Traveling Community Food Service Worker - Part Time

Work every day doing something different depending on the needs of a complex Nutrition Program. Springwell is looking for a Part-Time Traveling Community Food Service Worker to help cover daily operations needs including delivering meals and staffing staging or community dining sites for the Springwell Nutrition Department. This position provides a flexible person with the opportunity to help support a program  providing hunger relief  and decreasing isolation for older adults in Waltham and Marlborough (position is based out of one location or the other, not both). 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Duties are included but not limited to: meal delivery to elders, serving meals at elder lunch sites, and other projects as assigned.
This position offers $18.00/hour for a 20-hour work week: Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.(hours may vary based on location) and includes paid holiday, vacation and sick time and is eligible for benefits. Mileage is included when a home delivered meal route is covered

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A reliable car, current driver's license, and safe driving record required.
• Must be able to lift 25lbs.
• Must be flexible, able to work independently, friendly, and enjoy working with elders.
• Some experience with elders, preferred.
• Knowledge of geographic area a plus.

BENEFITS (prorated):

• 3 weeks of vacation in first year
• Birthday off
• 13 paid holidays
• 3 paid personal days
• 15 paid sick days per year (You can accumulate up to 450 hours)
• Health & dental insurance with employer contribution
• Life and long-term disability insurance at no cost to benefit eligible employee
• Flexible Spending Plan
• Employee Assistance Plan
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan w/ employer contribution
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee referral bonuses
• Free parking
• Commitment to promoting from within

COMPANY PROFILE:

At Springwell, we are dedicated to our mission. For more than 40 years, our staff has worked to help ensure that seniors and individuals with disabilities have the village they need and the support that is necessary for them to live at home with dignity and independence.

We are also committed to our employees. We are focused on creating a supportive, open environment that values the people who make a difference - each, and every member of our staff. At Springwell we are fiercely committed to creating equal opportunities for all regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, age, language, and physical or mental disabilities.

We believe in and are looking for new staff who embrace:

• Accountability: At every level of the organization we are accountable: to the people we serve, to our funders, to our employees, to community professionals who rely on our support.
• Continuous Quality Improvement: We honor the fact that each of us is human, and we embrace a desire to examine the value and quality of our work and ask how we can provide a higher quality of service.
• Transparency: While we don't claim to be 100% transparent (there are certain things, like salaries and performance evaluations that are private) we continuously strive to be as open as possible.

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