Seasonal Youth Program Assistant
Company: Greater Chicago Food Depository
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 7, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Details
Job Location
Greater Chicago Food Depository - Chicago, IL
Position Type
Seasonal
Education Level
None
Salary Range
$22.00 Hourly
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Admin - Clerical
Youth Program Assistant
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Youth need nutritious food to grow, learn and thrive. When children
and teens don't have to worry about food, they have the chance to
achieve their dreams. Unfortunately, food insecurity among families
with children is soaring as a result of the economic impact of the
coronavirus pandemic. About 1 in 3 households with children are now
reporting food insecurity, according to an analysis of the COVID-19
Impact study by Northwestern University economists. It's even worse
for Black and Latino households with children, where 4 in 10
households are lacking sufficient food to eat. Hunger, especially
when experienced in the early years, can have negative impacts on
health, cognitive development, and educational attainment.
Childhood hunger is still solvable, even during COVID-19.
The Food Depository partners with schools and community
organizations all year to meet young people where they live, learn
and play and to ensure they have the healthy food they need and
deserve. The Food Depository directly serves youth through more
than 35 Healthy Student Market school-based food access program
sites, more than 60 after-school meals (Child and Adult Care Food
Program) program sites which distribute more than 370,000 meals
annually and more than 250 summer meals (Summer Food Service
Program) program sites which distribute more than 440,000 meals
annually, including the Lunch Bus mobile summer feeding initiative.
The Food Depository also partners with many local colleges and
universities to ensure students of all ages are connected to
nutritious food.
Our Youth Program Assistant (temporary) will provide
administrative, technical and outreach support for the summer meals
program to help ensure children throughout Cook County have access
to nutritious meals while school is not in session.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
--- Conducts compliance visits to ensure all program sites are in
good standing with the Food Depository, ISBE and USDA's food
service standards.
--- Provides administrative and general assistance to Youth Program
Coordinator.
--- Provides technical assistance and training for program sites to
support overall program growth and development.
--- Works to promote summer meals through community outreach
efforts.
--- Other responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications
--- Required: Must have personal transportation with valid license
and insurance.
--- Must be comfortable working with diverse populations in various
Cook County neighborhoods.
--- Strong organizational skills with high level of proficiency in
MS Office applications, required.
--- A high level of verbal, written communication and presentation
skills.
--- Experience in providing outreach and direct services,
preferred.
--- Bilingual Spanish, preferred.
--- Experience with federal child nutrition programs,
preferred.
--- The ability to work well with internal departments, varying
types of personnel, agency members, partners, donors, clients and
the general public.
EXPOSURE:
--- Normal office environment; normal agency environment and some
exposure to warehouse environment.
--- Able to sit at desk, walk, and stand for long periods of
time.
--- Some evening and weekend work may be required, depending on
program site schedules.
--- At least 85% travel within the city of Chicago and suburban
Cook County required. Interacts with Greater Chicago Food
Depository staff, program partners, agencies, clients, donors, and
general public.
Keywords: Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago , Seasonal Youth Program Assistant, Other , Chicago, Illinois
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