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1 person is interested
Lead Assistant, Nutrition Education Program @ Clark County Food Bank
ORGANIZATION: Human Services Council - Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
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1 person is interested
Interested in this opportunity? Please do not click on I WANT TO HELP, instead contact 360-693-0939 / michele.richardson@clarkcountyfoodbank.org
Clark County Food Bank is a regional food bank that distributes 6.6 million pounds of food and 5.5 million meals a year. We partner with 43 partners at 130 distribution sites to serve the food insecure in our community. With 65,000 hungry individuals in Clark County, the need is great, but we are here to help.
Mission: To alleviate hunger and its root causes.
Achieving our mission is done in two parts: providing emergency food relief to individuals and families, as well as implementing a preventative stance against the various causes of hunger.
Vision: To inspire and grow a network of community health.
Through our efforts, we hope to be a positive influence and provider for healthy lifestyles, professional growth, and opportunities to serve the community.
Lead Assistant volunteers help facilitate multi-session class series lead by volunteer Chef and Nutrition Instructors to share cooking, nutrition, food budgeting and food safety and sanitation messages with community members living with low incomes. They are responsible for managing class equipment and supplies, as well as supporting Chef Instructors with flow of class and time management, and assisting class participants as needed.
Duties:
- Maintain and organize supplies and equipment allocated to the class series
- Set up cooking class supplies and kitchen space before class each week with support of Volunteer Team
- Complete participant and volunteer sign-in process each week
- Assist Chef Instructor with flow of class by keeping participants and Volunteer Team on schedule
- Provide assistance to participants throughout class as needed
- Facilitate participant clean-up tasks during and after class
Skills/Experience Required:
- Basic cooking knowledge and skills; basic food handling knowledge or ability to learn about food handling
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team as well as one-on-one with class participants
- Strong critical thinking, troubleshooting and problem solving skills
- Good organizational and time management skills
- Good communication skills
- Willingness to adhere to program policies and team decisions
Time commitment: travel to and from class locations; 1 hour onsite orientation the week prior to the start of class; 3 hours per week for a 6-week course
How does this help CCFB? CCFB's Nutrition Education Program offers cooking and nutrition classes to individuals and families living with low incomes to help them make the most of their food resources. By providing cooking, nutrition, and food budgeting skills to those who struggle to feed their families, the Nutrition Education Program makes a lasting impact on alleviating hunger and its rot causes. Students walk away with the necessary skills to support improving their personal food security and increasing self-sufficiency.
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About Human Services Council - Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
Location:
120 NE 136th AVE, Suite 215, Vancouver, WA 98684, US
Mission Statement
Volunteer Connections mission is to connect the wisdom, experience, and talents of volunteers with opportunities to enrich the quality of life for themselves and their communities
Description
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program supports over 100 non-profits and organizations in Clark County, Washington by interviewing, screening, and referring volunteers ages 55 and up.
***IMPORTANT NOTE: The RSVP program will be closing its doors March 31, 2020. After that date it will be important to contact these opportunities directly using the information at the bottom of the opportunity details as no one will be available at RSVP to make your referral. Thank you for your service to our community!
CAUSE AREAS
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6502 NE 47th AvenueVancouver, WA 98661
DATE POSTED
February 26, 2020
SKILLS
- General Education
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Nutrition
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
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