Food Program Assistant

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Food Program Assistant - Hourly

**Food Program Assistant - Hourly**Competition #32-25

About Our Opportunity:
Directions Youth Services is a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV), which for more than 90 years has provided a variety of essential resources for children, families and individuals in the Greater Vancouver community. We believe in the resiliency of Vancouver’s youth, who are at-risk, homeless, and street-involved. We assist youth under the age of 25 to get counselling for trauma, mental health or substance issues. Our teams strive to create spaces and build connections with youth, who are facing challenges of street life, substance use, mental health concerns, and disconnection from their communities. Directions inclusive programs of shelter and drop-in, safe houses and other unique programs are committed to being a community leader in harm reduction work and fostering low-barrier spaces where all youth are welcome.

This **hourly** position reports to the Kitchen Supervisor. This position requires an individual with creative cooking skills and a passion for helping youth with issues of food security. The role includes the nightly operation of the kitchen, support of kitchen volunteers, and managing food donations.

**We Value You
- Benefits**:

- Flexible scheduling
- Two paid Wellness Days a year
- Paid BC sick days
- A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

**Pension**: Municipal Pension plan enrollment for eligible employees

**Work Hours**: Hourly shifts depending on department needs

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM and/or 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM

**Salary**:GS 7 Step 1 (starting at $25.07/hour)

**Location**: 1138 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC

**Posting End Date**:Posting will remain open until filled

What do you need to succeed?

**Education, Training, Experience**
- Grade 12, plus one-year post-secondary education
- Food Safe certificate
- Current First Aid Certificate and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training an asset
- Two-years of related experience in a commercial or community kitchen.
- One-year experience working with youth, preferably in support of youth who use substances, face mental health challenges, and/or are unhoused.
- A combination of education and experience may be considered

**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**
- Current First Aid Certificate and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training an asset
- Responsible for kitchen operations including health and safety, nutritious menu planning, meal preparation, inventory upkeep, kitchen organization, pursuing a zero waste environment, keeping the kitchen clean, hygienic, and tidy at all times.
- Building positive relationships with youth who access the drop-in centre.
- Maintaining accurate attendance records of volunteers, and report concerns to Kitchen Supervisor.
- Overseeing the sorting and storing of food donations, and supporting kitchen volunteers to do the same.
- Delivery of Pantry Program, where youth access free groceries.
- Taking a leadership role in the management of emergency and crisis situations by personally employing non-violent crisis prevention and intervention strategies, initiating first aid, calling emergency services, and/or delegating these tasks
- Maintaining appropriate notes, statistics, logs, and reporting critical incidents that occur while on shift.

**Additional Requirements**
- Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check

How to apply:
We believe in the power of inclusion and the power of enabling all our staff to thrive by embracing diversity and fostering equality. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all staff that dismantles barriers and creates opportunities. Our organization is committed to recruiting a diverse workforce representing the communities we proudly serve while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion and diversity. Decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, and all other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or non-applicable criminal condition.

We gratefully acknowledge that our programs are delivered on traditional and ancestral lands and waters of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt, Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem, Semiahmoo, Matsqui, and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q’u.

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About Us

When you work with us, you will join a caring team of people who will value you as a whole person. You will also have the opportunity to do meaningful, leading-edge work that has a direct impact on the local