Division: Meals on Wheels Deadline to apply: June 8, 2022, 4:00 pm Email resume to: Emma Jerrot ([email protected]) Schedule: Full-time, Temporary (8 weeks with the possibility of extension to 12 weeks) Salary/Wage: $16/hour Openings: 1Job DescriptionThe Good Food Bus is a retrofitted bus that travels throughout Cape Breton, making healthy food more accessible to communities.The Good Food Bus welcomes all customers who wish to attend a market. We make every effort to make the shopping experience fun and easy, and to make it affordable for those who might otherwise not have the means to access the Good Food Bus.As the Good Food Bus Market Assistant, you can expect to spend a significant amount of your time outside while at work. You’ll travel with the coordinator throughout the island, bringing a food market on wheels to communities without easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables.This is a unique summer employment chance, unlike any other!This position requires strict adherence to all policies and regulations related to safety, hygiene, food safety, and preventing COVID transmission.Customer ServicePerform customer service duties such as greeting customers, taking orders, accepting and processing payments, preparing produce packs, answering customer questions about items, attending to customer concerns, and regularly cleaning the service area of the Good Food Bus.Market OperationsPreparing the Good Food Bus for community markets (heavy lifting bulk produce, cleaning duties, repackaging produce etc.).Money handling and using a point of sale systemActively snap photos and videos for creating social media content (Facebook and Instagram)Stock and monitor inventory of a dry food pantry on the Good Food BusSupport,



create and conduct customer surveysBrainstorm and produce GFB merchandiseCommunicate with community partnersEnsuring that all produce is at the highest qualityOther DutiesDemonstrate ability to follow instructions and to take on new responsibilitiesArrive to work at the scheduled timeParticipate actively in problem solving and decision makingSupports decisions made by the team and managersStay productive at all times; anticipate and prepare for future needsAs with all positions within A Better Bite Community Kitchen, assistance with the production and delivery of the Meals on Wheels Program when necessaryCore CompetenciesCustomer FocusQuality OrientationAttention to DetailWork Well Under PressureTeamworkCommunicationProblem SolvingAccountability and DependabilityTime ManagementMultitaskingEthics and IntegrityFlexibilityRequired Skills and CertificationsClear criminal background and vulnerable sector checkAssetsAccess to own transportation and driver’s licenseFood safety training and certificationFirst aid/CPR training and certificationExperience using a Cricut Maker machineWork ConditionsInteracts with volunteers, customers, staff, and community partnersHeavy lifting (50+ lbs) required for market set upLong periods of standing required from time to timeEvenings and weekends as requiredOvertime as requiredPLEASE NOTEThis is a Canada Summer Jobs funded position. The funding requires that those hired be between 15-30 years of age, and either a Canadian citizen, permanent resident,



or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred (international students are ineligible) and be legally entitled to work in Canada.AIP EmployerNew Dawn is proud to be an Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) employer. This means that New Dawn has been approved as an AIP employer and, as such, can endorse the AIP-PR application of an eligible employee.Note: employees are responsible for verifying that the employment position/category is eligible under the AIP program, or any other immigration program/stream for which they intend to seek the support/endorsement of New Dawn.New DawnNew Dawn is Canada’s oldest Community Development Corporation. Since 1976, we’ve been working to create a more just, healthy, and self-determined community by responding to local needs and driving long-term, systems-level change. Today, New Dawn continues to focus on self-reliance, resilience, and community-led transformation. Every day, we engage thousands of community members and employ over 150 Cape Bretoners through programs and services that are practical, creative, and grounded in care. Our work spans health and social care, housing, the arts, youth, immigration, and community development. Some of these services generate revenue, which we reinvest into our organization — fueling sustainability and deepening community impact.Meals on WheelsAre you (or a loved one) recovering from a recent hospital stay? Do you (or your loved one) find grocery shopping or meal preparation to be increasingly difficult? Do you worry that your loved one is not eating properly? We can help! Meals on Wheels provides delicious, healthy meals to individuals in the CBRM who are unable to prepare meals for themselves.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Good Food Bus: Market Assistant - $16 An Hour (Winnipeg)
🏢 New Dawn
📍 Winnipeg