Food Pantry Resource Specialist/ Driver

Earn up to $3,000 in incentive pay during your first year of employment!

Are you a motivated, results-oriented candidate seeking to put your talents, skills, and experience to work as part of a mission-driven, customer-focused organization? If so, we invite you to join UMOS’ diverse and dedicated team of over 1,000 professionals making a positive difference across more than 60 offices in seven states. Whether you are passionate about facilitating early childhood development; providing training and career planning for a parent; aiding a farmworker in accessing basic needs and new opportunities; educating at-risk individuals in HIV prevention; or supporting those fleeing domestic violence or human trafficking, UMOS is the place where you can fulfill your passion for helping families, businesses, and communities build better futures.

Benefits:
To support its team members, UMOS offers highly competitive compensation as well as a benefits package including:

• Paid time off that will increase over your years of service
• 15 paid holidays annually
• A robust range of insurance covering health, dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability, and accidental death & dismemberment
• The options to establish either a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account, which can be used to cover deductibles, prescriptions, and other healthcare expenses
• A variety of support services to promote well-being through the employee assistance program
• Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth IRA, allowing you to make pre-tax or after-tax contributions. For those participating in the 401(k) Retirement Plan, UMOS annually contributes at least 3% of employees’ eligible compensation.

 

Food Pantry Resource Specialist/Driver Job Compensation: 

• $20.00 to $22.78 Per Hour (depending on experience). 

 

Food Pantry Resource Specialist/Driver Job Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Act as liaison with food and non-food resource agencies, stores, community agencies, W-2 program staff, and other UMOS programs.
2. Arrange for and pick-up food, non-food, and other resources as needed.
3. Drive UMOS truck (Class 3) or van to pick-up and transport donations on a daily schedule.
4. Unload and load donations.
5. Weigh all donations, sort them and put them away at their designated area.
6. Prepare food baskets according to family size guidelines.
7. Complete client intakes distribute food and non-food items.
8. Assist with the raffles.
9. Maintain and organize inventory, keep storage area stocked and clean.
10. Daily maintenance cleaning of all pantry areas including floors and disposing of garbage.
11. Attend related meetings, workshops, conferences as directed.
12. Other duties as assigned.

 

Food Pantry Resource Specialist/ Driver Job Qualifications: 

1. High School Diploma or equivalent.
2. Minimum two years of experience in truck driving or related field.
3. Ability to work with confidential information and documentation.
4. Must possess awareness, knowledge, and sensitivity to socioeconomic and culturally diverse backgrounds of the target populations served.
5. Ability to work diplomatically with difficult people and diffuse angry customers quickly and effectively.
6. Ability to work irregularly non-traditional hours as needed.
7. Bilingual in English/Spanish verbal and written preferred.
8. Must have reliable transportation, possess a valid Wisconsin Drivers’s License and have adequate car insurance.

Work Environment, Physical, and Sensory Demands:

Physical Demands:

1. Employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, bend.
2. Regularly required to lift and /or move up to 50 lbs.
3. Frequently exposed to moderate temperature generally encountered in a controlled temperature environment and outside setting.
4. Noise level in this work is usually semi-moderate. 

Tools & Equipment Used:

1. iPad, iPhone, laptop computers, projectors, copy/scanner machine, computer.
2. Be able to scan documents and encrypt documents as necessary.
3. Use first aid equipment, fire extinguisher.

*Usage varies by position. 

 

UMOS is an equal opportunity Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.