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We’re tackling tough issues that make a lasting difference and create opportunities for greatness – like graduating college and preparing career-ready teens; helping folks find jobs and keep more of what they earn; enabling access to quality health care; and ensuring everyone has a safe place to call home.
Open Positions
Basic Needs Coordinator
Full-time
Springfield, MA
$23/hr – $26/hr, 35 hours per week
Open until filled
The Basic Needs Coordinator is a member of the Programs Team and reports to the Chief Programs Officer. The Coordinator runs the day-to-day operations of UWPV’s Basic Needs Programs and makes sure food security and basic needs services reach clients reliably, fairly, and with dignity. The role plans and runs weekly pantry operations and recruits, trains, schedules, and supervises the volunteers who support Basic Needs Programs. It also manages local agency partnerships connected to Basic Needs work and keeps the programs fully compliant with Food Bank of Western Massachusetts (FBWMA) and USDA requirements. The Coordinator plans ahead, applies program rules consistently, and measures success by results for clients and agency partners, not by activity.
The Coordinator is expected to work independently and reliably and to model professional conduct for staff and volunteers. The Coordinator must also complete and keep current all trainings and certifications the position requires.
Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred
How to apply:
Send a cover letter and resume to ldrewitz@uwpv.org. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the position is open until filled.
United Way of Pioneer Valley is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.