Food Distribution Driver

Who We Are

Founded in 1929, Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc. is an African American, nonprofit social services agency committed to serving the needs of community members of all ages, abilities, races, cultures and economic levels in the Summit-University neighborhood and greater Twin Cities area. Our mission is to improve the quality of life in our community by providing access to critical human services, fostering and promoting African American heritage, personal growth, self-sufficiency and self-determination; and developing community leadership.

Why You'll Love Working Here

Over the years, Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc. has evolved from an independent human services provider to a multi-service center, and is the administrative body of the Martin Luther King Service Center, which houses our partners offering specialized services and programs., including Project Cheer, Prepare + Prosper, the St. Paul Branch of the NAACP, the African American Leadership Council, and the nationally-recognized Penumbra Theatre Company. We are committed to building partnerships and providing services designed to reflect the needs and character of the Summit-University community. Hallie Q. Brown Community Center is a great place to work and offers a competitive salary and benefits, and a supportive work environment designed to support employee growth while meeting the needs of the community.

Wages

$20.00 per hour

Benefits

Paid Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST); HQB sponsors a retirement plan with automatic enrollment at 3% and a 5% employer match and immediate vesting, plus up to 10% employer contribution after one year of service.

Schedule

This is a part-time position scheduled to work 18 hours per week.

A Typical Day in the Life...

A typical day as Hallie Q. Brown's Food Distribution Driver provides an opportunity to assist the food shelf by ensuring the safe pick-up and delivery of food. Responsibilities will include the following:

• Assisting with unloading supplies for the food distribution center, taking and filling orders, and assisting with loading orders into participant vehicles.
• Assisting customers from their front door to safely board the bus, helping them leave the bus, and delivering them to the reception area for their medical appointment.
• Appropriately maintaining the vehicle, including performing light internal and external cleaning and checking that the vehicle is safely operating.
• Picking up Food Rescue from our store partners.
• Loading and unloading food donations, as well as sorting and weighing food.
• Keeping temperature logs of the Food Rescue.
• Performing light cleaning duties in the food shelf and taking out garbage/recycling as needed.
• Performing errands and special projects as requested by the supervisor.

Who You Are

• You hold a High School diploma or GED with the ability to read street maps and manifests.
• You have a minimum of three years of driving and customer service experience.
• You demonstrate an interest in the human services nonprofit sector; experience working in a nonprofit setting is preferred and knowledge of the Rondo area is desired.
• You demonstrate a willingness to learn a variety of tasks and the desire to work in a team-oriented environment.
• You understand the importance of customer service and maintain professionalism.
• You have knowledge of and experience working with diverse groups of people from lower socioeconomic conditions.
• You are skilled in conflict management.
• You possess strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• You are able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• You have a valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, and meet Hallie Q. Brown's driving record requirements. If your license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident to apply for a Minnesota driver's license or permit (this does not apply to new hires living out of state).

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of Hallie Q. Brown Community Center. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.