MRNY is hiring a Part Time Food Pantry Associate (approximately 9 hours/week) to work in Bushwick, Brooklyn. There is the potential for this position to be expanded to help start a new food pantry in Jackson Heights, Queens as well. The Food Pantry Associate will manage the day-to-day operations of the food pantry, including deliveries, distribution and volunteer recruitment and coordination.
The organization:
Make the Road New Yorkbuilds the power of Latino and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. Make the Road operates neighborhood-based community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island; and Brentwood, Long Island. With a membership of more than 19,000 low-income New Yorkers, Make the Road tackles the critical issues facing our community: workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant civil rights, language-access, LGBTQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform.
MRNY is a multi-service organization. Our Education Department offers ESOL, Spanish-language literacy, and computer literacy, and in-school and after-school youth programs. Our Community Organizing Projects help New Yorkers to implement strategies to combat shared problems, and develop leadership and the capacity for civic participation. And ourDepartment of Legal & Support Services provides direct legal representation, case management, and facilitated enrollment into public health insurance programs, training, and strategic support for members and organizing campaigns. Our attorneys and advocatesspecialize in labor and employment law, public benefits, disability benefits, housing law, healthcare and health insurance access, immigration, public education, domestic violence, and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) civil rights issues.
Health department at Make the Road NEW YORK:
MRNY’s health department promotes the health and well-being of our community members. They advocate for improved access to healthcare for immigrants and provide health services to community members. The health department combines one-on-one assistance, helping individuals and families navigate the health system and apply for health insurance; leads the Partnership for a Healthier Queens Coalition working on issues around healthy eating and active living; operates a food pantry; engages the community in an innovative urban gardening project, and creates a safe space where LGBTQ community members can obtain necessary heath information. MRNY’s health department also runs a promotora program, training community members to do outreach and screening for food stamps (SNAP) and health insurance benefits and refers eligible families to apply. Additionally the health department runs a community health worker project working on a pediatric asthma and dental project.
Current Opening:
- Coordinate orders, deliveries and distribution of produce and dry goods at the food pantry in Brooklyn
- Complete monthly reports
- Recruit and coordinate pantry volunteers
- Organize the pantry storage system, meeting all funder requirements
- Connect pantry participants to other services and organizing work at Make the Road
- Attend food pantry trainings
- Create educational materials for distribution in English and Spanish
Requirements:
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a must
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to mediate conflict
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-energy environment
- Strong computer skills (web-based database, word processing, Excel, etc.)
- High level of accountability and initiative; needs to be a self-starter and eager to engage in teamwork to support the organization as a whole
- Ability to work under pressure during deadlines
- Flexible work schedule with the possibility to work additional hours as needed
Preferences:
- Experience in customer service
- Experience conducting outreach
- Experience providing workshops/ community presentations
- Experience working in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic work environment
- A commitment to collective action and community organizing
Salary and Benefits:
Starting salary is based on a scale set by a democratically elected personnel committee and will depend on factors such as experience and education. MRNY offers an excellent benefit package including health insurance, 401K, and generous paid vacation, sick, personal days and paid maternity / paternity leave.
How to Apply:
Forward a cover letter and resume by email to Becca Telzak at foodpantry16@maketheroadny.org. Please write “Application for Food Pantry Associate Position” in the subject line, attach cover letter/resume AND include both in the body of the email. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Make the Road New York is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and seeks to insure equal opportunity and equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to race, creed, religion, color, citizenship, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, genetic information and sexual orientation, in all employment decisions including but not limited to hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.
