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Hunger Prevention Specialist

$16 to $20 an hour

  • Boston, MA
  • On site
  • Part time
  • Social Responsibility

Found by HiredNow AI on Oct 7, 2026. Subscribers saw it first.

About the role

Greater Boston Collaborative Food Access Hub

  • Position: Hunger Prevention Specialist
  • Location: 30 Northampton St., Roxbury, MA 02118
  • Reports to: Director of Operations
  • Position Type: Part-Time

Job Responsibilities

  • Set up packing line with food at beginning of shift (as directed by Pantry Operations Manager)
  • Stock the bagging area with food that will be used to pack bags for the day
  • Pack grocery bags
  • Identify unfit produce and place in compost boxes under tables
  • Replenish/restock food as needed for line
  • Stack empty pallets
  • Break down and recycle all cardboard boxes in recycling bins throughout the day
  • Pull bags from tables and place them in carts to prepare for deliveries or on pallets (as directed by Pantry Operations Manager)
  • Assist drivers in loading deliveries
  • Assist with deliveries as needed
  • Attend staff meetings
  • Complete all required YMCA training courses and food safety courses

When packing is complete for the day:

  • Remove all food from line/tables and return to proper pallets
  • Refrigerate unused produce
  • Remove all compost boxes from line and place all spoiled produce in compost bins
  • Disinfect all tables and carts
  • Empty all trash bins into trash compactor and replace trash bags
  • Empty all recycling bins into recycling compactor
  • Sweep both packing areas
  • Other duties as assigned by manager

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
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