibility for the Federal Government’s Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

Position Overview: Oversee the operations of My Brother’s Table feeding programs (homeless breakfast program and community meal program).

Primary responsibilities include preparation of the evening meal (Monday-Friday), sorting donated food, ordering inventory, and scheduling volunteers for the weekend and holiday meals.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a well-balanced, daily meal to be served to members of the community on weekdays through My Brother’s Table feeding program.
• Receive, sort, and distribute donated food items.
• Accomplish “bread runs” and trips to the PA Food Bank.
• Order, receive, stock, and keep inventory on all food and supplies from authorized vendors.
• Stock the Choice Food Pantry and ensure that enough food bags are prepared for distribution by the Social Services Department every business day.
• Recruit and schedule volunteers to assist during the week with sorting food and on weekends for the preparation and service of meals.
• Understand funding streams of My Brother’s Table and comply with grant expenditure deadlines.
• Ensure cleanliness of the kitchen, dining room, storage, and stock areas.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, valid driver’s license.
• Experience in food service.
• Must be detailed oriented, logical thinker, and a self-starter who can work in an environment with multiple and changing work priorities.
• As a Mandated Reporter, must provide proof of having completed training on recognizing and reporting child abuse meeting the training standards of PA Act 153 of 2014 within 30 days of employment with recurrent training required every five years thereafter. Meets the Child Protection Clearances required by PA Act 153 to include PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check and FBI Criminal Record Check.
• Job applicant must have an understanding of the dual nature of Salvation Army mission, and able and willing to work within the scope of that mission.

Contact: Please send, fax or your resume along with a cover letter including salary requirements to:

Lt. Oziel Urbaez, The Salvation Army, 20 E Pomfret Street, Carlisle, PA 17013

Fax:  717-245-9473

Email: Oziel.Urbaez@USE.salvationarmy.org

OR External candidates interested in this position please apply online at http://careers.salvationarmy.org.

Internal candidates interested in applying for this position please apply at http://internal-usesalvationarmy.icims.com.

No Phone Calls Please.

Updated by the Divisional Human Resources Department on 2/5/24. 

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The Salvation Army’s Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.

Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.

Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Requisition No. 1506