Community Kitchen Academy

Vermont Foodbank

• Posted November 29, 2021 at 9:42am
• Deadline January 8th, 2022
• Location Barre, VT
• Type Full Time

Community Kitchen Academy is now Accepting Applications!

Are you interested in a career working within the food service industry? At Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) you’ll learn from professional chefs in modern commercial kitchens and graduate with the skills and knowledge to build a career in food service, food systems and other related fields. Throughout the seven-week course, you’ll develop and apply new skills by preparing food that would otherwise be wasted from grocery stores, restaurants, and farms. The food you cook is then distributed through food shelves and meal sites throughout the community.

CKA is located in Barre and Burlington. It is a statewide program of the Vermont Foodbank that has been partnering with Capstone Community Action and Feeding Chittenden for over a decade, graduating nearly 400 students. Limited space available. Financial assistance is provided during the training. And there is no tuition cost for qualified applicants.

Next session starts January 3rd!

APPLY ONLINE:

Barre:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CKABarre

Chef Joey Buttendorf: (802) 249-6058
Located at: Capstone Community Action, 20 Gable Place, Barre VT 05641

Burlington:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CKABurlington

Chef Jim Logan: 802-658-7939 ext. 30
Located at: Feeding Chittenden: 228 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington VT 05401

Intervale Center Marketing & Communications Manager

Intervale Center

• Posted November 19, 2021 at 3:22pm
• Deadline Open until filled
• Location Burlington, VT
• Type Full Time

Summary of Position:

The Intervale Center seeks an experienced, mission-driven Marketing and Communications Manager to join our team in Burlington, Vermont.  For over 30 years, the Intervale Center has led a community food revolution that sustains farms, land, and people.  We manage hundreds of acres of land and have pioneered farm and food innovations like farm business incubation, commercial composting, riparian restoration, gleaning, and food hub development.  To learn more visit: intervale.org.

 The Marketing and Communications Manager will develop, lead, and sustain comprehensive marketing and communications strategies that enhance the Intervale Center brand and result in greater awareness and revenue generation.  The Manager will develop strong branding and compelling storytelling via digital and print communications.  They will manage social media and websites and create communications collateral while continually improving our marketing and communications strategies through analysis and stakeholder feedback.  This is a unique opportunity for an experienced marketing and design professional to support the marketing and communications of the Intervale Center and our highly impactful programs and enterprises.

 Qualifications:

·         Bachelor’s degree in marketing, graphic/web design, or related field, or equivalent relevant work experience and professional training.

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·         Proven experience developing successful marketing plans and campaigns, preferably in a nonprofit fundraising team setting.

·         Strong project management skills from conception to execution, ability to effectively engage multiple stakeholders, and excellent decision-making skills.

·         Metrics-driven marketing mind.

·         Captivating, beautiful design skills.

·         Proficiency with digital marketing and social media strategy with demonstrated ability to increase outreach and conversions.  Strong knowledge of Instagram and Facebook required.

·         Proficiency with graphic and web design software.  Knowledge of Canva, Mailchimp, Squarespace, and Adobe Suite required.  General comfort with photography necessary.

·         Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines at once and work across teams required.

·         Working knowledge of and passion for food systems, agriculture, agroforestry, and/or climate solutions a plus.

·         Established press and media contacts a plus. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

·         In partnership with the Development team, lead the development of the Intervale Center’s marketing and communications strategy to advance the vision and mission, and increase community awareness, fundraising success, and enterprise sales revenue.

·         Develop, implement, and sustain cross-organization branding that integrates the full story and impact of Intervale Center programs, place, and enterprises.

·         Execute unified campaigns across multiple channels.  

·         Work with program, enterprise, and development staff to create and deploy beautiful and effective communications.  This includes the development, implementation, and monitoring of the overall communications strategy, as well as the development of print and online media, press releases, printed materials, posters, invitations, event collateral, social media, e-newsletters, fundraising materials, and blog.

·         Create, maintain, and conduct analytics reporting across web platforms and extract key insights for future campaign development and strategies.

·         Lead the execution of marketing programs from start to finish, leveraging internal support and driving collaboration.

·         Collect and manage internal impact and story content and create periodic impact updates for staff, Board, and key stakeholders.

·         Inform marketing budget, support the execution of events, and provide additional sales and fundraising support as needed.

·         Act as an ambassador and public face of the organization.

·         Participate in long-term Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and organizational capacity building.

Intervale Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, marketing and/or design portfolio or samples, and three references to jobs@intervale.org.  This position is 40 hours per week and is based in Burlington, Vermont. Compensation range is $52,000 - $60,000 and includes health and dental insurance, generous time off package, 401k match, life/disability insurance and limited wellness benefits.  This position will remain open until filled.

Food Hub Driver (Full-Time & Part-Time Positions available)

Food Connects

• Posted November 18, 2021 at 4:13pm
• Deadline Open until filled
• Location Brattleboro, VT
• Type Full Time

Food Hub Driver for Food Connects

Join our team! Food Connects is looking for self-motivated Food Hub Drivers to join our Food

Hub Operations Team and help grow our regional distribution systems. We’re hiring for both

full-time and part-time positions.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to fh.driver.hire@foodconnects.org. Please

clearly indicate if you are applying for the Full-Time or Part-Time driver position.

Who We Are

Headquartered in Brattleboro, VT, Food Connects is a dynamic, food-systems focused

non-profit organization with strong roots in the community and two flagship programs. Our Food

Hub (FH) delivers locally and regionally produced foods to co-ops, markets, schools, hospitals,

and more. We build strong relationships with schools, working in partnership to transform the

food system. The Farm to School (FTS) program supports school implementation of food, farm,

and nutrition education, strengthening their school nutrition programs. 

In Search Of

Are you passionate about local food and about the vision of New England feeding New England?

Do you want to work for an organization with a clear social mission? Do you believe in the

importance of supporting regional producers and helping them access wholesale markets? Do

you like driving, being out in your community, and working directly with those growing and

purchasing regionally produced products? Do you want meaningful, rewarding work supporting

our local agricultural economy while also ensuring access to nutritious food for local youth?

Then this job is for you!

What You Will Do

In this position, you will serve on the Food Hub Operations Team. You’ll deliver regionally

produced food across the FH’s quickly growing service area encompassing much of Vermont,

New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Your work, along with that of your driver colleagues at

FC, will ensure the safe, timely, undamaged pickup, and delivery of all Food Hub products. That

work is essential to Food Connects’ goal to build an alternative food supply chain to help New

England feed New England. You will be an important public face for FC in the community, a

representative that our customers and producers will come to know by face and name.

Experience and Knowledge Needed

This position requires an organized individual who is excited about driving, safely transporting

local and regional foods, and being a part of reinventing local food systems. You should be

efficient and able to work well on your own, as you will have lots of solo time on the road, but

also be open to learning and working alongside the rest of the FH Operations team. Experience

driving large delivery vans, box trucks/straight trucks or other comparably-sized vehicles is

required. You will be delivering food throughout a wide New England service area, and therefore

must be comfortable driving in inclement weather conditions. A CDL license is not required, but

all applicants must be 21 years of age or older to drive our DOT registered vehicles, and must

have a driving record free of serious infractions over the past three years. Please note that

applicant’s driving records will be pulled and reviewed as part of the onboarding process.

The right candidate will be skilled at:

● Technical Expertise: Familiarity and confidence driving large vehicles, box delivery

trucks, or other comparably-sized vehicles.

● Attention to Communication: The ability to ensure that information is passed on to

others who should be kept informed.

● Balancing Team and Individual Needs: Ability to work cohesively within a team

environment while independently managing one’s own duties and responsibilities.

● Forward Thinking: The ability to anticipate the implications and consequences of

situations and take appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.

● Flexibility: Openness to different and new ways of doing things, willingness to modify

one’s preferred way of doing things.

You will need reliable transportation to our facility in Brattleboro, VT and must have a reliable

cell phone. Once fully trained on your assigned routes, your weekly route schedule will be

consistent with the opportunity to pick up extra shifts, or swap shifts with other drivers as

available. There may be occasional meetings and events on evenings and weekends, with plenty

of advance notice.

Please see the full job description at: https://www.foodconnects.org/employment

Compensation and Benefits

For a full-time driver position

A full-time position has the following benefits after a 90-day introductory period:

● Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and holidays

● Short-term disability insurance

● Life insurance

● Access to vision and dental insurance

● 15% employee discount on food purchases

● Retirement contribution

The compensation for this position is $18-20, depending on experience. This is a full-time,

non-exempt, 32-40 hour/week position.

Please see the full job description at:  https://www.foodconnects.org/employment

For a part-time driver position

A part-time position has the following benefits after a 90-day introductory period:

● Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and holidays

● Short-term disability insurance

● Life insurance

● Access to vision and dental insurance

● 15% employee discount on food purchases

● Retirement contribution

The compensation for this position is $18-20, depending on experience. This is a part-time,

non-exempt, 20-30 hour/week position.

Please see the full job description at https://www.foodconnects.org/employment

Food Hub Driver (Full-Time & Part-Time Positions available)

Food Connects

• Posted November 18, 2021 at 4:13pm
• Deadline Open until filled
• Location Brattleboro, VT
• Type Full Time

Food Hub Driver for Food Connects

Join our team! Food Connects is looking for self-motivated Food Hub Drivers to join our Food

Hub Operations Team and help grow our regional distribution systems. We’re hiring for both

full-time and part-time positions.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to fh.driver.hire@foodconnects.org. Please

clearly indicate if you are applying for the Full-Time or Part-Time driver position.

Who We Are

Headquartered in Brattleboro, VT, Food Connects is a dynamic, food-systems focused

non-profit organization with strong roots in the community and two flagship programs. Our Food

Hub (FH) delivers locally and regionally produced foods to co-ops, markets, schools, hospitals,

and more. We build strong relationships with schools, working in partnership to transform the

food system. The Farm to School (FTS) program supports school implementation of food, farm,

and nutrition education, strengthening their school nutrition programs. 

In Search Of

Are you passionate about local food and about the vision of New England feeding New England?

Do you want to work for an organization with a clear social mission? Do you believe in the

importance of supporting regional producers and helping them access wholesale markets? Do

you like driving, being out in your community, and working directly with those growing and

purchasing regionally produced products? Do you want meaningful, rewarding work supporting

our local agricultural economy while also ensuring access to nutritious food for local youth?

Then this job is for you!

What You Will Do

In this position, you will serve on the Food Hub Operations Team. You’ll deliver regionally

produced food across the FH’s quickly growing service area encompassing much of Vermont,

New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Your work, along with that of your driver colleagues at

FC, will ensure the safe, timely, undamaged pickup, and delivery of all Food Hub products. That

work is essential to Food Connects’ goal to build an alternative food supply chain to help New

England feed New England. You will be an important public face for FC in the community, a

representative that our customers and producers will come to know by face and name.

Experience and Knowledge Needed

This position requires an organized individual who is excited about driving, safely transporting

local and regional foods, and being a part of reinventing local food systems. You should be

efficient and able to work well on your own, as you will have lots of solo time on the road, but

also be open to learning and working alongside the rest of the FH Operations team. Experience

driving large delivery vans, box trucks/straight trucks or other comparably-sized vehicles is

required. You will be delivering food throughout a wide New England service area, and therefore

must be comfortable driving in inclement weather conditions. A CDL license is not required, but

all applicants must be 21 years of age or older to drive our DOT registered vehicles, and must

have a driving record free of serious infractions over the past three years. Please note that

applicant’s driving records will be pulled and reviewed as part of the onboarding process.

The right candidate will be skilled at:

● Technical Expertise: Familiarity and confidence driving large vehicles, box delivery

trucks, or other comparably-sized vehicles.

● Attention to Communication: The ability to ensure that information is passed on to

others who should be kept informed.

● Balancing Team and Individual Needs: Ability to work cohesively within a team

environment while independently managing one’s own duties and responsibilities.

● Forward Thinking: The ability to anticipate the implications and consequences of

situations and take appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.

● Flexibility: Openness to different and new ways of doing things, willingness to modify

one’s preferred way of doing things.

You will need reliable transportation to our facility in Brattleboro, VT and must have a reliable

cell phone. Once fully trained on your assigned routes, your weekly route schedule will be

consistent with the opportunity to pick up extra shifts, or swap shifts with other drivers as

available. There may be occasional meetings and events on evenings and weekends, with plenty

of advance notice.

Please see the full job description at: https://www.foodconnects.org/employment

Compensation and Benefits

For a full-time driver position

A full-time position has the following benefits after a 90-day introductory period:

● Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and holidays

● Short-term disability insurance

● Life insurance

● Access to vision and dental insurance

● 15% employee discount on food purchases

● Retirement contribution

The compensation for this position is $18-20, depending on experience. This is a full-time,

non-exempt, 32-40 hour/week position.

Please see the full job description at:  https://www.foodconnects.org/employment

For a part-time driver position

A part-time position has the following benefits after a 90-day introductory period:

● Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and holidays

● Short-term disability insurance

● Life insurance

● Access to vision and dental insurance

● 15% employee discount on food purchases

● Retirement contribution

The compensation for this position is $18-20, depending on experience. This is a part-time,

non-exempt, 20-30 hour/week position.

Please see the full job description at https://www.foodconnects.org/employment

Program Manager

Fairfield Community Center Assn

• Posted November 18, 2021 at 3:57pm
• Deadline December 31st, 2021
• Location EAST FAIRFIELD, Vermont
• Type Part Time

The Fairfield Community Center Association https://fairfieldcommunitycenter.org/ has an immediate opening for a Program Manager. This 25 hours per week job will be based out of our Community Center in East Fairfield. The FCCA program manager will collaborate with our office administrator, board of directors, bookkeeper, volunteers and other part time staff. Primary duties will be overseeing the Food Shelf and Community Meal programs, writing grants, and fundraising. The ideal individual will be organized, self-directed, and enjoy working with the public and the many volunteers which keep our center running. Work will include planning and advertising programs and events, grant seeking, writing and reporting, program budget oversight, and fundraising for the Community Center. Skills with Google Docs, Excel and social media platforms are a plus. Please email your letter of interest and resume to fccvt.julie@gmail.com. For more information call Julie at 802-827-3130.

Program Manager Job Description:

This position involves:

● Coordination of volunteers for all FCCA programs-food shelf, seniors

● Bi-weekly meetings with the Office Administrator

● Shared oversight of the FCCA building with the Office Administrator

● Open communications with board members, bookkeeper and other staff

● Developing a yearly budget in coordination with the Office Administrator and the boardTreasurer

● Attending monthly FCCA board meetings

● Maintaining a calendar of events

● Creating and maintaining a GANTT Chart for programs and events

● Grant seeking/writing/tracking/reporting for FCCA in collaboration as necessary with the Town of Fairfield grant writer

● Collaboration with other agencies and organizations whose missions are in alignment with FCCA’s

Weekly Community Meals/Ready to Heat Meals-

● Organizing chefs

● Coordinating volunteers

● Purchasing ingredients/materials

● Overseeing staff of this meal when back to normal

Food Shelf-

See attached job description

Grant Writing-

● Seek out grants that match our current and future needs for the center

● Write and submit grants

● Write and submit reports

● Collaborate with Town of Fairfield Grant Writer

● Required number of grants completed per year

Fundraising-

● Create, organize and advertise events in collaboration with the Outreach Coordinator

● Organize, coordinate, and oversee the Jig in the Valley

Food Shelf Job Description

The Food Shelf administrative duties are meant to ensure that we can meet the needs of our Food Shelf guests, volunteers, and our Vermont Foodbank partnership.

Duties Include:

Coordinating volunteers

● Meet with interested volunteers to review our needs and requirements in order to match interests.

● Provide orientation for volunteers either in person or by pairing with another experienced volunteer.

● Create the monthly volunteer schedule.

● Sub/find subs when needed.

● Communicate necessary information to volunteers.

● Hold semi-annual meetings with volunteers to introduce new procedures, to get feedback, and to get FCAA board updates

● Provide volunteers with notices and promotions to distribute to our guests.

● Ensure that all necessary forms/reports are ready for our volunteers for Food Shelf Day.

Professional training

● Complete ServSafe Food Handler training. (self-guided)

Meal Connect (program of the VT Foodbank)

● Update and maintain reporting form for volunteer use for Meal Connect.

● Enter the Hannaford donations on the Meal Connect website.

● Contact Enosburg store manager on rare occasions that we will not be picking up. (such as Christmas Eve).

● Monthly Meal Connect report to the VT Foodbank

Healthy Roots

● Arrange for gleaned items from Healthy Roots.

Data collection and Reporting

● Enter weekly guest visit data on the computer for our records.

● Run report on guest visits for the current month for use by volunteers.

● Run end of month data reports on numbers of guests, participating towns, children, seniors.

● Report statistics to the FCAA board for use in grant applications or for promotional material.

● Quarterly Service Report to Foodbank.

Meetings and Events

● Attend quarterly meetings of Food Shelf Alliance (rotating between Food Shelf) and Hunger

Council (St. Albans)

● Participate in FCAA fundraisers.

Oversee the volunteer performing these functions:

● Completion of monthly food order including current USDA through Foodbank website and on the telephone (for produce and leftover USDA). Stay within the budget set by board.

● Printing of copies of completed order for delivery day.

● Proper shelving of all food particularly USDA foods

● Physical count of USDA inventory monthly and report.

Maintaining relationships and contact person for:

● Vt Foodbank Network Relations Manager

● Food Recalls (from Foodbank)

● Meal Connect (a Foodbank program)

● Vermont Fresh (a Foodbank program).

● Healthy Roots.

● Other Food Shelves.

Miscellaneous:

● Apply for grants/free items from Foodbank and Vermont Fresh (a Foodbank program).

● Be at the Center on Tuesday during Community Meals and Food Shelf hours.

● Once a month pick up product at Hannaford’s (Meal Connect)

● Coordinating Social Media posts with the Outreach Coordinator

● Thank donors with thank you cards.

Intervale Center Staff Accountant

Intervale Center

• Posted November 18, 2021 at 3:11pm
• Deadline Open until filled
• Location Burlington, VT
• Type Part Time

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Intervale Center in Burlington, Vermont seeks a part-time Staff Accountant to join our growing mission-based organization. The primary responsibility of this new position is to provide excellent financial support to the entire organization through a highly organized monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, help maintain the general ledger, policies, and financial records in an accurate and GAAP compliant manner, and support employee benefits administration. This position has the potential to grow into a full-time position as our organization continues to invest in strong finance, human resources, business administration, and systems development. An ideal candidate has at least four years of accounting experience, seeks continual improvements and streamlines processes, is clear in their written and verbal communications, and is excited to join an existing team of two finance professionals.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties include but are not limited to:

·        Prepare, or assist with preparing, several month-end recurring and non-recurring journal entries, including maintaining supporting schedules.

·        Reconcile assigned bank and general ledger accounts on a timely basis.

·        Support the creation of reports, analyses, and other tools for Programs and Enterprises as needed.

·        Maintain internal accounting-related controls, forms, and policies, and provide instructional support to staff as needed.

·        Ensure and reinforce the appropriate flow and format of information according to the Accounting Policy and internal procedures.

·        Share payroll and benefit management responsibilities with the Finance Director to include: Entry of new employee data into the payroll processing system, periodic updates to the payroll system, and management of employee benefits. 

·        With the Finance Director, support the annual financial statement audit.  

·        Assist the Finance Director with analysis, reports, and other projects on an as-needed basis. 

·        Cross-train to serve as backup for staff bookkeeper.

QUALIFICATIONS

·         4 years of accounting experience, preferably in a non-profit setting.

·         Degree in accounting, finance, business management, or related degree plus relevant work experience.

·         Payroll and Employee Benefit management experience a plus.

·         Understanding and compliance with GAAP standards and grant reporting.

·         Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organization skills.

·         Clear and concise communication skills and ability to build relationships.

·         Able to perform most accounting functions in a highly detailed and accurate manner.

·         Proficient with QuickBooks and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel. 

·         High degree of trustworthiness and confidentiality

Intervale Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To apply, please send a coverletter,resume,andthreereferencestojobs@intervale.org.  The position is open until filled.  This position is 20 to 24 hours per week, hourly, non-exempt, annual, and permanent, and is based in Burlington, Vermont with the option for some remote work. The compensation range is $22.00 to $25.00 per hour commensurate with experience, with CTO and Sick-Time.

Fulfillment Crew Lead

High Mowing Organic Seeds

• Posted November 8, 2021 at 1:40pm
• Deadline Open until filled
• Location Wolcott, VT
• Type Part Time

Operations Crew Member

High Mowing Organic Seeds

• Posted November 8, 2021 at 1:33pm
• Deadline Open until filled
• Location Wolcott, VT
• Type Full Time