Temporary Healthy Food Coordinator

3 weeks ago


Courtenay, Canada Lake Trail Community Education Society Full time

Lake Trail Community Education Society (LTCES) is a charitable organization based out of Lake Trail Community School. Offering a range of services including after-school and year-round programming for all ages, a community garden, and a healthy foods program, LTCES is actively engaged in the life of the school and broader community. Our organization strives to make the school a neighbourhood hub accessible to everyone.

**Why work for Lake Trail Community Education Society**
- At LTCES, each team member is valued for their skills and gifts. We strive towards a welcoming workplace where team members are respected and supported.
- Work a hybrid work week, partly from home and partly at the community school.
- Our organization focuses on reciprocal growth; we’ll help you grow, and you will help us
- Respect: Communication, dialogue, and community building require respectful interaction.

**TEMPORARY, PART-TIME HEALTHY FOOD COORDINATOR POSITION**

LTCES is seeking a part-time, temporary healthy food coordinator to cover a leave. The contract will be in place until December 20th, or until the return of the incumbent, at which time the contract will be re-assesed.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the LTCES Healthy Food Coordinator manages our healthy food programs including the **weekly salad bar**, **healthy snack program**, **food pantry**, and **food at special events**.

The Healthy Food Coordinator works in close collaboration with:

- The **LTCES Executive Director** on program planning.
- The **LTCES Garden Coordinator** on supporting connections between the Lake Trail Community School Garden and food programs.
- The **LTCES Programmer** to ensure that program participants receive healthy snacks/meals at LTCES programs and events.
- The **Lake Trail Community School Staff Community** - Building a positive relationship with the school staff at LTCES is key to the success of our community school partnership.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**
- Develops menus and determines quantities and varieties of food items to be prepared.
- Establishes a food preparation schedule to ensure food is ready in the proper quantity at the appointed time.
- Food sourcing and purchasing:

- Fosters relationships with community partner organizations to support the needs of LTCES food programs.
- Builds relationships with local farmers and producers.
- Provides training, scheduling, and supervision of community volunteers.
- Encourages and facilitates the meaningful participation of youth as volunteers in the salad bar program.
- On-site supervision of meal preparations, serving, and clean-up.
- Follows VIHA and FoodSafe standards.
- Ensures that cooking environments are engaging, welcoming, suitable, clean, and safe.

**Outreach and Promotions**
- Works with the LTCES staff team to bring awareness to healthy food programs through LTCES social media channels and e-newsletters.

**Administration**
- Responds to general inquiries regarding LTCES healthy food programs.
- Ensures maintenance and tabulation of attendance and statistics.
- Maintains timesheet and mileage reports.
- Makes regular written and verbal reports as required by the Executive Director.
- Is familiar with and implements LTCES policies, procedures, and practices.
- Experience managing budgets.

**Skillset**
- Interest in community building and healthy foods with an emphasis on youth.
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and meet expectations in a variety of tasks.
- Adaptable to shifting priorities.
- Experience working in a non-profit setting is an asset.

**Qualifications**
- Minimum three years of experience working in the food service industry.
- Experience supervising volunteers is an asset.
- Criminal Record Check.
- Food Safe Certification.
- Access to a vehicle. Mileage reimbursements made by LTCES.

**Availability**
- Salad Bar
- 12 hours per week.
- Tuesday afternoon and early evenings - Shopping and preparations.
- Wednesday daytime - Serving and clean-up.
- Communications with volunteers and community partners throughout the week.
- Healthy Snacks and Food Pantry
- Approximately 125 hours over 12 weeks.
- Shopping.
- An evening for preparation of snacks.
- A daytime snack serving for youth.
- Communications with volunteers and community partners throughout the week.

**Remuneration**:$23 p/hour.

Thank you for your interest

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3.5 months

Pay: $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 12 - 17 per week

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-09-03



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