59 - Pantry Clerk/Van Driver at The Community Action Organization of Western New York Inc – Buffalo, New York

SUMMARY
Performs activities necessary to maintain emergency food supplies and provides eligible
customers with emergency foodstuffs, clothing, or other household items by performing the
following duties.

Salary: 18.00 per hour
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be
assigned.
Reviews inventory records to determine quantities of foodstuffs required to stock pantry and
prepares Food Bank requisitions and replenishes stock. Directs the preparation of emergency food
allocations based upon family size and dietary needs of customers; assists in the distribution of
emergency food supplies.
Distributes emergency clothing and household goods, when they are available, to eligible
customers.
Keeps records pertaining to food distribution, inventory and requisitions; acts as agency liaison
with Food Bank and other emergency food providers when needed.
Driving agency vehicle to provide door to door delivery and pick-ups for the food pantry.
Promptly reporting all vehicle maintenance issues to the Director of Emergency and Family
Services.
Care and cleaning maintenance of vehicle: going to car wash, vacuum, tidying up vehicle,
maintain record keeping of vehicle mileage log. Follow all cleaning, sanitizing and check in
protocols and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and six months related experience; or
equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to
write simple correspondence, inventory lists. Ability to effectively present information in one-onone
and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions and decimals.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral
instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized
situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICNESES, REGISTRATIONS
Valid NYS Driver’s license and ability to drive agency cargo van
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee
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 the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach
with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to
finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The
employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25
pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by
this job include peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving
mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and extreme cold. The noise level in the work
environment is moderate to loud.