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[Liz Falk <erf59 AT cornell.edu>]

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From: Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis <evk4 AT cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Subject: Job Posting- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program
To: TC-HSC-L <TC-HSC-L AT list.cornell.edu>

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program Manager - Job Opening

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program seeks a highly motivated, organized and reliable individual to work 20 hours/week during the 2011-2012 school year to provide two servings of fresh fruits and vegetables, mostly local and organic, every school day to every classroom at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School in Ithaca, NY.

Position Description: Prepares fresh fruits and vegetables for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program and supervises program.  Responsibilities include: purchasing, customer service, sanitation and cleaning procedures, supervision and coordination of on-site volunteers.

Schedule: 20 hours per week; 8am-12pm. Follows ICSD academic calendar

Qualifications: Good knowledge of preparing and purchasing fresh produce in large quantities; good knowledge of methods, materials and equipment used in food preparation and serving; ability to plan and supervise work of others; effective and resourceful interpersonal skills (including ability to effectively communicate with students, parents, administrators, faculty, staff and vendors); positive attitude; ability to work independently and as a team member. Individual must be responsible and have the ability to supervise an elementary school snack program. Working knowledge of Microsoft applications.

Salary: $12.00/hour

To Apply: 

Please send resume and cover letter to:

Village at Ithaca – Ithaca Community Harvest
Attention: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program
609 W. Clinton Street, Suite 109
Ithaca, NY 14850
or email to: volunteer AT villageatithaca.org
 

Application Deadline: August 26, 2011

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program is a component of Ithaca Community Harvest (ICH), the collaborative initiative working to create, sustain and expand a system for providing access to local organic produce to youth and families in Ithaca’s public schools, with particular focus on historically marginalized populations. ICH is a collaborative effort of the Village at Ithaca with GreenStar Community Projects, Greater Ithaca Activities Center, Groundswell - Ithaca Crop Mob, Ithaca City School District, Southside Community Center, Youth Farm Project, and Gardens 4 Humanity, Healthy Food For All, Whole Community Project and the Nutrition Program at Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County.

The mission of the Village at Ithaca, a non-profit organization in Ithaca, NY, is to advocate for excellence and equity in Ithaca's public schools by developing strategic community relationships, programs, and services to ensure that students, particularly Black, Latino, and low-income students, consistently meet or exceed local and New York state standards of achievement.

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Cynthia

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"We cannot solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"  - Albert Einstein
Cynthia Brock
607 280-0661
cynthia.ny8 AT gmail.com

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