Food Collection Lead Driver

Dan’s Legacy – Food Collection Lead Driver

Position Summary

Dan’s Legacy is currently seeking a full-time Food Collection Lead Driver to oversee and mentor youth participants in our Warehouse and Swamping job-skills training program. The Food Collection Lead Driver plays a vital role in reducing waste and supporting local families, helping to protect the environment while strengthening our community.

Responsibilities include:

1. Coordinating the retrieval and delivery of surplus food from community partners;
2. Ensuring adherence to health and safety guidelines;
3. Developing an inventory database;
4. Teaching proper storage practices;
5. Producing monthly reports;
6. Maintaining the operational safety and sanitation of the food delivery vehicle;
7. Involving participants in vehicle sanitation;
8. Supporting the outreach and therapy teams;
9. Assisting cooking instructors in fulfilling orders for various programs;
10. Managing community recipients’ delivery routes;
11. Maintaining positive relationships with community partners;
12. Driving in the mornings and sorting food collection product in the afternoon.

The Food Collection Lead Driver reports directly to the job-skills training Program Manager.

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Supervise and mentor 2 participants every 3 months in the Warehouse/Swamping training program:

• Teach basic safety around trucks
• Swamping procedures: review routes and load/unload food products

*Note: Training on working with at-risk youth is provided

Qualifications & Requirements:

1. Proof of vaccination required as we work with vulnerable populations and occasionally operate in health facilities.
2. A successful criminal record and vulnerable sector check will be required prior to the start of employment.
3. A valid driver’s license.
4. Three years of safe driving record.
5. Ability to work with at-risk youth (training provided).
6. Ability to travel to New Westminster where the program is located.
7. Ability to demonstrate intermediate computer literacy in standard office software programs, i.e., Word, Excel, Zoom, e-mail, and smartphone applications for administrative duties.
8. Food Safe Level 1 is required.
9. WHIMS, Occupational First Aid Level 1, Mental Health First Aid, Gender-Based Analysis Plus, Transporting Dangerous Goods, Privacy and Access Fundamentals is an asset.

Interpersonal Skills:

1. Attention to detail
2. Organizational skills
3. Problem-solving skills
4. Ability to work independently
5. Adaptability & flexibility
6. Teamwork & cooperation
7. Dependability & responsibility
8. Strong communication skills

About Dan’s Legacy

Dan’s Legacy provides trauma-informed and culturally sensitive counselling and life-skills programs to youth at risk in Metro Vancouver. These young people, aged 15 to 25, are at significant risk of overdose, self-harm, homelessness, and suicide. Dan’s Legacy’s therapy and outreach teams go directly to the youth wherever they are, wait list times are minimal, and all the organization’s services are free. In the past year, Dan’s Legacy helped over 600 youth stabilize their mental health, and begin working towards their educational, employment and recovery goals.

About Dan’s Legacy’s Job-Skills Training Programs

Dan’s Legacy’s 3 job-skills training programs (Cook Training, Dan’s Diner Social Enterprise, and Warehouse & Swamping) provide clinically supported training to at-risk youth aged 18-25. The instructors, supported by Dan’s Legacy’s counselling and outreach teams, work with a cohort of young adult students with various mental health challenges. Training is provided by the counselling team to develop competency and confidence in working with this cohort of youth.

Dan’s Legacy knows that at-risk youth need opportunities to not only maintain their mental wellness but also grow and thrive in the community. The training programs are designed to provide youth with the skills they need to enter the workforce or move on to higher levels of skills training.

The entire program operates under the clinical supervision of Dan’s Legacy’s therapists, ensuring the youth have mental health counselling support before, during and after the training.

For more information about Dan’s Legacy:

● www.danslegacy.com

Dan’s Legacy is an equal opportunity employer, and we attempt to hire employees who reflect the diversity of our clients - Indigenous, Black, Hispanic, South Asian and LGBTQ2S+ people are encouraged to apply. We respectfully and gratefully acknowledge that our work takes place on the unceded, and traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $53,900.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Discounted or free food
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

• Are you legally authorized to work in Canada?
• How many years of experience do you have driving 3-tonne trucks or bigger?

Experience:

• Route driving: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person