Student Worker - Pack Provisions Admin Student Lead
Job Description
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Job Description
The Center for Student Engagement (CSE) at the University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for an undergraduate student Operations Student Lead of Pack Provisions. Pack Provisions is UNR’s on-campus food pantry, located on the third floor of the Joe Crowley Student Union. By providing free access to food, the pantry strives to support all Wolf Pack members in eliminating barriers to academic success. Pack Provisions also provides a range of resources including education materials, SNAP outreach, meal swipes, and connection to other on- and off- campus support services.
The Administrator Student Lead of Pack Provisions plays a vital role in the day-to-day operations of this essential resource, and the ongoing development of the program. The Administrator Student Lead of Pack Provisions reports to a full-time staff member of the Center for Student Engagement. For the full scope of responsibilities, please read through the list below.
Responsibilities
Provide exceptional customer service to pantry guests, responding to questions, requests for assistance, and suggestions
Provide the best in person service to all members who attend the pantry, ensuring that basic need supports are provided, such as food, and hygiene items.
Help create an inclusive environment in which all individuals who visit the pantry feel welcomed, and respected.
Assist students who walk-in to access the pantry and help gather the appropriate data.
Inform Pack Provisions users about additional needed resources so that members feel encouraged to return to the pantry over time.
Assist with inventory, picking up food orders from community partners, loading, unloading, and stocking shelves
Work collaboratively with other team members to recruit, train, and supervise volunteers, ensuring safety, efficiency, and effective communication always in order to assist with operating the pantry and its programming
Assist with program data records.
Ensure that community and campus resources in the pantry are always updated and available to users.
Ensure the pantry is in accordance with proper health codes by safely handling and storing food, completing necessary expiration compliance and temperature logs
Clean the pantry, storage areas, and distribution tools, as needed
Attend outreach, and assist with donation drives
Serve as an ambassador for the pantry by representing Pack Provisions both on- and off- campus, interacting with students, staff, faculty, alumni, media, and community partners in person, on the phone, and through email
Support the mission of the ASUN Center for Student Engagement and values including, equity and inclusion, learning, service, leadership and community
Oversee pantry marketing needs in collaboration with Inkblot (ordering more handbills, tabling materials, stickers, creating content for CSE Social Media page, and fliers for events)
Accurately record food and supply expenditures in budget
Create and update educational materials about additional resources available to students/staff
Collaborate with various food insecurity committees and the Coordinator, Student Food Pantry
Research literature and best practices for campus food pantries, and stay apprised of local and national conversations related to student food insecurity
Develop/improve policies and procedures, as necessary
Collaborate with Outreach Student Lead for content / weekly social media posts
Manage Pack Provisions email, and list serve responding to email in a timely manner and/or forwarding emails to appropriate staff
Responsible for submitting monthly FBNN reports and updating monthly history data by the 10th of each month regardless of if the 10th falls on a weekend
Reconciling Meal Swipe donations each semester
Monthly Thank you cards to top 3 donors and to on/off campus leads hosting donation and/or fundraiser drives
Required Qualifications:
Must maintain a 2.00 cumulative GPA
Must be a full-time student working towards graduation
Must be able to work 20 hours per week
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
Must have a valid driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications:
Leadership experience, including supervising employees or volunteers
Data management experience
Experience maintaining a budget
Commitment to equity, inclusion, and helping others
Customer service skills
Creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities
Attention to detail
High energy and enthusiasm
Availability to work on Monday & Fridays
Schedule:
20 hours per week
Compensation Grade:
$12.50/hour
Exempt
NoFull-Time Equivalent
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This posting is open until filled
Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.
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The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.”
Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada’s first medical school – the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The University’s physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building, set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus, alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus, known as “University Village,” to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty.
Collaborating with world-renowned organizations, the University fosters innovation through initiatives such as the Digital Wolf Pack partnership with Apple, which ensures equitable access to technology for students, providing new incoming freshman or transfer students with an iPad Air and accessories. Google’s TechWise initiate is an 18-month program that fully supports undergraduate students in becoming entry-level software engineers by graduation.
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Nevada – led by the University of Nevada, Reno – was named one of the inaugural 31 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (TechHubs). Nevada was selected from a competitive pool of 489 applicants from across the United States and its territories. Nevada’s Tech Hub will strengthen America’s lithium batteries, critical elements and other electric vehicle materials industry sectors within the state.
Through its commitment to high-impact education, world-improving research and creative activity, and outreach that’s transforming Nevada’s communities and businesses, the University continues its 150-year tradition of benefitting our state, nation and world.
The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.
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