About Coastside Hope
Coastside Hope was established in 1976 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit human services agency to benefit the residents of the San Mateo County Coastside. The agency was previously known as the Coastside Opportunity Center but changed our name in 2006 to better reflect what we bring to our clients … hope for a better life and a more secure future. Coastside Hope’s mission is to provide necessities to enhance quality of life for all our neighbors. Our guiding principle is “Necessities for today, Opportunities for tomorrow.” We provide: Necessities in the form of food, clothing, housing assistance, online application for government benefits, referrals, and other support when neighbors need it most; Opportunities in the form of free citizenship classes, free tax preparation services, and connections to programs and services of other organizations so that neighbors have the chance to achieve more. We strengthen families and our community at large through our direct services and our partnerships with local agencies, businesses, schools, civic organizations, and faith groups. Each year we touch the lives of About 14% of the people in our service area, serving over 4,000 people including more than 1,000 children.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Food Program Driver position requires someone with impeccable attention to detail, outstanding organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously. Under the supervision of the Programs Director, the Food Program Driver will increase and sustain Coastside Hope’s (CH) capacity to pick up grocery items from CH’s warehouse, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley warehouses and produce hubs, grocery stores, food vendors, restaurants, and local partner organizations in San Mateo County. The Food Program Driver will pick up and drop off food and other items while maintaining safe food-handling practices and adhering to assigned routes and schedules. This position requires driving a CH-provided vehicle to make food deliveries (a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record are required). The Food Program Driver also serves as a backup for the pantry program operations to ensure daily activities run smoothly. This role is instrumental in the success and expansion of all of CH’s food distributions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Drive vehicle to pick up daily food from the warehouse and food rescue sites, transporting it to the CH’s food pantry.
• Load, transport, and unload food from vehicles in a safe and timely manner.
• Assist with unloading and shelving food as needed.
• Work with the Programs Director and pantry assistants to organize a pick-up plan, including driving to multiple locations every day.
• Create and coordinate a food pick-up schedule with the pantry assistants as needed.
• Support occasional food distribution in the pantry.
• Implement best practices around food safety and transport.
• Monitor daily temperatures of refrigerators in the pantry and warehouse.
• Communicate with food rescue stores and vendors to confirm the pick-up of food and supplies.
• Lift boxes and operate a pallet jack and box truck lift gate to move pallets of food on and off vehicle.
• Be available to pick up food during the week and on weekends as needed.
• Safely operate a motor vehicle, following traffic laws and CH’s policies.
• Adhere to safe food handling practices at all times.
• Place weekly orders from Second Harvest Food Bank.
• Coordinate food deliveries to eligible clients with case managers.
• Track inventory to ensure the warehouse, back-stock storage container, and food pantry are
always fully stocked and organized.
• Order and organize critical family needs supplies in the pantry and back-stock storage
container.
• Deliver collection containers to and from Coastside Hope facilities, especially during
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
• Transport food from multiple collection sites to the pantry, warehouse, or back-stock storage
container.
• Support the setup and coordination of the monthly off-site food distributions, such as Brown
Bag and Family Harvest.
• Ensure the pantry, containers, and warehouse are kept clean.
• Appropriately dispose of (including recycling and/or composting) boxes, packing materials,
and inedible food.
• Maintain and coordinate repairs of all equipment, such as refrigerators, pallet jacks, box truck
lift gate, and utility carts.
• Work weekends as needed to coordinate and oversee local food drives.
• Map out driving routes ahead of time to determine the most expedient trip and adjust the
route to avoid heavy traffic or road constructions as needed.
• Abide by all transportation laws and maintain a safe driving record.
• Maintain safe and clean vehicles.
• Ensure vehicles have adequate fuel levels daily and fill up fuel tanks on Fridays.
• Assist with the preparation of reports and other documents relating to pick-ups and
deliveries, including grocery rescue record keeping.
• Coordinate the use of the warehouse for special programs, such as backpack giveaways,
Turkey giveaways, and Adopt A Family.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of individuals and families using CH services.
• Complete additional tasks as requested or assigned.
