Careers
Interested in working at Gleaners? The following positions are currently available (EMAIL ONLY. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE):
Posting Date: 5/16/2022
The Position:
The Customer Service Associate will serve as a receptionist/phone operator to offer customer service support to internal staff and external stakeholders including FREC partner organizations, members of the community, volunteers, and vendors..
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for providing relief services to the Senior Managing Director, of the Ford Resource and Engagement Center at Mexican Town Mercado.
- Responsibilities include operating a one-line office phone, directing and offering accurate information to callers for successful completion of their inquiry, and returning messages.
- Responsible for responding to e-mails and preparation of other written documents, as requested.
- Responsible for directing guests to their correct destination and facilitating walk-in inquires, ensuring that proper connection is made between visitor and partners.
- Spanish as a second language is required. There will be some translation.
- Responsible for helping with set up and take down of equipment for events.
- Flexibility in working schedule is required.
- Responsible for filing, relaying messages to partners, routing interoffice mail and managing other paperwork, including monthly reports.
- Management of storage areas, allocations, keeping track of keys via a report.
- Demonstrate and support the Gleaners mission and work with our community partner Ford Engagement and Resource Center, vision and values throughout all professional responsibilities and activities.
- Flexible Schedule a need to work some Saturdays and Sundays for Special Events.
- Attending Meeting, Scheduling Tours and Giving Tours and History Background of Facility when Senior Managing Director is not available.
- Keeping Program Boards and Community Boards updated at all times (update weekly)
- Back Up for Time off and Vacations
- Update of Flyers, Ford Fund Website updates, and atrium TV’s update all information on Display
- Other duties as assigned.
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Interested parties should send cover letter and résumé to Krista Cierpial.
Posting Date: 3/23/2022
The Position:
The Garden Coordinator is a seasonal position responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Victory Garden located in Livingston County. This position is scheduled 30-40 hours per week during the garden season (approximately April 1 - October 31).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct day-to-day activities for the Victory Garden including maintaining, growing, and harvesting produce.
- Recruit, schedule and supervise community volunteers for all stages of the garden season.
- Provide capacity building support to the Livingston County garden network through routine sharing of best practices, local resources and nutrition education.
- Collect data from the garden network and the Victory Garden and prepare a monthly report to for the Livingston Hunger Council and other supporters.
- Facilitate and oversee weekly deliveries of produce to the Livingston County Produce Carts, ensuring access to fresh produce throughout the community.
- Schedule and facilitate community gardening education events.
- Demonstrate and support the Gleaners mission, vision and values throughout all professional responsibilities and activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
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Interested parties should send cover letter and résumé to Krista Cierpial.
Posting Date: 8/18/2021
The Position:
We would love to have you join our mobile distribution team! This temporary, part-time position pays $15/hour. Ideally, we are looking for staff who are available Monday through Friday. This position requires you to be outside in the elements (sunshine, heat, cold, snow, hail, rain) and on your feet while you are working. You will be working in a parking lot, and cars will be pulling up in a “drive through” type of way. You will be working on a team of 4 to 6 individuals. You will be required to wear gloves, and a face mask and practice social distancing at all times while working. You will also be completing a COVID screening questionnaire every day when you arrive at your work site.
Application Process:
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Interested parties should send cover letter and résumé to Krista Cierpial.
Posting Date: 3/31/2022
The Position:
The Mobile Supervisor is a full-time position responsible for supporting the activities of the School Food
Mobile (SFM), Senior Food Mobile (SrFM), and Community Mobiles (CM) programs.
Esssential Duties:
Refine/create and implement consistent workflows, scheduling processes, and written SOPs across similar mobile programs
• Manage temporary field staff, including, but not limited to: creating weekly schedules; tracking staff mileage and payroll; and onboarding new team members
• Assist with the collation of SFM, SrFM and CM mobile pantry distribution data for monthly granttracking purposes
• Assist with updating/creating tools to better track, analyze, and distribute mobile data
• Track and update site-specific attendance data submissions (weekly and monthly)
• Work with cross-functional team on menu development, field training and other duties as assigned
• Create weekly orders/menus for CM and SrFM/SFM food distributions
• Act as contact point for site partner questions, concerns, and support needs
• Assist in onboarding new locations, including developing site logistics and processing application paperwork
• Collaborate with team members on special events and media opportunities
• Conduct site visits with adherence to Feeding American and USDA guidelines and as needed
• Provide back-up assistance to field staff when necessary
• Other duties as assigned
• Demonstrate and support the Gleaners mission, vision and values throughout all professional responsibilities and activities
Application Process:
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Interested parties should send cover letter and résumé to Krista Cierpial.
Posting Date: 3/24/2022
The Position:
The Meal Counter is a seasonal position responsible for the day-to-day meal service activities of theSummer Food Service Program, including recording the meal service participation at 8-10 community sites daily. This position is scheduled 30-40 hours per week for the summer months (approximately June 16 to August 26).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Record the daily meal service participation, at each community site, according to the program guidelines.
2. Ensure the congregate meal service standards are enforced during each meal service.
3. Collaborate with each community site by engaging the children in play activities during the meal service.
4. Ride with the food service vendor on the daily meal service route.
5. Works closely with the Program Supervisor and Program Manager.
6. Demonstrate and support the Gleaners mission, vision and values throughout all professional responsibilities and activities.
7. Other duties as assigned.
Application Process:
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Interested parties should send cover letter and résumé to Krista Cierpial.
Posting Date: 3/24/2022
The Position:
The Program Monitor is a seasonal position responsible for the day-to-day meal service activities of the Summer Food Service Program, including monitoring meal service procedures at 15-20 community sites
daily. This position is scheduled 30-40 hours per week for the summer months (approximately June 17 to August 26).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Maintain a record of the number of meals served and the performance monitoring visits for each of the assigned community sites.
2. Conduct and document the pre-operational, first week of meal service, and fourth week of meal service monitoring visits for each assigned community site.
3. Conduct onsite training for the staff and volunteers at assigned community sites, as necessary.
4. Monitor and coach community partners to insure adherence to the program standards.
5. Provide daily communication and problem-solving support to the community partners.
6. Develop, monitor, and track corrective action plan progress, as necessary.
7. Works closely with Program Supervisor and Program Manager.
8. Demonstrate and support the Gleaners mission, vision and values throughout all professional responsibilities and activities.
9. Other duties as assigned.
Application Process:
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Interested parties should send cover letter and résumé to Krista Cierpial.
Posting Date: 5/06/2022
The Position:
The Bilingual Cooking Matters Coordinator (English-Spanish) is a full-time position primarily responsible for the facilitation and day-to-day operations of Cooking Matters programming operated by Gleaners Community Food Bank. The position will also support additional Gleaners’ nutrition education programming as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Facilitate Cooking Matters (CM) classes and/or other nutrition education programming as needed, for youth, parents and older adults facing food insecurity in Gleaners’ five county service area, in both English and Spanish. Educational content focuses on healthy cooking, nutrition, and food budgeting.
2. Coordinate CM classes and/or other nutrition education programming, including communicating with site partners and responding to individual site needs. Ensure coordination is in accordance with Cooking Matters’ national evidence-based program implementation guidelines, which include
but are not limited to:
a. Coordinate/facilitate at least three or four CM classes per week.
b. Coordinate and conduct site visits at partner sites.
c. Provide support for CM volunteer instructors.
d. Set up and clean up for CM classes: Arrange tables, unpack supplies, wash produce, assemble take-home grocery bags and wash dishes.
e. Coordinate all class logistics including frequent communication and planning with volunteer chefs, nutrition instructors and site coordinators.
f. Prepare materials and supplies for CM classes including buying food, transporting supplies,preparing written materials and lesson plans, and completing required evaluations.
3. Support the learning objectives of Cooking Matters support staff such as AmeriCorps members, student interns and/or volunteers.
4. Assist with the promotion and outreach to potential sites and volunteers, and other administrative tasks as needed.
5. Organize and maintain program storage areas; inventory of program supplies, shopping for weekly
groceries and weekly produce pick up for all CM classes.
6. Produce monthly reporting of program outcomes.
7. Coordinate/support activities related to virtual programming and social media, such as content creation, production and/or sharing content.
8. Cultivate relationships with schools and community organizations through speaking engagements, nutrition education and other activities.
9. Translate program materials and curriculum as needed, English - Spanish.
10. Participate in Gleaners’ fundraising activities as needed/per request.
11. Demonstrate and support the Gleaners mission, vision and values throughout all professional responsibilities and activities.
12. Other duties as assigned
Application Process:
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Interested parties should submit a cover letter and résumé to kcierpial@gcfb.org.