Summer Community Intern
Beyond Hunger Chicago, IL
Beyond Hunger Chicago, IL
Beyond Hunger Chicago, IL
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Daisy Gabriel
Home Delivery Program Manager | Community Builder | Equity Advocate | Effective Collaborator | Relationship Builder
Part-time Summer Community Intern
Beyond Hunger is harnessing the power of communities to end hunger. An award-winning direct service agency (formerly Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry), we serve residents of 13 zip codes on the West Side of Chicago and surrounding suburbs.Last year we provided critical food assistance and programming to over 40,000 individuals.Our energetic and fulfilling work environment is resourced by an operating budget of $3 million, 9 full-time staff members, 6 part-time staff, 4 full-time AmeriCorps members, over 1300 active volunteers—and possibly you.
We are seeking someone as passionate as we are about ending hunger. Someone who understands that groceries delivered to older adults’ homes provide comfort and nutrition to a vulnerable population. Someone who understands that providing nutritious foods to all children will help support their learning ability in school. By helping us reduce the food access barriers to quality and healthy food, this is your opportunity to play a vital role in creating a hunger-free community. If you are a mission-driven, results-oriented team player with attention to detail and a willingness to learn, this position is for you.
Reports To: Programs Manager, Daisy Gabriel
Supervises:Volunteers/Interns as requested
Status: Part-time, intern. $15.40 per hour and up to 30 hours for up to 8 weeks.
Job Summary: The Summer Community intern will help coordinate the successful delivery of the Home Delivery program by assisting and delivering packaged groceries to homebound seniors and disabled adults in West Suburbs and Chicago’s Austin community. S/He will also oversee the distribution of nutritious meals to kids enrolled in summer enrichment programs. By learning techniques to collect and manage data, s/he will be responsible for collecting and evaluating summer meals enrollment data and coming up with new outreach strategies to connect the community to our programming.
Major Responsibilities:
Summer Food Programs (SFP)—for children who receive free or reduced-price meals during the school year.
Work with Programs Manager and Coordinator to implement all aspects of the SFP.
- Liaise with different community stakeholders, such as school districts, summer camps, and other community organizations, to work partnerships for the SFP program.
- Gather impact data and feedback from participants, families, and teachers.
- Track and submit meal site data daily.
- Maintain flexibility with tasks and assist other departments and programs when needed.
Home Delivery – for older adults and people with disabilities to receive groceries at their doorsteps
- Assist Programs Manager and Coordinator with day-to-day operations of the Home Delivery (HD) program, as needed
- Assist in delivery of food to homebound older adults and people with disabilities in the community.
Qualifications:
- Ability and desire to work with children from age 6-12
- Comfortable working with clients, parents and volunteers from diverse backgrounds
- Exceptional interpersonal and problem-solving skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Have a valid drivers license and access to a car for food pickups and drop offs
Internship status and hours:
- This part-time internship has a tentative start date of May 28th and going through July 12th, 2024, with a possibility of extension through the end of July. This position is not eligible for sick, vacation, and holiday leave during employment.
- Work hours are typically between the hours of 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Monday – Friday with some flexibility depending on program needs.Roughly ½ of the day will be spent at the meal sites and half at the home delivery program location.
- S/he will develop a working knowledge of non-profit program management and assessment.
Environment:
- Periodic travel between summer meal sites via own vehicle is required. All Summer Meals program sites are in Oak Park, IL and our office is located in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago in the 60651-zip code.
- The applicant must be physically capable of transporting, lifting, and carrying supplies and home delivery boxes.
- Must be able to lift-up to 50 pounds, sometimes consistently with the Home Delivery program.
- The workplace is a smoke- and drug-free environment.Equal opportunity employer.
If interested, please share your resume with the Home Delivery Program Manager, Daisy Gabriel no later than Friday May 24th. Daisy@GoBeyondHunger.Org
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