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Nutrition Program Assistant - Highland Village Shelburne

Greenfield, MA โ€ข On-site

$18.95/hr

Part-time

Retirement

Re-posted 18 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Perform duties as Dining Center Manager, including supervising volunteers, preparing and serving meals, and maintaining relevant records.

  • Assist in kitchen food preparation, cleanup, and support meal delivery as a back-up driver.

  • Support administrative tasks related to the program and perform duties at the Meals on Wheels Kitchen as needed.


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LifePath

Job Description


TITLE: Nutrition Program Assistant (NPA) - Highland Village Shelburne

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Nutrition Program Assistant is responsible for assignments at the Meals on Wheels Kitchen or a Congregate Dining Center. The role supports the program with flexible activities including; floating Dining Center Manager, kitchen food prep and clean up, administrative tasks, and substitute driver (mileage paid for meal delivery).

This position will be primarily located in Shelburne, MA at the Highland Village facility with frequent assignments to other locations in the area.

This is a part-time (15 hrs/wk) role serving the Franklin County and North Quabbin area. This position is eligible to participate in 401k. 6% pay differential for applicable bilingual skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Flexibility and the ability to enjoy a variety of job assignments
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Mathematical competence and attention to detail
  • Excellent customer service and administrative skills
  • Cooking skills to primarily reheat pre-prepared foods
  • High school diploma or equivalent required. A valid driver’s license; reliable, insured transportation; and willingness to travel to some sites in our service area.
  • Experience working with older adults and volunteers a plus

RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Duties to be assigned by the Nutrition Program Director may include any or all the following: 

  1. Perform duties as Dining Center Manager. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
    1. Supervision of volunteers. 
    2. Performing kitchen work as needed to prepare (generally re-heat pre-prepared food), serve, and clean up after the meal. 
    3. Keeping relevant records and data.
  2. Perform duties as Kitchen Assistant at the Meals on Wheels Kitchen as needed.
  3. Serve as back-up for Home Delivered Meals routes as needed to deliver meals. 


Interested in joining the compassionate LifePath team as a Nutrition Program Assistant? Please submit a cover letter and your resume.

LifePath is deeply committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusiveness. Bilingual, minorities, women and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.  EOE/AA


WORKING CONDITIONS:

Physical demands:

  • Visual, auditory and mobile capacity necessary.
  • Capacity to communicate verbally with co-workers, supervisors, & consumers.
  • Capacity to hear and speak on the telephone.
  • Capacity to drive a vehicle.
  • Capacity to drive in all weather conditions to deliver meals to clients in their homes.
  • Capacity to navigate uneven terrain in all weather conditions to deliver meals to clients in their homes.
  • Capacity to climb stairs.
  • Ability to stand for duration of shift.
  • Occasional reaching and grabbing objects with both hands, twisting of hand and wrist, and pushing and pulling of objects.
  • Occasional bending, squatting, and twisting to perform work functions.
  • Capacity to lift and carry up to 20 pounds.

Mental demands:

  • Ability to understand and/or interpret program instructions and laws.
  • Capacity to do mathematical calculations.
  • Capacity to produce standard reports.
  • Capacity to deal rationally and calmly with varying personalities
  • Capacity to work well in fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

Environmental:

  • Time is split between indoor kitchen work and traveling outdoors to deliver meals to clients in their homes.
  • Must be able to tolerate odors and pollutants including but not limited to smoke, air fresheners, pet dander, personal odors, etc. from a variety of in-home conditions.
  • Must be able to tolerate heat and cold of seasonal changes and indoor temperatures.