Winnipeg FoodShare Co-op is looking to hire a Program Assistant to support the Co-op’s work in the North End neighbourhoods. We will pay $14/hour for 30 hours a week.

Send resumes to coordinator@foodsharecoop.com by Sunday May 11th.

Main Duties

The person hired would help sort and pack food for the Good Food Box and would help with the distribution of the Good Food Box in Winnipeg's North End. Additional activities would include helping North End organizations conduct cooking classes, making connections with depot coordinators in the North End, exploring new programming opportunities for the Co-op, and helping to create organizational documentation that would support the work of the Winnipeg Food Share Co-op.

Skills Required

• ability to work with volunteers and staff
• good interpersonal and communication skills
• ability to lift boxes and food and comfortable with loading and unloading a cube van
• must hold a valid Class 5 driver's license

Assets

• marketing and communications experience
• evaluation and/or business knowledge
• knowledge of, and experience, in Inner-City Winnipeg
• knowledge of food security issues
• knowledge of nutrition and cooking
• workshop facilitation experience

The individual hired may need to work some evenings and weekends. The individual must also be 30 or under and have registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the fall of 2014.