Employment & Internships
Employment Opportunities:
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Agency Relations Coordinator II
The Agency Relations Coordinator II is responsible for supporting the development, enhancement, and execution of agency relations services. This role involves promoting and expanding awareness of the Food Shuttle’s feeding programs among agency and community partners within our seven-county service area. The Coordinator will engage with culturally diverse populations, employing a compassionate, collaborative, and respectful approach to foster effective relationships and support the organization’s mission.
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Farm Manager
The Farm Manager is responsible for all aspects of Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Farm to ensure the timely execution of all Farm activities in collaboration with the Director of Agriculture. The scope of the position includes crop, field, greenhouse and farm stand management planning and executional aspects of planting, irrigation, crop and field maintenance, harvest and distribution. This position is the Farm Team lead and collaborates closely with the Farm Team, Agriculture Department, Operations Department, Culinary Department, and volunteers to ensure program goals are met. The Farm Manager reports to the Director of Agriculture and is based at the Farm, but occasional travel to other locations in our seven-service area is required as needed.
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Gardens for Everyone Coordinator II
The Gardens for Everyone “G4E” Coordinator II is responsible for program planning, curriculum, designing, and executing the G4E program, including educational workshops and the construction and distribution of G4E raised-bed garden box projects. This position takes ownership of program planning, curriculum and process development, and record-keeping and reporting systems for the G4E program, and provides guidance to the Gardens for Everyone Coordinator I. Travel to other locations for site visits, meetings, workshops, and other duties is routinely required.
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Farm Equipment & Facilities Coordinator II
The Farm Equipment and Facilities Coordinator II is responsible for implementing and helping to design the equipment, infrastructure, and grounds maintenance program at the Food Shuttle Farm, ensuring that all tools, machinery, infrastructure, and grounds are maintained to standard and available to support production goals. In addition to hands-on maintenance and repair work, this position takes ownership of maintenance planning, recordkeeping, and vendor and repair coordination in collaboration with the Director of Agriculture and the Farm Manager. Occasional travel to other Food Shuttle sites and locations in our service area is required as needed.
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Community Gardens Coordinator II
The Community Gardens Coordinator II manages sustainable agriculture, education, and engagement programs at Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s Learning Gardens in Raleigh and Durham, NC. Based at the Camden Street Learning Garden but requiring frequent local travel, this role handles hands-on maintenance, crop planning, record-keeping, and collaboration with community partners.
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Community Health and Nutrition Director
The Community Health and Nutrition Director provides subject matter expertise in nutrition, public health, and community education while developing practical, partner-based models of support for priority populations, including seniors, families, community meal participants, food-insecure neighbors, and other communities served across the seven-county service area.
INTERNSHIPS AT THE FOOD SHUTTLE
Internship openings:
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle offers a number of unpaid internships, approximately 3-4 months each, based on the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters (January through May, May through August, and August through December).
Consideration for Fall internships will begin in July, and applications will be accepted until positions are filled.
To apply, please submit the following information to susan@foodshuttle.org:
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- A completed internship application
- A cover letter
- Your resume
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Dietetic Intern
(Multiple positions) The Community Health Education Program is open to accepting Food Service Management and Community Nutrition dietetic interns who need supervised learning experience for their dietetic internships through either traditional or distance programs. This internship is a valuable training experience for participants pursuing a career in nutrition, dietetics, and/or public health. We hope the experience will be valuable to participants, in providing them with skills and a broader understanding of issues related to food insecurity in our communities, and the roles of dietitians inside of the food charity system/food banking. Must be accepted into a dietetic internship program or be in the process of applying to a distance dietetic internship program.
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Agriculture Intern
(Multiple positions) The internship will include responsibilities across the 16-acre Farm and 3 learning gardens, according to the interns’ skills and interests, community need, and staff capacity. Responsibilities include supporting staff in all aspects of sustainable gardening and crop production and leading volunteer groups. Minimum age 18.
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Child Hunger Programs Intern
(POSITION FILLED) The Intern will work directly with the Child Hunger Programs staff to accomplish tasks for the BackPack Buddies and School Choice Pantry Programs. The Intern will assist Child Hunger Programs staff with site monitoring at local program participant sites in our seven-county area.
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IT Support Intern
(POSITION FILLED) This internship offers hands-on experience supporting a nonprofit organization’s technology infrastructure while working alongside experienced IT professionals. The Intern will gain practical exposure to IT operations, help desk support, Microsoft 365 Business, documentation, and technology projects that directly support our mission.
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Community Health Education Intern
(NOT AVAILABLE FALL 2026) This internship is designed to be a valuable training experience in the field of community health and nutrition through increasing knowledge and experience in community nutrition education, program coordination, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Minimum age 18.
Internship Application
INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE
Thank you for your interest in an internship with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. The Food Shuttle recovered and distributed 13 million pounds of food last year, and teaches skills for self-sufficiency including culinary job skills, shopping and cooking healthy on a budget, and how to grow food. We FEED our neighbors, TEACH self-sufficiency, and GROW healthy foods by cultivating innovative approaches to end hunger. After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation email with next steps.
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