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End Hunger │Become an Admin Assistant
ORGANIZATION: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
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The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is a dynamic organization committed to ending hunger and transforming the health of Santa Barbara County through good nutrition. With each person and family we reach through food distribution, we are introducing nutrition education to transform the health and potential of working families, seniors and other individuals countywide. Last year, the Foodbank distributed more 9.7 million pounds of food. Our food is utilized by 1 in 4 people in our community.
Half of the food we distribute is fresh produce.
Volunteer Administrative Assistants have an important role in achieving this.
Position: Volunteer Administrative Assistant - North County
Reports to: Administrative Assistant - North County
Location: Santa Maria Warehouse - Office Facility
490 W. Foster Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93455
Commitment: 10-15 hours/week (or more, if you'd like!), ongoing
Position Overview
The Volunteer Administrative Assistant is responsible for taking, directing and responding to the inquiries of visitors and callers with a friendly, responsive demeanor while at the same time supporting Foodbank staff and operations. It is critical that this position presents a positive image to the community.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Direct phone calls and walk-in visitors and assist with:
- Food Donations and Receipts
- Program and Food Distribution Information
- Volunteer inquiries
- Routing to appropriate staff
- Process incoming mail
- Ensure that warehouse volunteers check-in at kiosk, follow warehouse procedures and are given appropriate identification
- Assist staff with various tasks as needed
Desired Qualifications
- A friendly, positive and helpful demeanor that serves as a model ambassador for The Foodbank
- Excellent customer service
- Basic computer and typing skills
- Attention to detail and organization
More opportunities with Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Location:
4554 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93110, US
Mission Statement
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s mission is to end hunger and transform the health of Santa Barbara County through good nutrition.
Description
OUR APPROACH
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is committed to taking a negative thing - hunger - and through our combined community efforts transforming it into a positive thing - health. This leap forward in health is achieved with three ingredients: food, education and empowerment. The challenges of Hunger, Nutrition and Obesity used to be separate areas dealt with by different approaches and by different agencies and groups. The Foodbank is now tackling all three of these problems at once - through a nationally recognized continuum of programs that provide cradle to graduation intervention in children’s lives.
This builds what we call their food literacy: their ability to look after themselves with food - to budget, shop cook and use food responsibly. If we can transform their relationship to food to being one of using it as a scarce and valuable resource to power their personal health, then that is going to create that tipping point that makes a huge transformation in the health of Santa Barbara County.
By supporting the Foodbank, you are also supporting the good work of
300 agencies and programs countywide.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
FoodBank of Santa Barbara County490 W. Foster RdSanta Maria, CA 93455
DATE POSTED
August 8, 2017
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- Office Reception
- Donor Management
- Administrative Support
- Customer Service
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- 10-15 hours/week, or more if you'd like