The School Programs Coordinator (SPC) will help Foodlink build stronger relationships with schools, and administer critical school-based programs across multiple departments. The SPC ensures we center the children and families serve by working closely with our partners, including school staff, parents, and students. They will primarily support existing school-based pantries and start new ones, while also developing a collection of best practices and common challenges for school staff. In addition, the SPC will also solicit feedback from the recipients of our Kitchen’s meals, promote our community-based programs and recruit participants for our workforce development initiatives utilizing schools as a pipeline for those programs.

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The Career Empowerment Specialist (CES) focuses on building strong pathways from the local community to Foodlink’s Career Empowerment Initiatives. The CES’s primary responsibilities will be to recruit community members to a variety of training programs, create and maintain strong connections with partnering organizations, and coordinate workshops within the community and Foodlink. The CES in an integral member of the Career Empowerment team, supporting all aspects of CEI programming from recruitment and assessment to graduation and alumni support.  The CES will work closely with the Director of CEI to further develop relevant workshops, programming, and focus groups.

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The Safety Manager (SM) is responsible for building and maintaining a culture of safety at Foodlink. The SM is responsible for the overall coordination, planning, and application of Foodlink’s safety program and the establishment of safety and sanitation guidance for all departments. The SM works within the Facilities & Technology department focused on providing a clean, safe and efficacious workplace. The SM will proactively monitor and address the health and safety risks and hazards within the workplace and develop strategies for mitigation.

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Working as part of a team, the Prep Cook may be assigned to various areas and responsibilities within the kitchen including hot/cold meal prep, snack counting/organizing, expediting and sanitation. The Prep Cook works in compliance with Foodlink processes and procedures to ensure the highest level of food safety and quality at all times.

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The Events Intern will assist the Marketing & Development department in fundraising/special events and the development of marketing and promotional materials aimed at increasing Foodlink’s brand recognition within the community. The intern will spend a majority of their time assisting in the planning of one of organization’s marquee fundraisers, the Foodlink Festival of Food. The festival is held annually in mid-September and features dozens of local restaurants, wineries, breweries, specialty food purveyors and farms at the City of Rochester Public Market for the region’s largest tasting event. Duties include, but are not limited to, vendor recruitment, vendor relations, event promotion, overall event organization and administrative support under the guidance of the Events & Community Engagement Manager. The intern may provide additional assistance and support within the Marketing & Development department, when needed.

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Reporting to the President and CEO, the VP of Development & Community Engagement leads the development, execution and evaluation of a comprehensive fundraising and community engagement program with multi-year strategic goals and objectives. This role requires an individual who is a strong team leader, understands and is passionate about the mission and vision of Foodlink, exemplifies Foodlink’s core values, and can articulate our mission and work to donors, prospects, volunteers and the general public in a way that both educates and compels them to give.