Program Coordinator

Job Summary:
This position provides support to the Family Assistance Center (FAC) at the Jewish Renaissance Foundation (JRF) by coordinatingthe My Choice Store operations, food distribution activities, data tracking, scheduling, and community outreach. This role helps to ensure efficient and equitable access to nutritious food for families and individuals experiencing food insecurity. The Program Coordinator is primarily responsible for the following core functions and performs other tasks as needed:

• Coordinate the operation of My Choice Store
• Creating and maintaining Community Partnerships Focused on wellness
• Record Keeping, Data Entry and Reporting using EmpowOR
• Maintain Sufficient Food Stock for Distribution to Families

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the successful collaboration with partners to ensure execution of programming and case management targeted at increasing food security and wellness.
• Assists with the planning and coordination of strategies to involve and engage FAC participants in prioritizing healthy living.
• Serve as liaison for external organizations that provide educational wellness programming for FAC and My Choice Store participants.
• Coordinate, implement, and help track program activities and their impact on participants in align with program objectives. This includes tracking food received, weighing food and number of bags distributed.
• Create marketing materials for events and programs advertised to the public.
• Register participants and record, collect, and store all pertinent documents and information, the general release of information forms, service provision, case notes, etc. Enter all required data into EmpowOR.
• Coordinate the operation of My Choice Store – “Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, By Choice”. This includes creating a monthly calendar with shopping days, hours, and accommodations for emergency distribution through Plentiful.
• Responsible for loading, unloading, stocking, and liftin g food bags and boxes weighing up to 20 pounds during pick ups through Replenish and the Community Food Bank of NJ (CFBNJ) as well as during food distribution services.
• Place CFBNJ orders and prepare Sam’s Club orders to maintain items for distribution.
• Conveys JRF’s core values and case management principles; establishes boundaries and expectations related to service standards, participation levels and guidelines for the participant/family.
• Has ability to utilize, handle, maintain and dispose of all communications, documentation, and information, whether written, verbal, or electronic, to ensure the highest standards of confidentiality are maintained. Abide by generally accepted case management principles and HIPAA regulations regarding confidentiality and release of information.
• Attend all team, staff and committee meetings, training, and other mandated agency-wide meetings.
• Performs other work-related duties and special projects as needed or assigned.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in social work, public health, nutrition, community development and/or a similar field at least three (2) years’ experience in social service, customer service, preferably in work related with community programs, food distribution, family assistance with specific focus or passion on wellness and healthy living. If the candidate does not possess an associate’s degree, they must have 4 years’ of relative experience.
• Have knowledge of or experience with healthy eating, cooking nutritious meals and incorporating movement in daily living.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office products, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in assessing and documenting needs for participants experiencing emergencies.
• Must be compassionate, well-organized, and have good facilitation and communication skills.
• Ability to acclimate easily to policy changes and responsibilities.
• Take initiative and be able to work in a team setting and independently.
• Must be culturally sensitive considering our responsibility as a Community Action Agency to commit ourselves to the health and well-being of all, and to address systems and structures to dismantle disparities and inequities.
• Preference to candidates fully fluent in Spanish and/or Asian-Indian languages ; and/or strong knowledge of the cultural dynamics of Middlesex County’s diverse population.
• Preference for candidates with solid familiarity of the social service network in Middlesex County.

Benefits:
• 35 hours work week
• Company paid employee medical coverage (Eligible after 90 days of continuous employment)
• Access to Dental, Vision, and supplemental benefits through Aflac;
• Access to 403B Retirement Plan.
• Up to 10 days of vacation and 10 days of choice
• All company-paid federal holidays, eligible upon hire.
• Professional Development opportunities

Salary: $34,000-$36,000K ( equivalent to $18.68-19.75/hr.)