Liaison, Food Pantry Westshore
Department: Student Life
Location: Westshore Campus
Reports To: Director, Student Life
Recruitment Type: External/Internal
Requisition ID: req6818
Employment Type: Part-Time Support Staff
Union Position: Non-Union
Work Schedule: M-F 8:30am-5pm (20-hours per week) Some nights and weekends may be required Hours are established at the beginning of the semester according to student need.
Number of Openings: 1
Job Description:
SUMMARY
Responsible
for assisting the College’s Food Pantry with the necessary services to ensure a
positive experience. Provides direct liaison and coordination support for the campus
Food Pantry.
ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS
- Provides direct liaison and coordination support of the campus Food Pantry by completing client intake, preparing formal and informal reports, unloading and preparing food delivery and working closely with student-clients
- Serves as a liaison between the College and external partners such as the Greater Cleveland Food Bank to meet common objectives
- Facilitates effective communication and collaboration within the College amongst faculty, staff, administration, and students
- Coordinates an effective and efficient data management process that guides strategic direction, decision-making, and resource development for the College
- Performs other duties as assigned
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING
- Associate’s Degree
- Significant related experience may substitute for education
- Minimum of two years of relevant work experience and demonstrated success in a community educational environment or closely related experience
- Demonstrated successful experience in design process, program and system improvement assessment, and evaluation
- Demonstrated experience assisting with planning, preparing, forecasting, maintaining, and monitoring a business area’s budget
- Demonstrated effectiveness in a role requiring dynamic and abstract problem solving methods in adaptive situations
KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS and ABILITIES
- Possess excellent organizational and project management skills
- Demonstrated intermediate Banner System skills (or equivalent program)
- Intermediate-level proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Possess personal communication and relationship building skills, including listening, oral and written communications; and ability to gather and share ideas among diverse groups
- Possess working knowledge of continuous quality improvement concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use in varied situations as it pertains to the departmental focus
- Possess excellent planning, organizing and problem solving skills
- Possess the ability to work independently or at remote sites without direct supervision
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and changing work environment requiring flexibility, teamwork and results orientation
- Ability to effectively complete work assignments independently
- Ability to confidentially and discreetly handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance work flow and quality
- Sensitivity to respond appropriately to the needs of students and the community
COMPETENCIES
CRITICAL
COMPETENCIES
- Service Focus
- Collaboration
- Quality of Work
VERY
IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES
- Communication
- Time Utilization
IMPORTANT
COMPETNCIES
- Adaptability
- Continuous Improvement
PERFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Three years of relevant work experience and demonstrated success in community relations and project management
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS
(The demands described
here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functi