Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Our Mission
Our mission is to leverage the power of food to end hunger and build healthier communities.
Our Vision
We believe that the fight against hunger and the fight against poverty are one and the same. We envision a future in which food is recognized as a human right and every person is able to feed themselves and their families in dignity. Together, we work to create a more nourished, prosperous region.
The Foodlink Way
Act With Compassion
Take Responsibility
Be a Team Player
Listen, Learn, Adapt
Job Title: Kitchen Summer Meals Intern
Department: Kitchen Operations
Reports to: Director of Kitchen Programs
Status: Part-time, Hourly, Non-exempt, Temporary
Job Level: 1
Updated: May 2025
JOB SUMMARY
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP, also known as Summer Meals) provides meals during the summer to children who eat free or reduced-price lunch during the school year. Foodlink’s community kitchen serves over 70 of these meal sites throughout the summer, including the delivery of meals on the Mobile Summer Meals Truck which makes stops in the City of Rochester at parks, libraries, and other areas that children congregate with the goal of providing nutritious food to as many children as possible.
The Kitchen Summer Meals Intern will work a 30-35 hour per week schedule from June to September. The Summer Meals Intern will work with the Community Kitchen team to provide administrative and compliance support for meal programs including summer camps, recreation centers, sports camps, and other sites and will report to the Director of Kitchen Programs.
This is a temporary, paid internship that offers valuable experience in public health, nutrition, and food service management. The intern will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team and gain practical skills in administrative and compliance support. The position is ideal for candidates who are passionate about making a positive impact on the community through food and nutrition.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Daily travel to Summer Meals site locations within of Rochester and the surrounding area
- Monitoring and follow up, including being present for the duration of the meal or snack, communicating expectations to the partner site coordinator, interacting with the children, and completing necessary paperwork
- Learn and demonstrate strong working understanding of nutrition, food safety, and program implementation guidelines. Be able to communicate these courteously and with authority.
- Assist all capacity and compliance efforts of the Kitchen program team, including maintaining consistent communication with sites and reviewing all documentation, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations related to meal programs.
- Assist in the preparation of administrative documents such as delivery tickets related to the Summer Meals Program.
Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Abilit to work independently or as a team
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite
- Friendly, customer-oriented personality
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of kitchen/food safety and sanitary standards a plus
- Fluency in English required. Knowledge of Spanish helpful.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
This is a part-time, temporary position, paid on an hourly basis of $15.50/hr. Temporary employees are benefit ineligible.
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 regularly required to sit, stand and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel items such as documents. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus. Able to lift bulk objects or objects weighing up to 60 pounds
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all- inclusive. Employees will follow other instructions and perform other related duties as required.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Foodlink is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. At Foodlink we believe that anti-hunger work is only possible with a commitment to removing barriers caused by systems of oppression that perpetuate hunger and poverty. We recognize that systematic injustice and bias disproportionately impact some identities more than others.
Foodlink is actively working to center equity- the fair treatment of all people- in everything that we do so that everyone in our region has access to nourishing food that reflects and values cultural differences.
Foodlink is committed to listening and supporting solutions to hunger that are sourced from people and communities with lived/living experience of hunger and poverty, and to responding where inequities exist.
Foodlink is committed to taking great care to cultivate internal culture and practices that support diversity and inclusion. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We aim to foster an environment in which everyone feels a sense of belonging and understands their connection to the Foodlink mission.
Foodlink employees have a responsibility to always treat others with dignity and respect. Employees are expected to always exhibit conduct that reflects our values and promotes equity and inclusion during work, and at work functions.