Food & Nutrition Coordinator
When you join our team, you will be a part of a mission-driven community dedicated to supporting Vermonters on their path to stability, opportunity, and dignity. Your work will directly impact families facing food insecurity—and you’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative, and compassionate organization. Since 1965, Capstone Community Action has supported individuals and families in Central Vermont in achieving stability and rising out of poverty. Guided by Capstone’s mission to create resilient households and communities and to advance justice in social, economic, and environmental policy.
Position: This role oversees daily food shelf operations, coordinates volunteers, develops nutrition education programs, and supports individuals and families in accessing food and essential services. The coordinator maintains community partnerships, supervises staff, manages reporting requirements, and helps secure resources for food security efforts.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of four years’ experience with human services. Relevant experience with food preparation, nutrition education or nutrition services, or other related experience is accepted.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, move pallets, use a hand truck to move food from or into storage, climb into and out of trucks, and lift product onto shelving.
- Demonstrated knowledge of human services, domestic violence issues, adult development, and educational and human service networks in central Vermont.
- Demonstrated sensitivity to issues related to poverty and the barriers faced by people with low incomes.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Responsibilities occasionally may require an adjusted work schedule and evening/weekend hours in order to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work with diverse populations including co- workers, parents and children, service providers, and public officials.
- Demonstrated leadership ability, willingness to adopt a team approach to management and ability to delegate responsibility. Experience managing volunteers.
- A home telephone, reliable insured transportation, and a valid Vermont driver’s license.