Job Opportunities
Employment Opportunity
The Loaded Ladle, B24-6136 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
THE LOADED LADLE IS HIRING!
Deadline: Midnight, Monday, August 1, 2019
Volunteer & Serving Coordinator
- Oversee regular Loaded Ladle meal servings 4 times per week for 200+ people
- ensure Food Safe standards are met at all times during servings
- set up and clean serving space after servings are completed
- collaborate with kitchen coordinator to ensure servings run smoothly
- Volunteer coordination for prep parties, cooking, serving, cleaning, and material making
- Schedule volunteers for shifts, outreach to new volunteers, welcome new people to the space with tours and orientations, and organize volunteer appreciation parties
Compensation: $18.75 per hour for 32 hours per week
Start date: Late August 2019 (negotiable)
End date: August 31, 2019 with option for renewal
Application Due Date: Monday, August 1, 2019 at 11:59pm
Apply by email with resume and cover letter to info@loadedladle.com.
About the Loaded Ladle:
The Loaded Ladle is a non-profit open food cooperative of students and community members based out of the Dalhousie Students’ Union Building. We are dedicated to providing accessible, sustainable and locally sourced food by providing free meals on campus and by supporting off-campus events and groups who share our mandate for social and environmental justice. We aim to address injustices within the global food market, particularly in how it affects university campuses and marginalized communities under capitalism. We offer a local alternative to corporate food models, encouraging creative resistance and engaging in food justice knowledge and resource sharing.
Employment Equity:
The Loaded Ladle recognizes that with regards to peoples’ experiences and job qualifications, a ‘level playing field’ does not currently exist because of the structural injustices of our society. The Loaded Ladle sees employment equity as a necessary practice to challenge some of these injustices by recruiting people from historically disadvantaged groups and prioritizing those applications. If you would like to be considered under the Employment Equity Policy, please state so in your cover letter.
Full job description:
Serving + Volunteer Coordinator – 32 hours per week
Description:
Reporting to the Loaded Ladle Board of Directors, and working with student body and the community, the focus of the Serving & Volunteer Coordinator is overseeing Loaded Ladle meal servings and volunteer related activities. This position also works to support food sovereignty through providing a holistic and comprehensive continuum of volunteer opportunities
Objectives:
- Recruit and provide support for volunteers to help with the regular operations of the Loaded Ladle; including servings, programming, and political education about food sovereignty/food justice.
- Decrease needs related to food insecurity (Loaded Ladle Servings, food skills programming)
- Increase access to culturally appropriate food in Loaded Ladle servings by outreaching to different communities/societies at Dalhousie/community at-large (Loaded Ladle Servings)
Responsibilities:
Kitchen Servings:
- Overseeing regular Loaded Ladle meal servings 4 times per week (Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays 11:00am – ~3:30pm) for 200+ people
- Ensuring Food Safe standards are met at all times during servings
- Setting up and cleaning serving space after servings are completed
- Collaborate with Kitchen Coordinator to ensure servings run smoothly
- Recordkeeping
Volunteer coordination :
- Coordinate volunteers for Loaded Ladle operations including: prep parties, cooking, serving, cleaning, and material making
- Scheduling volunteers for shifts
- Welcoming new people to our spaces; giving tours, rundowns, orientations about our space and operations
- Checking in with volunteers regularly about their capacities, shifts, and availabilities
- Collaborate with kitchen coordinator and volunteers for menu planning to increase access to culturally appropriate food
- Overseeing health & safety in the workspace and the kitchen, serving on a JOSH (Joint Occupational Safety & Health) committee
Volunteer appreciation:
- Plan end-of-semester (Xmas/Holiday and Prom) volunteer appreciation nights
- Collaborate with Kitchen Coordinator and other staff/board for the Iron Ladle Cooking Competition
- Outreach & Food related programming:
- Outreach to community for recruiting volunteers
Responsibilities of all Loaded Ladle Staff:
- Creating and maintaining a welcoming, safe space for volunteers
- Attending weekly open meetings and board meetings as needed
- Being welcoming, friendly, and supportive for all volunteers and staff in Loaded Ladle spaces
- Attending training: anti-oppression (annual – mandatory), Food Safe certification (every 5 years – mandatory), engaging in professional development
- Working as part of a co-operative collective
- Sitting on various committees as needed, as interest and time/capacity allow