Community Food Assistant

2 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (SVNH) Full time

**SOUTH VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE**

**Welcome Bienvenue 歡迎欢迎 Chào mừng Qúi Vị Bienvenidos 환영합니다 ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨ ੂੰ**
**___________________________________________________**
Bu i ld ing Be t te r Ne ighbourhoods Toge the r S ince 1977

Supported by***

**UNITED WAY**

**Community Food Assistant**

(Internal/External)

South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (SVNH) would like to acknowledge and give thanks to be able to
live, work, and learn on the unceded, occupied, ancestral and traditional homelands of the
xʷməθkwəyə̓m (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səlí̓lwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)
Nations. We thank the Nations for sharing their beautiful land, the sun, the air, and water with us and
allowing us to strengthen and grow as a family. We recognize the vast cultural diversity of Indigenous
people and acknowledge the importance of their opinions, representation, and culture.

**Program Description**: SVNH is looking for a Community Food Assistant to support the South Vancouver
Community Food Hub, which is an initiative launched in partnership with United Way BC and our network
of community partners in 2020. Currently, we are providing respectful and culturally appropriate food
access for residents across the Sunset, Victoria-Fraserview and Killarney neighborhoods. We are looking
for a creative and organized individual to support our program’s community engagement, fund
development, operations, and long-term planning initiatives.
- Plan and implement food literacy and community engagement opportunities, including engaging

with community members (in person or phone), developing or updating communications
materials (posters, flyers, program guides) and planning events.
- Co-lead summer engagement event for Food Hub participants with partner organization.
- Assist with fund development through grant writing, searching for new fundraising and

partnership opportunities, preparing reports, and tracking fund requests.
- Support long-term planning initiatives, which may include research support, preparing meetings

and presentations, minute taking, community consultation planning.
- Support network building and convening for Food Hub program and South Vancouver

Neighbourhood Food Network.
- Support Food Hub program operations (ex. food rescue sorting, grocery box packaging, delivery,

community distribution) and SVNH house-wide events when needed.
**Skills and Qualifications**:

- **This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs and to be eligible, youth must be**:

- between 19 to 30 years of age at the start of the employment;***

**SOUTH VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE**

**Welcome Bienvenue 歡迎欢迎 Chào mừng Qúi Vị Bienvenidos 환영합니다 ਜੀ ਆਇਆਂ ਨ ੂੰ**
**___________________________________________________**
Bu i ld ing Be t te r Ne ighbourhoods Toge the r S ince 1977

Supported by***

**UNITED WAY**
- a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been

conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the

employment; and,***
- have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to

work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and

regulations.
- Experience and/or education related to food access, food justice, land and food systems, social

planning, community development, etc.
- Experience working in multicultural community setting, with all ages (esp. seniors and adults)
- Interest in equity and social justice, grassroots _and_ big picture thinking, and addressing root

causes of food insecurity
- Ability to demonstrate excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Experience with community engagement, event planning, communications tools (ex. Canva)
- Fluency in English is required; fluency of another language commonly spoken in South Vancouver

(Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Punjabi) is an asset
- Able to withstand some heavy lifting (25lbs) and standing/moving around for periods of time
- Clear criminal record check
- Assets: FoodSafe Level 1, First Aid, Class 5 driver’s license

**Compensation**:$18.86 per hour plus 4% vacation pay***
**Terms**: Full-time, 35 hours per week
**Start and end date**: 16 weeks between June - September 2023.
Start/end date and term length/hours are flexible and will be mutually determined with supervisor.

**Closing Date to Apply**: May 21st, 2023, end of day.***
Joey Liu, Food Security Manager, South Vancouver Neighbourhood House

why you are interested, what you hope to achieve, and how your skills, experience and/or education can
be applied to this position.

The Association of Neighbourhood Houses of BC is an equal opportunity employer.



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