Food Skills Program Assistant

3 weeks ago


Victoria, Canada Shelbourne Community Kitchen Full time

The Food Skills Program Assistants will work together as a team, with support from staff and volunteers, to provide administrative and hands-on support for meal kit distributions, online and various in-person cooking programs and events. At 30 hours/week from now until August 30th, this seasonal position is a wonderful opportunity for someone who loves cooking, is comfortable leading small groups, and has a passion for building community through food.

Food Skills Programs foster community by bringing people of all cultures and abilities together through healthy food. Programs are fun, supportive spaces where people learn and develop vital skills that can help to make the most of a limited food budget. Foundational programs teach basic nutrition, meal planning, foodsafe, seasonal eating and preservation techniques. Two Food Skills Program Assistants will work together as a team, with support from staff and volunteers, to provide administrative and hands-on support for programs.

**Specific Responsibilities**:

- **Specific Responsibilities**:

- Assist with the coordination and facilitation of online and in-person Food Skills Programs and food literacy initiatives.
- Assist with program registrations and correspondence.
- Purchase and transport groceries and packaging supplies using Modo rental services, when needed.
- Lead small teams of volunteers to portion food and assemble meal kits in accordance with FoodSafe, WHMIS and WorksafeBC standards.
- Managing virtual cooking programs on Zoom.
- Providing administrative support for Kitchen Leads, including recipe formatting and preparing print materials.
- Accurately record and input program attendance records and metrics into databases.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

**In accordance with Canada Summer Jobs requirements, applicants must be**:

- Between 18-30 years of age inclusive.
- A Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
- Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial / territorial legislation and regulations.
- International students are not eligible, as per Canada Summer Jobs limitations.

**Position Specific Requirements**
- Clear criminal history check
- Valid BC driver’s license, N class or higher
- Occupational First Aid, Level 1, considered an asset
- Food Safe Level 1, considered an asset
- Comfortable lifting 30 lbs on a regular basis
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel) and Google Suite (Google Calendar and Google Drive)
- Patient, flexible, organized and collaborative

**Start Date**
- This seasonal position starts on the date of hire and ends August 30, 2024.

**Application Date**
- Please send your resume and references to Kim Cummins, Director of Operations

**About the Shelbourne Community Kitchen**

The Shelbourne Community Kitchen is a registered charity and neighbourhood food center. Our mission is to create opportunities with people living on a low income to cook, grow, share, and connect for improved health and wellbeing. We offer a unique neighborhood food center model, where people gather to:

- Prepare and share healthy meals together;
- Access nutritious food;
- Work together to grow food and build gardening skills;
- Connect with other community resources and become resources for one another.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 4 months

Pay: $19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-05-03
Expected start date: 2024-05-07


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