Kerr Street Mission

Help our Food Services Team receive deliveries, stock our food market and manage our food inventory, leading to a positive shopping experience for the patrons of our food bank.

Suitable for volunteers 18+ who can lift up to 50lbs.

Available Shifts: 

• Floater Volunteer role - helping out on an as needed basis

Responsibilities:

• Help Stock the KSM Food Market by loading in fresh food products, bringing additional inventory from food storage locations
• Help load and unload deliveries, putting items away in designated locations
• Engage with food donors, greeting them warmly and thanking them on behalf of KSM.  
• Follow processes to ensure donations are appropriately weighed and logged in our tracking system
• Shuffle inventory in storage locations as needed to maintain a steady flow of produce following a first in, first out process.
• Organize food in refrigeration units and ensure that the unit temperatures are maintained
• Keep the KSM warehouse and work areas clean and organized according to warehouse processes and standards.
• Dispose of recycling and clutter as needed. 
• Maintain a courteous and professional manner with staff and other volunteers.
• Occasionally accompany KSM staff to go offsite and help with pickups/loading/receiving. 

Requirements:

• Must be 18+.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to take direction and complete tasks efficiently.
• Good problem-solving ability.
• Attention to detail.
• Organized and communicative.

Commitment: One shift per week for a minimum of 6 months.