Food Pantry Graduate Assistant

Job Title

Graduate Assistant - Food Pantry

Department:

Food Pantry

Reports to:

Food Pantry Coordinator

Pay Rate:

$19.40 per hour 

Hours:

This is a part-time (20 hours/week), position with expected hours to be worked during business hours of Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

Job Summary:

The Associated Students Inc., CSUF Food Pantry helps serve students of CSUF who face food insecurity on campus. The goal of the Food Pantry is to ensure equitable access to nutritious food resources. This position will be responsible for maintaining, developing, and supporting educational activities at Cal State Fullerton, as well as collaborating with and serving as the Food Pantry

spokesperson.

This position also will also assist with stocking shelves and maintaining the overall appearance of the Food Pantry. Assists students in finding requested grocery items or questions. Handle food products in a safe and sanitary manner. Maintain, update, organize the Food Pantry email account and respond to and or forward messages appropriately as well as answering phone calls.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists with various Food Pantry projects, including operational policy development and review, project proposal development, assessment and food inventory tracking.
• Perform necessary tasks and provide overall supervision to ensure safe and efficient daily operations of the ASI Food Pantry.
• Maintain, manage and outreach relations with community partners.
• Develop and implement an outreach plan to promote the ASI Food Pantry and engage community interest.
• Assists with the recruitment, hiring, training and supervision of the ASI Food Pantry staff and volunteers.
• Plan and implement student programs and/or training sessions as needed.
• Provide general front desk duties to include answering the phone, handling walk-in inquiries and taking messages.
• Provide innovative, intentional programs and initiatives that actively engage the campus community in issues related but not limited to food insecurity, sustainability, and basic needs.
• Ensures customer service is conducted in a courteous and professional manner to students and all other employees.
• Maintain list of on-campus resources for those who are experiencing food insecurity.
• Maintain inventory of food and disbursement of food.
• Attend and participate in programming meetings.
• Coordinate programs details including, location, time, date, and/or marketing.
• Assist with event set-up, event execution, and event break-down.
• Adhere to food handling safety guideline as well as physical ergonomics safety standard guidelines.
• Maintain, update, and organize the Food Pantry email account and respond to and/or forward messages appropriately.
• Maintain a clean and orderly spaces.
• Assist in receiving of product, as well as loading and unloading.
• Assist in ordering specific products based on the needs of the Food Pantry.
• Assist in proper product placement, rotation, positioning, storage and handling.
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly space maintenance of food pantry, storage room and any supplies.
• Maintain strict adherence to safety procedures; attending safety meetings as scheduled
• Complete other related tasks or projects as assigned by supervisor.

Customer Service & Collaboration:

• Establishes and maintains working relationships with various A.S. and University departments

Safety:

• Ensures all operations are conducted with safety of staff and customers as first priority, and in accordance with the Injury and Illness Prevention Plan and other safety policies.
• Reports accidents to supervisor and reviews changes required to avoid reoccurrence.
• Reports maintenance problems and/or broken and unsafe equipment to the appropriate party or supervisor immediately

Requirements:

Must be a currently enrolled Graduate Student at California State University Fullerton in good academic standing

Trainings:

• Must complete:
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Campus Health and Safety Requirements
  • CSU’S Discrimination Harassment Prevention Program
  • Data Security and FERPA
  • Gender Equity and Title IX
  • Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)

within 30 days of hire

Work Environment:

• General office environment
• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions
• Noise level in the environment is usually moderate.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift, lower, push and pull loads ranging in weight from 5-50 lbs
• Must be able to carry loads ranging from 5-50 lbs for distances up to 20ft
• Must be capable of kneeling, reaching overhead, climbing stairs and ladders, walking, twisting, stooping, and bending

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions