Hunger Program Coordinator – AmeriCorps – Seattle

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Taylor in Employment, Food Systems // 0 Comments

Hunger Program Coordinator Job – AmeriCorps VISTA – Seattle – 2018-19

Harvest Against Hunger is a program that works with farmers to prevent food waste, and deliver recovered produce to food pantries. While this open position is located in the office in Seattle (an earthy office made out of recycled wood at that), the candidate would support people working on-site at farms, food banks, and community gardens.

Harvest Against Hunger Program Coordinator- AmeriCorps VISTA Leader

About the Hunger Program Coordinator Position:

Harvest Against Hunger Program Coordinator- AmeriCorps VISTA Leader: Are you interested in the intersection of hunger relief, food waste, and agriculture? Want to build your skills as a leader by supporting a cohort of 13 Americorps VISTA members and work on building capacity for the program?

Responsibilities:

Provide trainings, resources, and support to the VISTA cohort
Maintain regular contact with the cohort members through phone and email
Collect data for program reporting and assessment
Develop, expand and create a plan for the blog and social media presence
Support Harvest Against Hunger’s 10th year anniversary plans and celebration

About the program:

Come lead a network of committed AmeriCorps VISTA and work to increase the healthy food accessible to hungry populations. Harvest Against Hunger (HAH) is a program within the organization, Rotary First Harvest. Located in Seattle, HAH places AmeriCorps VISTA members at host sites nation-wide to build and strengthen gleaning and other farm-to-food bank projects. Find out more information about Rotary First Harvest and the Harvest Against Hunger program here: https://www.firstharvest.org/

To Apply for the Hunger Program Coordinator Position:

Fill out an application on the AmeriCorps Portal through the link here: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=72180&fromSearch=true

Application Deadline: November 9, 2018 (start early to allow time to finish application)

Program Dates: December 3, 2018- December 2, 2019

Location: Seattle, WA

Please direct any questions to Program Director, Beth Baker: email beth@firstharvest.org, or call 206.686.1480 ext.103.

Considerations:

Compensation includes a living allowance paid biweekly, a relocation allowance, a partial stipend for rent, health benefits, and upon successful completion of the year of service, an education award of $6,095 for tuition or loans. AmeriCorps VISTA members serve their country for a year by volunteering and gain valuable skills and knowledge. Complete benefit information can be found here: https://www.vistacampus.gov/in-service/benefits-service.

Learn more about farming and food jobs and internships, or how to post a job or an internship opportunity on beginningfarmers.org at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/internship-and-employment-opportunities/

Find additional farming resources at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/additional-farming-resources/