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• Estimated Start Date: January 23th, 2025
• Salary: $20.00 to start

About us

Established in 1978, LMNHS is an active community hub that provides inclusive programming for children, families, youth, immigrants, and seniors in the Little Mountain/ Riley Park neighbourhood of Vancouver.

Our diverse clientele and community members include refugees and immigrants, seniors, single parents, families with young children, families at risk, and children and youth. Our mandate is to provide social, educational, cultural, settlement, and recreational services for the different age groups, ethnic groups, families, and the wider community. LMNHS actively facilitates the community to participate, and have voice and agency, in the development of a healthier and more inclusive community.

The LMNH Food Hub is our response to increased food insecurity in our community. Our mission is to create a local, community-led food system. We aim to reduce food insecurity in our community, and increase access to healthy food in a way that promotes dignity, equity and respect. We are dedicated to providing space to grow food, build community, and care for the lands on which we live, work, and play. Our Food Hub focuses on two priorities in our community: Growing Our Food and Feeding Our Community.

We are seeking a part time Logistic Support worker to help with driving, deliveries and other food hub related support.

Key responsibilities include:

• Receive and store the food delivery on Thursdays.
• Deliver food between the locations (program location and main office)
• Take the recycling from program (cardboard) to our main office
• Pick up donations when needed
• Assist with food pantry at main office
• Pick up selected items from Food Bank warehouse once a month.
• Support Food Distribution program on Fridays.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience driving
• Available to drive their own vehicle
• Lifting weights up to 50 pounds
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, team work and problem-solve.
• Experience working in a diverse and multicultural community.
• Clear criminal record search upon hire.
• Food Safe is an asset
• Second language is an asset

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume by January 6th, 2024.

Send the email with the subject Logistic Support.

Please indicate you saw this posting at FoodWork.ca.