The Summer Meals Coordinator provides administrative and advocacy support for the Milwaukee Summer Food Service Program. This seasonal position is responsible for day-to-day management of supplies; community engagement; outreach; service data collection and program monitoring. The goal of this position is to increase participation in the summer meal program by implementing strategies and events to involve the community with effective outreach efforts. A bi-lingual individual is preferred, but not required. This position will begin in May of 2023.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• • Engage with community involvement groups to increase awareness of the summer meal program
  • Assist in serving summer meals to children in parks, schools, clubs, and community centers
  • Assist in the distribution and inventory of supplies including signs, picnic tables, books, commodities, equipment, etc.
  • Assures accurate site information for each responsible site
  • Responsible for outreach to four specific parks within a region, finding ways to increase participation and community engagement
  • Conducts surveys to staff, students, and parents
  • Supports all events related to SFSP including kick-off event and any media or donor related events.
  • Identifies and communicates project management incidents. Coordinate site routing, sign distribution and logistics for summer meals kick-off volunteer teams
  • Coordinate weekly outreach for areas where programs are ending, referring to nearest meal site
  • Support the distribution of fresh produce into Milwaukee Summer Meal Sites
  • Collects, analyzes, and expedites receipt of data, invoices, and reports
  • Represents Hunger Task Force in the community
  • Basic Microsoft Word and Excel administration

Other Skills and Abilities

• • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people
  • Ability to work collaboratively
  • Excellent record keeping skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize work tasks
  • A passion for providing nutrition education
  • Experience with nutrition and education or outreach
  • Ability to effectively organize materials and demonstrate attention to detail

Salary Range: $16/hour

Employment Term: 18 total weeks maximum, May 15 – September 15