About Us:
Founded in 2006, Mālama Kaua’i is a community-based, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that focuses on increasing local food production and access for Kaua‘i. We do this through a lens of resilience and sustainability, which leverages workforce and economic development efforts, partnerships and innovative programs to grow community capacity.
Our Kūpuna Food Security Project provides food access outreach services and produce bag distributions to engage kūpuna and build awareness of resources to prevent hunger. There may be continued or expanded job opportunities for someone who performs well, or this role could be combined with another part-time job for a Full-time position.
The Job:
The Kūpuna Food Access Coordinator leads our kūpuna food access program, providing weekly delivery of food boxes to kūpuna islandwide, and helping to outreach to kūpuna islandwide with food access resources. The part-time position is located in our Lihue office. Duties include but are not limited to:
- Make weekly purchases of produce and a food bank visit to shop for pantry items, to put together kūpuna food bags
- Oversee and participate in the packing and delivery of produce bags to kūpuna across the island each week on Wednesdays
- Plan, oversee and host outreach events to kūpuna across the island, targeting those who are low-income
- Become a subject matter expert on programs addressing kūpuna food insecurity and build collaborations and partnerships between agencies
- Participate in various statewide coalitions with other Food Access Coordinators and partners
- Provide support to kūpuna who need help utilizing SNAP and DA BUX programs
- Complete weekly and monthly data tracking and reporting to appropriate agencies
- Develop social media content to engage the general public in building awareness of, and support, for kūpuna food security needs – including referrals to services
- Work in collaboration with our Kaua’i Food Access Alaka’i and Food Hub Coordinators where programs integrate and cross-over
Qualifications:
- A commitment to and passion for supporting our community with access to healthy local food
- Living on Kaua‘i, with work experience on the island in an administrative, event planning, social work, program administration, or similar field
- Basic administrative and analytical abilities, including utilizing spreadsheets and performing data collection
- Ability to remain organized and productive, and consistently meeting deadlines
- Communication and interpersonal skills for networking with various agencies and representing the organization in various capacities
- Strong level of comfort and experience using Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Forms, Keynote)
Pay & Benefits:
Pay is $25/hr for 24/hrs per week, with a benefits package that includes discounts on local food and commercial kitchen access, 10 paid holidays per calendar year, 401k w/matching, and a no-cost medical insurance plan that includes health, dental, vision and massage/chiropractic.
To Apply:
Send us a resume, professional references, and a brief note to [email protected]