SUMMARY
Appetite For Change (AFC) is a nonprofit social enterprise in North Minneapolis whose mission is to use food as a tool to build health, wealth, and social change. AFC envisions sustainable, equitable, local food systems, created, and led by thriving, socially connected families and communities.
We are seeking a Program Facilitator to work in the Community Cooks Workshops and Community Cooks Meal Box programs. The facilitator’s duties include planning for, assisting with, and leading both in-house and contracted workshops, as well as planning and facilitating meal box delivery.
This is a full-time position, primarily working Monday through Friday, with some weekends based on need. This person works an average of 40 hours per week. The work is in-person and takes place during the day, with both early morning and evening hours, as well as occasional weekends. Travel between different sites in North Minneapolis and throughout the metro area in general is required.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Workshops - Preparation
- Work alongside manager to write, edit, and produce recipes for all workshops
- Shop for food and program supplies in local retail food stores, placing food orders with food suppliers when necessary
- Ensure that only fresh ingredients are purchased, checking all produce closely before buying
- Ensure all food items are properly bagged and stored following food safety guidelines
- Work closely with Urban Agriculture program team to secure AFC produce for workshops
- Lead Youth Training and Opportunity Program training for workshop readiness
- Recruit individuals and groups of participants by creating flyers and other communications for events, postings on social media
- Create printed materials and handouts for workshops events
Workshops - Implementation
- Work alongside the program manager to lead in the delivery of quality workshops that meet the goals of AFC and any contracted partners
- Introduce the workshop process and review the recipes and plans for the program
- Familiarize the participants with the kitchen, tools, foods and other items needed for cooking
- Lead in cooking recipes, making sure that all cooking stations are set up
- Finish cooking dishes through the workshop process, ensuring food safety precautions are followed
- Engage with participants throughout the event, ensuring that they have great experiences
- Help maintain work stations throughout the event by picking up and removing items that are not being used and keeping a safe work area at all times
- Follow up with participants, asking if they have questions and conducting concluding surveys
- Finish the actual cooking itself thru workshop process, ensure food safety precautions are followed
- Ensure the space is properly cleaned and all workshop supplies are put away neatly
Meal Boxes - Planning
- Work alongside manager to write, edit, and produce recipes to match weekly meal box contents
- Collaborate with sourcing partners to place orders for both food and supplies for each week’s boxes, including proteins, produce, and pantry staples
- Secure ingredients and supplies ahead of packing, delivering to storage and packing sites directly
- Coordinate program logistics with partners for supply deliveries, storage, etc.
- Communicate with program participants regarding events and changes - upcoming deliveries, schedule changes, etc.
- Communicate with box delivery partners to ensure smooth process ahead of packing
- Create and edit weekly flyers outlining box contents and recommended recipes, ensuring quality experience for program participants
Meal Boxes - Implementation
- Lead in weekly meal box packing, ensuring all boxes are packed to program standards, working closely with on-site teams to ensure quality
- Lead youth interns and volunteers in packing, training on food safety standards and process as needed while providing a quality experience
- Find suitable replacements for ingredients as needed, ideally ensuring consistency between boxes
- Oversee meal box delivery process, coordinating with box delivery partners to ensure access
- Assist delivery drivers with loading meal boxes and ensuring boxes are going to correct participants
- Field communications from program participants regarding box deliveries and questions
Community Cooks Programs, General
- Maintain inventory, storage, and organization of program supplies, ingredients, etc.
- Transport youth interns to meal box packing site using AFC vehicles as needed
- Create digital flyers and other marketing communication utilizing email and social media to initiate public awareness of our services
- Build relationships with prospective and current participants and community organizations who may benefit from Community Cooks programs
- Attend and staff AFC and Community Cooks tables at various community events and fundraisers, presenting the benefits of the program to the community
SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Other duties as assigned by management and as needed to support the effective implementation of programs
- Work closely with other program staff to ensure successful delivery of quality programming across the organization
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Desired Education and Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Experience working in a kitchen with groups of people and cooking large batches of food
- Basic computer skills (Google Workspace)
- Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and insurable
- Servsafe certification preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact with team, communicate, and work with a diverse variety of people and personalities in and out of the organization
- Effective public speaking to lead workshops
- Friendly, out-going demeanor and able to build and maintain professional relationships
- Must be self-motivated and able to work unsupervised; Organized and detail-oriented
- Highly flexible, being able to balance multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
- Effective time management skills in order to meet all deadlines
- Willingness to learn new things and solve problems creatively and independently
- Able to follow kitchen and other safety protocol properly and closely
- Strong passion for the work of Appetite For Change, serving the community, healthy/whole foods, and community engagement
- Strong connection to North Minneapolis preferred
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THIS JOB
Incumbent must be able to:
- Hear and speak in order to communicate with people inside and outside the office
- Sit at a desk for extended periods of time and perform long hours of work sitting at a computer (2-4 hours)
- Stand, walk and move for extended periods of time around kitchens, office buildings, and off-site community locations (6-8 hours)
- Apply manual dexterity, visual acuity, and ability for ingredient prep and cooking, using kitchen tools and equipment, computer keyboarding
- Perform physical activities to include: standing, walking, bending, twisting, kneeling
- Frequently lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Possess a current driver’s license, reliable transportation, good driving record, and valid insurance to travel around the Twin Cities
- Independently travel between multiple sites across the community, including periodically driving AFC vehicles to transport youth interns
- Work in-person or remotely during the day and evenings and be flexible in scheduling as the program requires
- Work occasional weekends to attend and/or facilitate AFC events and workshops
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED
Incumbent must be able to use:
- Kitchen tools and equipment such as: stove, oven, deep fryer, pots, pans, skillets, knives, cutting boards, thermometer, cooking utensils, food slicer, mixer, food processor and blender
- Office equipment such as: Laptop, printer, scanner, etc.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- The work environment is primarily indoors but may include exposure to the outdoors and inclement weather when traveling to and from different worksites, meetings and events
- The work environment is frequently a kitchen/cooking environment, including high temperatures (ovens, fryers), cold temperatures (freezers, refrigerators), smoke, odors, garbage, cleaning chemicals, and other typical conditions.
PAY RATE:
$23-25 per hour, depending on qualifications
BENEFITS:
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Retirement (401k)
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Short Term Disability (STD) Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
TO APPLY:
Send resume and cover letter to [email protected]
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
