Growing Chefs is hiring!
We are currently looking for a Victoria Program Coordinator to join our team.
Do you want to support healthy, sustainable, and just food practices and systems? Improve the health and nutrition of kids and youth? Make local, sustainable food accessible? Connect communities through food? If yes, then this might be the place for you!
What we offer:
A supportive, collaborative, fun, and flexible work environment
Opportunity to develop and expand your skills
A chance to make a difference in the food system
Position Summary: In this key support role, the Victoria Program Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring the Growing Chefs Classroom Gardening and Cooking Program runs smoothly and efficiently within the Greater Victoria area. The Program Coordinator acts as a point of contact between Growing Chefs classroom volunteers, classroom teachers, school administrators, and the Growing Chefs Program staff. This role reports directly to the Growing Chefs Program Director. By supporting the Classroom Gardening and Cooking Program, the Victoria Program Coordinator will help Growing Chefs deliver hands-on food literacy education to transform the way kids eat and the way they think about food.
Tasks: Tasks will be specific to the Growing Chefs programs and activities in the Greater Victoria area. The Program Coordinator will assist the Program Director with program delivery, program-related administrative duties, Victoria program communications, community building, and fundraising, as well as day-to-day tasks. This position will require some travel and transportation of program equipment throughout the Greater Victoria region to designated schools and program activities.
Availability: The Victoria Program Coordinator must be available during program hours, which are 9:00 am to 12:30 pm Monday to Friday and to attend biweekly check-ins with the main Vancouver office. This position involves providing ongoing support and supervision to volunteer teams as well as direct delivery of food literacy programming to children and families.
Timing and Compensation: This position is a permanent hourly position at approximately 10-16 hours/week—work schedule will vary depending on needs of designated schools and time of year. Hours also may occasionally include evenings and weekends. Compensation for this role is $21/hr, plus vacation pay of 6%. Expected start date: Feb 7th, 2022.
Responsibilities include:
Victoria Program:
Coordinate volunteer recruitment, training, and management, including but not limited to answering volunteer and teacher inquiries, calling volunteer candidates and volunteer references, organizing volunteer and teacher data.
Lead volunteer training and teacher orientation, and assist with the development of volunteer and teacher resources.
Coordinate the set-up and delivery of volunteer and teacher orientation sessions including finding and booking space, sending out communications, and ensuring all materials are prepared.
Provide ongoing assistance and support to volunteer teams in planning and delivering the Growing Chefs lessons.
Act as a liaison between volunteers, teachers, and Growing Chefs staff.
Help manage any problems or challenges experienced by volunteer teams or participating teachers and report any issues to the Growing Chefs Program Director.
Increase awareness of Growing Chefs within the designated communities and in each of the program schools.
Help generate Victoria-specific content for social media sites, online postings, blog, and website and to promote the activities of the Victoria program.
Help coordinate pro-bono photography services and media for the Victoria classroom program.
Build relationships with the local school districts and school food networks.
Act as Growing Chefs representative on Vancouver Island partner networks and groups.
Become familiar with the school schedules, school policies, physical layout, access issues, and school emergency procedures.
Coordinate, organize, set up, deliver, and maintain program equipment.
Help with the coordination of volunteer appreciation events and volunteer recognition activities.
Aid in the development and delivery of food literacy workshops for community groups and partners.
Perform other duties, as needed.
Victoria Administration:
Assist with Victoria program administrative duties, such as tracking volunteer and teacher registrations, collecting volunteer and teacher contact information, ensuring proper criminal and reference checks are completed, collecting volunteer expense forms and receipts, and ensuring all Victoria program data is up to date.
Assist with day-to-day operations, including bookkeeping, reporting, scheduling, filing, and data entry related to volunteers and general administration.
Assist with entry and upkeep of all Victoria volunteer and school information in Salesforce.
Ensure criminal record checks and reference checks are completed for all Victoria volunteers.
Submit budget/expense reports to Growing Chefs monthly (or as needed).
Perform other duties as required.
Victoria Community Outreach:
Participate in and assist with coordinating Growing Chefs community outreach workshops and community events.
Attend community outreach events and host Growing Chefs outreach tables and festival booths.
Perform other duties as required.
Other:
With the support of the Growing Chefs fundraising and communications staff:
Assist with program donations. (both financial and in-kind) All fundraising opportunities need to be approved by Growing Chefs
Additional skills an asset:
Experience working with SalesForce (or other CRM database)
Experience teaching or facilitating
FoodSafe certification
An understanding of data management and basic bookkeeping
Driver’s License
Existing connections in the local restaurant and food industry
References and a criminal record check related to working with children will be required. Growing Chefs encourages all those interested to apply. So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We’d love to hear from you and see if you could be a great fit.
To apply:
Interested in joining our team? Please send resume and cover letter to hr@growingchefs.ca by Jan 28th to apply.
We thank all applicants who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.