PROGRAM AREA: The SEED
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Regular Ongoing
HOURS/WEEK: up to 21
Start date: May 15, 2024
End date: March 31, 2025 (with possibility of continuation)
The Guelph CHC's vision: a community without barriers to health and wellbeing
The SEED's vision: Everyone in Guelph-Wellington has enough good food to be well.
The SEED's mission: to run programs and social enterprises that increase physical and financial access to nutritious food among people facing food insecurity.
Brief Description:
The SEED is a community food project of the Guelph Community Health Centre. About 16% of households in Guelph are food insecure (Guelph Wellbeing study, 2014). The SEED's goal is to change that by offering programs and services that tackle the root causes of poverty. We are supported by hundreds of amazing community members and by many partner organizations.
At the SEED Markets, we sell food on a sliding scale. This means that you can pay anywhere between our low price and our retail price. Lowest price is 33% off retail. You choose what's best for you, no questions asked. By paying the retail price you help to subsidize the cost of selling the food at a discount. We sell both local and imported fruits and vegetables, soup starters, dried goods, and our frozen meals and Makeover Muffins from the Upcycle Kitchen.
Our innovative model brings together people of all incomes for a common purpose – good food and social connection. As the Market Lead, you'll provide that direction connection between The SEED and our community.
Eligibility Criteria:
- A G license and comfort driving a large van is required
- This is a grant funded position with specific criteria for hiring (see below)
- between ages of 18-30
- underemployed or unemployed, facing barriers to employment
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or status refugee
Basic Responsibilities:
- Prepare food, materials and signage for the market
- Load and drive cargo van to market sites
- Set up and tear down of market
- Oversee market operation
- Greet customers, partners, volunteers, visitors and answer questions and provide guidance where appropriate
- Lead the training and supervision of volunteers
- Communicate challenges and opportunities to the Market Coordinator, collaborate on solutions
- Support quality improvement (customer experience, feedback collection and analysis, process improvements, etc.)
- Keyholder position, some warehouse opening and closing procedures required. Door checks, alarm, lighting etc.
- Cash handling and reporting
Qualifications:
- Understanding of Food Insecurity, the causes and effects, particularly within the Guelph-Wellington community.
- Availability: Available to work 21 hours per week on a regular, ongoing basis. Thursday and Friday, occasionally Saturday.
- Valid G Driver's license
- Able to lift up to 50lbs consistently
- A working understanding of Excel and Word software
- Ability to work as an effective member of a team as well as individually
- Commitment to equity and anti-oppressive practices
- Punctual and reliable
- Show initiative and enthusiasm
- Excellent customer service skills
- Highly organized, keen attention to detail
If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume and cover letter, outlining how your skills, qualifications and experience meet the position requirements.
Please visit our website at www.guelphchc.ca and apply using the online application tool.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from equity-deserving groups and priority populations. We thank, in advance, those who apply, but will contact only those who qualify for interviews.
If at any stage in the selection process you require special accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.
We require that all finalist applicants undergo a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screen through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date.