Food Bank Supervisor

The Community Ministries/Food Bank Supervisor provides leadership, and supervision on the day-to-day operations of the Food Bank Warehouse.  Provides support and leadership to a broad community-based program of our ministry unit.  Maintains standards, mission, and values as set out by The Salvation Army.

HOURS:

• 40 hours a week, Full Time

• Serves as an active team member of The Salvation Army Penticton Community Churches management team.
• Knows The Salvation Army Mission, and Values, and ensures they are followed.
• Evaluates the Day-to-Day operations to ensure the daily goals are met.
• Ensure we have a spiritual focus on all our program initiatives.
• Works on Programs that will link client assistance to our church family, and church programs when ever possible.
• Engage in ongoing planning to ensure we are meeting our client’s needs. This may require policy and procedure adjustments as authorized by the Corps Officers.
• Monitors the programs to ensure all contractual, legal, and internal accreditation requirements are met.
• Contributes to policy and procedures for the Community Ministries programs in consultation with the Community Ministries Director.
• Must be involved in the local Emergency Disaster Programs, assist in emergencies as required.
• In conjunction with the CMD and Volunteer Coordinator, provides visibility in social media, and public relations.
• Participates in and develops recommendations for staff hiring, orientation, training, PEAC evaluation, development, recognition (in concert with Territorial standards).
• Communicates with the Volunteer Coordinator volunteer requirements and needs. Provides feedback to the Coordinator orientation, training, evaluation, development, recognition, the discipline of volunteers. In Concert with Territorial standards.
• Submits incident reports to Administration. Acts on corrective procedures as required.
• Participates in the annual budgetary meetings as required.
• Operates inside annual budget constraints as guided by the financial analysis monthly.
• Monitors maintenance records and provides maintenance plan as it relates to tools and equipment, and vehicles in conjunction with the CMD (Community Ministry Director)
• Monitors inventory levels of food and goods ensure proper rotation of same. Ensure food and goods are delivered to clients, and ministry partners to make the certain proper rotation to reduce spoilage of food and goods.
• Completes client in-takes and guide full-time intake worker on a relief basis.
• Ensures accurate information in all programs such as Link 2 Feed, and SAMIS.
• Evaluates and maintains systems enhancements to ensure and maintain efficient operations.
• Manages and develops and implements various fundraising, and Food Drive initiatives in conjunction with our Management Team, and community partners.
• Responds to in consultation with the management team internal and external organizational inquiries.
• Other duties as required.

The successful applicant will have completed up to 2 years of college, or a related combination of education or experience.

*NOTE: For some jobs, you may be required to provide validated educational documentation.

Education/Certifications:

• Valid class 5 Drivers license
• Food Safe Training
• Universal precautions
• First Aid Training
• Non crisis violence intervention training

Experience:

• Wide range of Social Service programs
• Managing People and recourses
• Good communication skills written/verbal
• Experience with government funding would be an asset

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Requires attentive listening
• High attention to policy/procedure strategic development

Preferred Skills / Capabilities:

• Give input into budgetary requirements
• Monitor report expenditures
• Give input into the management of expenditures
• Good Motivational leader

Successful candidates, prior to hiring, may be required to provide:

• Background check consent
• A clear vulnerable sector screening
• A clean drivers abstract
• Completion of our online Armatus Abuse Training and required Health and Safety training

The Salvation Army will accommodate candidates as required under applicable human rights legislation.   If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform us of your requirements. 

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Internal Applicants, please advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.