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2 people are interested
Volunteer Food Pantry Greeter
ORGANIZATION: Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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2 people are interested
FUNCTION OF THE VOLUNTEER FOOD PANTRY GREETER
Make a difference in our community by helping families get the food they need to be healthy and strong. The Friend of Champaign County Food Pantry Greeter is responsible for assisting CUPHD clients with making food selections in the food pantry. Food Pantry Greeters are considered ambassadors of the CUPHD and are expected to be courteous to clients as well as provide a positive and energized environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Greet clients making them feel welcome and comfortable.
- Assist clients to sign-in and hand them two grocery bags.
- Assist families with small children so that parent(s) can concentrate on selecting food.
- Assist clients to make selections providing suggestions for how they can prepare the food they are taking with them
- Arrange food supply for an appealing appearance.
- Keep the location clean and presentable at all times.
Qualifications:
Excellent customer service skills.
- Warm and approachable personality.
- Ability to work independently. Also feel free to volunteer in pairs.
- Ability to frequently alternate from walking, standing and/or sitting.
- Ability to pass criminal background check.
- Must show proof of flu vaccine & a two-step TB test.
- One year or one semester commitment.
- Ability to work one day per week, (M-F, except holidays). Shifts from 8-12 and 12-5. Can choose one shift or multiple shifts. Ideally it would be the same day/time to assist with scheduling.
Benefits:
Special reserved parking space nearest to the main entrance.
Meet and engage with some of the most wonderful people in Champaign County (both clients and employees of CUPHD)
CUPHD offers an awesome environment for volunteers!
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties listed above.
TO APPLY or if you have questions:
Call Julie Pryde at 217.531.5369 or Pat Robinson at 217.531.4257
More opportunities with Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
Location:
201 W. Kenyon Rd., Champaign, IL 61820, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is to improve the health, safety and well-being of the community through prevention, education, collaboration, and regulation.
Description
CUPHD offers an array of services and programs that reach people of all ages and from all walks of life.
Women come here for pregnancy care, nutrition advice, educational support, supplemental food coupons, pregnancy tests, genetics referrals and breastfeeding support.
Parents bring their children to us for immunizations, dental care, school physicals, blood lead tests, baby care and developmental testing. They rely on the Health District for guidance on proper car seat installations. They come to us for help with medical insurance applications.
Smokers get assistance kicking the habit.
People with diabetes depend on our nurses for help monitoring their health.
People living with HIV and AIDS rely on us for case management. Young and old come to our clinics for health screenings, flu and pneumonia shots and other immunizations.
We inspect food and drink establishments and tattoo and tanning facilities. We conduct lead investigations, license wells and provide food-handling instruction.
We investigate disease outbreaks that could threaten community health. And we are part of a county-wide emergency preparedness team that will work together to respond to any natural or man-made disaster that may occur in Champaign County.
The list of services is endless. Each of the Health District divisions - Administration; Wellness and Health Promotion; Dental Health; Environmental Health; Maternal and Child Health; and Infectious Disease Prevention & Management - serves a unique public health function. All programs within these divisions are designed to address health priorities in the Champaign-Urbana community.
Health District offices are located in Champaign and Rantoul, but we also bring our services to numerous other sites in Champaign County. We offer health screenings, immunizations, family health services, sexually transmitted disease and tuberculosis clinics, home-based health promotion services and dozens of other health and prevention services to people throughout the county.
We also partner with dozens of other health and social service providers, sharing resources and expertise to get health services to the people who most need them.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District201 W. Kenyon RoadChampaign,, IL 61820
DATE POSTED
December 13, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A