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Job Summary

The Thayne Center for Service & Learning provides a supportive and inclusive office for students to explore community involvement, leadership, and volunteerism. By providing opportunities in conjunction with local nonprofits we cultivate an environment to test our student’s interests and area of study while assisting them to realize they have the knowledge and skills to affect positive change in our community.
This position includes operating the SLCC Food Pantry, assisting in staffing the pantry, general assistance and maintenance of the pantry, unloading and organizing Utah Food Bank and Grocery Rescue deliveries, etc.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

- Pantry operations: opening and closing the pantry, helping clients ‘shop’ for food, utilizing pantry database, stocking shelves, and other related activities.
- Receive deliveries and donations
- Adhere to and enforce proper food safety storage guidelines
- Adhere to and enforce Utah Food Bank guidelines
- Complete daily and weekly cleaning tasks in pantry areas
- Talk with students, faculty, and staff about resources in the community, as well as Thayne Center programs and volunteer opportunities.
- Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working in a food pantry or on food insecurity initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

- Must work at least 4 hours and no more than 20 a week during the semester in a minimum of 2 hour blocks
- Must be enrolled in 6 credit hours per semester
- Must be comfortable talking with students, staff, and faculty.
- Must be able to earn award at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus and/or South City Campus
- Must be able to lift items weighing at least 30 lbs
- Must have basic computer skills.
- Attend all related Thayne Center orientations and trainings.
- Excellent oral communication.
- High level of customer service.
-High attention to detail.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

- Interpersonal skills
- Phone etiquette
- Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
- Must be experienced with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
- Ability to learn filing and organizational skills, Microsoft PowerPoint, Slack
- Ability to learn and assist interested students, faculty, and staff in applying for SNAP benefits
- Be able to learn about and promote the details of the Thayne Center programs and events.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
– Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.

Special Instructions

-This is a temporary position and will end on August 30, 2019.
-Multiple positions may be filled by this posting.
-Please indicate on your resume if your experience is full time or part time.

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Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”).

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.