Employment & Internships
Employment opportunities:
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Volunteer Services Coordinator
The Volunteer Services Coordinator coordinates recruitment, scheduling, and database management for all volunteer-based operations for Food Distribution, Community Agriculture, Nutrition, and Education in our service counties. Leads virtual volunteer services efforts. Critical to this role are the abilities to build strong partnerships both inside and outside the Food Shuttle and to recruit, place and retain a diverse and energized group of dedicated volunteer resources. The Volunteer Coordinator will work to place volunteers to ensure that vital Food Shuttle operations are appropriately staffed in order to meet the organization’s mission and strategic goals.
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Farm Apprentice
The Farm Apprentice is responsible for implementing all production aspects of the Food Shuttle Farm to ensure the timely execution of all farm activities in collaboration with the Farm Manager and Farm Staff. The scope of the position includes executional aspects of crop planting, irrigation, maintenance, harvest, and processing. It also includes field, grounds, greenhouse, facility, and equipment maintenance. This
position works closely with Farm Staff and Volunteers to ensure program goals are met. The Farm Apprentice is based on the Farm but travel to other Food Shuttle sites and other locations in our service area may be required. This is a full-time, non-exempt, temporary (12 months) position.
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Project Manager
The Project Manager facilitates the work of the CAO while providing adept data-centric, strategic, technological, and managerial support to other members of the CAO’s leadership team. The Project Manager represents the CAO and organization at all levels internally and externally. Work requires independent judgement and initiative on assignments that are time sensitive.
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 Spring internships will begin in November, 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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Agriculture Education Intern
(1 position available) Our Agriculture Education programs engage all age groups in hands-on learning through agriculture education, teaching sustainable farming, gardening, and food systems, integrated into existing community programs. The Agriculture Education Intern will work closely with the Agriculture Team to ensure successful operation of community events and programs, such as Growing School Gardens (GSG), Field Trips, and Workshops. This role provides hands-on learning and community involvement opportunities. Minimum age 18.
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Community Health Education Intern
(2 positions available) 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.
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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.
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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