Food Market Assistant

Food Market Assistant

Come work for Keystone to support our mission of strengthening the capacity of individuals and families to improve their quality of life.

Keystone employees enjoy:

• A Flexible Workplace
• Great Work Culture
• Comprehensive job related training
• Growth Opportunities

Full Time employees at Keystone are offered a full slate of Benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Savings Accounts and Health Savings Accounts. Benefit eligible employees also receive Sick and Vacation Leave, 12 Paid Holidays, Employer paid Life Insurance, Long Term Disability and Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts and 403B matching.

Status: Regular, Full-Time

Classification: Exempt

Reporting Relationship: Food Market Supervisor

Program/Department: Basic Needs

Supervision: Volunteers

Salary Range: $41,000 - $43,000/annually

Position Description:

A Food Market Assistant supports the daily operations of the Keystone food market and Basic Needs Program. This position will work out of our new Keystone Food Center located in the Midway area of Saint Paul.

The anticipated hours for this position will be from 9am 5:30pm and also requires a rotating Wednesday work shift from 10am 6:30pm as scheduled.

This posting may be used to fill multiple positions

Essential Functions:

40% Participant Service

• Greet participants and guide them through shopping process
• Assist with food market line management
• Complete participant intake interviews
• Assist participants with limited English throughout intake and shopping process
• Manage flow of participants to ensure safe and efficient service
• Provide respectful customer service

35% Data tracking

• Enter participant and service information into database
• Ensure accurate and timely data entry

10% Food market operations

• Assist with receiving deliveries, unpack and stock food market inventory
• Greet donors and receive donations

10% General Basic Needs program support

• Assist with daily operations of Basic Needs program
• Assist with volunteer task assignment including training and supervision
• Assist with special projects

5% Perform other duties or projects as assigned

Qualification Requirements

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Organizational skills, attention to detail
• Computer skills; working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs

Qualification Preferences

• Fluent in one of the following languages: Spanish or Hmong
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Prior database experience
• Knowledge of community resources

Physical Requirements

• Able to lift 50 lbs. from floor to shoulder height and to bend and twist while lifting
• Frequent sitting, frequent standing
• Computer work, telephone calls
• Lifting, carrying reaching, pushing, pulling
• Occasional work outdoors in inclement weather

Mental Requirements

• Written and oral communication skills, communicating with the public
• Problem solving, decision making
• Exercise professional conduct
• Easily adapt to change, capacity to handle multiple priorities
• Ability to handle frequent interruptions
• Possess good people and listening skills, conflict management

Equipment Used

Able to use Microsoft suite software, telephone, calculator, 2- and 4-wheeled carts

The above statements are not intended to encompass all the functions and qualifications of this position. Rather, they are intended to provide a general framework of the requirements of the job. Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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