Food Security Coordinator
Department: Food Security
Status: Non-Exempt, Full-Time
Location: Seattle, WA.
Pay Rate: $23.77 - $25.95/hour
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
FareStart has been helping people transform their lives through food for 30 years - one person, one job and one community at a time.
People experiencing poverty struggle to escape the cycle they are in and often face other compounding barriers to getting and keeping a job. At FareStart, we help people overcome barriers by teaching work and life skills needed to succeed in employment and in life. By investing in people, providing meals and building community, we transform homelessness, hunger and poverty into human potential.
OUR VISION
Every individual has the opportunity to thrive in an equitable and just world.
OUR MISSION
FareStart transforms lives, disrupts poverty and nourishes communities through food, life skills and job training.
OUR VALUES

• Acceptance: We build relationships based on the belief that the past informs but does not dictate the future.
• Respect: We treat everyone with dignity, regardless of background or differences. We actively listen and seek first to understand. We are honest, even when it is difficult.
• Openness: We create a culture of trust through transparency and open communication. We are open to new ideas.
• Collaboration: Contribute positively to strengthen the organization and our impact through teamwork and through partnerships.
• Accountability: We are responsible to each other, to our community and ourselves. We are committed to rigorous evaluation and making fiscally responsible decisions that align with our mission.
• Inclusion: We provide a community of belonging, regardless of background. We value and seek out diversity.
• Growth: We are a learning organization. We invest in continuous improvement and growth.

ABOUT THE POSITION
This position is responsible for coordinating and executing necessary operations to support Food Security initiatives, which includes the Mobile Community Market, food resourcing including acquisition of donated, recovered, and gleaned items, and possible light food processing. This role provides oversight to volunteers and students assigned to support food security activities such as Mobile Community Market events, prep, and cleanup, farm gleaning events, and value-added processing of donated products. This position supports inventory tracking and other program data to facilitate and strengthen collaboration with other internal departments and community partnerships.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders regarding relevant Food Security initiative operations including food resourcing, mobile community market events, volunteer engagement, and facility and fleet needs. Execute operations to proactively support smooth continuation of operations and oversee volunteer labor, minimizing operating costs where possible.

• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders regarding relevant Food Security initiative operations including food resourcing, mobile community market events, volunteer engagement, and facility and fleet needs. Execute operations to proactively support smooth continuation of operations and oversee volunteer labor, minimizing operating costs where possible.
• Coordinate with internal teams and community partners to redistribute products where they will best be utilized.
• Maintain accurate inventory, program data, and other program records and reports to ensure adequate procurement for mobile market and kitchen operations, as well as data processes for in-kind donation, grant reporting, etc.
• Represent FareStart in the community with an understanding of departmental goals and strategic plan, with knowledge of ongoing work and integrations.
• Participate in relevant internal and external meetings.
• Support the recruitment and training of interns/participants of external programs.
• Train, coordinate, and maintain scheduled volunteer opportunities for Food Security activities with support and collaboration with the Volunteer Engagement Manager.
• Collaborate with student trainers and oversee students assigned to support the Food Security Team to ensure learning outcomes are met.
• Drive FareStart vehicles as needed to pick up and deliver food donations and provide delivery fleet coordination assistance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At FareStart, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

• High School Diploma or equivalent and two (2) or more years of related experience in an administrative or customer service role; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A Valid Washington State Driver's License.
• Proficient and experienced in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
• Outlook, and Teams. Ability to work with customized databases and technology and to conduct internet research.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to balance and prioritize multiple tasks and requests and meet deadlines in a professional manner. Ability to be flexible and adaptable and change plans as needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt communication based on audience and purpose with inclusivity.
• Ability to listen patiently and attentively, ability to express self clearly and effectively, and the ability to adapt communication based on audience and purpose with inclusivity.
• Ability to work independently as well as within diverse teams and environments, while treating everyone with respect.
• Ability to communicate effectively and comfortably with audiences of different backgrounds and experiences.
• Ability to employ best practices associated with the position, while displaying an on-going commitment to learning and self-improvement.
• Ability to work a non-standard/flexible schedule, which may include weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• This position is exposed to typical office and kitchen environments, warehouses, farmers markets, and other food resources spaces.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• There may be a combination of remote work and onsite work dependent upon business needs.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• This position may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, or crouch.

COVID-19 CONSIDERATION: FareStart requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS

• Competitive pay based on experience and qualifications.
• Paid time-off (5 weeks first year of employment).
• Paid holidays, including up 2 floating holidays.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Medical (including vision), Dental, Disability, and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Free ORCA pass.

Why Should You Apply?

• Be part of our mission to disrupt poverty.
• Join a supportive, respectful, and celebratory community among our staff, students, board, and volunteers.
• Organizational commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
• FareStart encourages the personal and professional growth of its employees.

For information on FareStart, including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website at:
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity
FareStart is committed to becoming a fully inclusive, antiracist, diverse organization. To fulfill our mission, vision, and values we are seeking candidates who demonstrate shared values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism.
Our Commitment to Anti-Racism
FareStart defines antiracism as the clear acknowledgment that racism permeates organizations, communities, and industries, including our own. We recognize that we have a duty to be vigilant in addressing and confronting racism in how we make decisions, show up in our communities, build business practices and policies, and engage in intentional partnerships and philanthropic endeavors to fulfill our mission and vision.
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