Ceres Community Project Hiring for Delivery Driver (and Logistics) Job at Sebastopol, CA Full Time

DEPARTMENT: Volunteer Services
REPORTS TO: Volunteer Relations Manager
LOCATION: Sebastopol Kitchen, primary, and throughout Sonoma and Marin Counties
STATUS: Regular, Part-Time, Non-Exempt
HOURS: 12-15 hours per week

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Position Summary*
The Delivery Driver nurtures vital connections while delivering nutritious, health-supporting meals directly to clients throughout all parts of Sonoma and Marin Counties, using a Ceres-owned small size delivery van. This is an ideal position for a compassionate, dedicated driver looking to directly help others daily.
Delivery times include, but are not limited to, and subject to change:

• Tuesday 12:00 – 2:30 p.m. Novato/Tuesday 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Sebastopol
• Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Santa Rosa / 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sebastopol
• Friday 9:00 am – 11:00 a.m. Sebastopol / Friday 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Santa Rosa
• Very occasional Saturdays and Sundays and Marin County locations, as needed

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Drives Ceres’ vehicle to ensure timely delivery of meals to clients, particularly when there are not enough delivery angels to cover all routes, there is a specific or specialized need to use a staff driver, or a need for urgent food provision.
• Transports agency supplies and equipment as needed; may be called on to transport large donations, refuse disposal, or last-minute deliveries.
• Loads and unloads Ceres’ delivery vehicle.
• Arranges routine daily maintenance of delivery vehicles (i.e. refilling gas, oil changes, minor repairs, checking tires, keeping vans clean, etc); seeks manager’s pre-approval for higher-cost maintenance and repairs.
• Communicates delivery angel feedback regarding clients’ requests and improvements on the delivery instructions to Delivery Coordinator/Volunteer Relations Manager.
• Travels to Santa Rosa and Sebastopol kitchens (and potentially Marin kitchen if needed) to be on hand during delivery times to host volunteers and assist with logistics.
• When Delivery Coordinator is not on site the DD&L will help direct traffic and manage the flow of bags of food to delivery angels, including:

o Checks in with Delivery Angels
o Enforces COVID-19 protocols
o Ensures delivery angels get all clients’ bags
o Ensures that delivery angels have all information needed to complete deliveries

• Responsibly manages a Ceres credit card and related purchase protocols (i.e. keeps card safe, sends receipts in a timely manner to accounting).
• May be required to complete wellness checks and provide client services with status updates on clients.
• Occasionally assists volunteers and/or staff with grocery and breakfast bag assembly.
• Assists other departments and participates in agency-wide events as needed.
• Occasional travel outside of Sonoma County.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Valid California driver’s license and excellent driving
• Schedule flexibility and ability to work nights, holidays, and
• Strong verbal and written proficiency with the English language to facilitate
• Excellent professional references
• Desire to serve the community and patience to interact with individuals experiencing a health
• Excellent ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• A commitment to Ceres Community Project’s Mission and Operating Values

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a staff member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing duties of job, incumbent is required to move; walk up multiple flights of stairs; sit; drive; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must be able to bend, stoop, twist, and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted on a regular basis. Employee will be asked to move fully loaded meal containers from floor to vehicle and vice versa on a regular basis. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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Work Environment*
The noise level in the work environment will consistently vary from moderate to loud. The work environment will be ever-changing with volunteers and staff members all sharing limited space and working together in the Distribution area. The work environment will vary every day from program sites in Sebastopol (7351 Bodega Ave.) and Santa Rosa (2447 Summerfield Rd.), and potentially the Marin (Novato) kitchen to driving routes and delivering to private residences throughout all of Sonoma County. Occasional travel outside Sonoma County required.

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COVID-19_*
Ceres is following the guidance and requirements of the health departments of Sonoma and Marin counties, the state of California, and the CDC. We have extensive protocols in place for prevention of and response to COVID-19 and all new staff will be briefed on these in their onboarding. We need a commitment from all staff that they will abide by these protocols, which currently include COVID-19 vaccination and mask wearing.

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Operating Principles*

• Heart Centered & Love Guided – We are committed to expressing love, trust, respect and integrity in our lives, work, and organization.
• Everything Matters – Nothing is left out. We work to have every action and choice lead to the greatest positive impact.
• Young People are the Future – Young People are intelligent, responsible, capable, creative, and caring, and must be central participants in shaping our collective future.
• Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive – We commit to championing policies and practices of social equity that build a diverse, inclusive, and healthy workplace and food system.

Ceres Organization
Founded in 2007, Ceres Community Project works to build healthy communities by restoring whole, organic and locally grown food to its place as the foundation of health, empowering youth, and connecting people in heart-centered ways to others and the earth.
Ceres Community Project’s main program, Healing Meals for Healthy Communities, provides free and low-cost nourishing organic meals, nutrition education and caring support to people facing serious illness. All of the meals are prepared by teens that learn about growing, cooking and eating healthy whole foods and the connection between diet and health, develop life and work-ready skills, and discover their power to make a difference. The Healing Meals Program improves healthy eating behaviors among clients, teens and adult volunteers and educates the whole community about the link between healthy eating and the health of both people and planet. It also strengthens the social fabric of the community, another factor that is at the root of health. In times of disaster, Ceres is an emergency nutrition provider for our community.
In addition to operating three program sites in Marin and Sonoma counties, Ceres has trained 12 communities nationally to replicate our model. We are also active at the state and national level in advocating for policies that support equitable access to healthy food and health care, including reimbursement for medically tailored meals by insurers. For more information, please visit www.ceresproject.org.

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Ceres Community Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions at Ceres are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status or any other status protected by laws or regulations._

Job Type: Part-time