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food4VOLS assistant
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Job ID 5572
Job Type On-Campus Jobs (FWS) Tier 1
Employer Retail, Hospitality & Tourism Management
Date Posted Aug 02, 2023
Category Outreach
Job Description

food4VOLS is a food recovery program on the UTK Campus. food4VOLS assistants are needed to assist with the packaging of food to distribute to Big Orange Pantry and to community partners. 

this position will require the worker to guide student volunteers and keep them on track for daily meal production and packaging 

this position will involve repackaging food into microwavable containers that are labeled for distribution for those facing food insecurity on UTK campus

this position will involve packaging bulk food into foil pans for distribution to community partners

this position will assist in working with student volunteers to clean up from the packaging 

this position is of the most critical to food4VOLS, without workers to guide the volunteers we would not be able to produce the number of free meals that we do each day

this position is of the most critical to food4VOLS, without workers to guide the volunteers we would not be able to produce the number of free meals that we do each day

Job Requirements

ability to stand for 4 hours at a time

ability to lift 15 lbs 

knowledge of tablets (specifically Ipad) is preferred as we use an Ipad to print our labels 

ability to work with others and provide guidance

ability to follow directions 

creativity is needed for this position, we will be working with various foods and constantly creating new products 

 

the hours for this position are flexible, but we are only open from 8am-5pm so most hours will occur during that time period, unless we have a special event in which case night and weekend hours may be available as well. 

Evaluation Procedure

daily evaluation meetings will occur at the end of each shift where production counts, ability to work and guide volunteers, and food safety will be discussed and evaluated 

Available Openings 2
Hours 10.0 to 24.0 hours per week
Hourly Rate $11.00/hour
Time Frame Fall / Spring
Contact Name Tyler White
Contact Email twhite26@utk.edu
Work Location 2712 neyland drive knoxville tennessee 37996
Phone 8659748896
Fax N/A
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