Community Food Intern Food Skills

Neighbour to Neighbour Centre, Hamilton, ON

Neighbour to Neighbour (N2N) is looking for an energetic and detail-oriented community food intern to join our team working to lead our community to an improved quality of life. This position description outlines the responsibilities of the Community Food Intern Food Skills job.

N2N runs community meals, a weekly low-cost produce market, and community kitchens. Community Meals and Market programs are intended to provide essential foods in a dignified manner which focuses on improving health and providing a engaging, social experiences for community members. Community Kitchen programs are knowledge-exchange spaces for participants to share culturally appropriate recipes with each other.

POSITION DETAILS
NOTE: Positions are dependent on confirmation of Service Canada, Canada Summer Jobs funding. Therefore, the term length may vary and is subject to change.

• Position term: 270 hours over 9 weeks
• Employment start date: May 5, 2025
• Hours of work: 30 hours/week
• Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday, with some evening work required.
• Wage rate per hour: $21.30

ELIGIBILITY NOTES

These positions are available pending funding through Service Canada, Canada Summer Jobs, which requires that all intern applicants:

• Can complete the full hours beforeAugust 30, 2025;
• Are between 15 and 30 years of age;
• Are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or have official refugee protection status under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and
• Are legally entitled to work in Canada, according to relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations

RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direction of the Manager of Food Access & Skills Programs, the Food Skills interns responsibilities will be to:

• Assist with planning, preparing and serving Thursday and Friday meals and Saturday market programs
• Assist in the preparation of meals while adhering to requirements of safe food handling
• Participate in the cleaning, maintenance, and safety measures for kitchen equipment
• Assist with planning and delivery of 1-2 community kitchens programs
• Distribution of meals to participants and communicating necessary dietary information
• Share and accept feedback on meals with community participants to ensure quality
• Other duties as required

WHAT YOULL LEARN

• Process of developing, organizing, and facilitating programs focused on community development, food education, and food justice for diverse groups of people under the guidance of the supervisors
• Kitchen skills and meal planning for large meal delivery
• Creating and updating resources and programs such as handouts and manuals
• Promoting our work by developing and sharing outreach materials through social media
• Promoting justice and dignity through food programs

QUALIFICATIONS

• Some experience with and interest in cooking
• Some experience with concepts of food justice
• Capacity for monitoring and reacting to detailed work, particularly food safety tasks
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Computer literacy in common office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Experience or commitment to working with diverse communities (people of different ages, abilities, backgrounds, and incomes) in a sensitive manner

ASSETS (ideal but not required)

• Safe food handling experience or Food Handlers Certification
• Experience developing and facilitating workshops or other educational programming
• Experience working with volunteers and community members in a leadership capacity
• Knowledge of, lived experience of, and/or commitment to issues of hunger, poverty, social justice
• Ability to speak a language relevant to the neighbourhood (e.g. Spanish, Arabic, or Kurdish)
• Valid First Aid certificate and/or Safe Food Handlers certificate

To apply for this position, please send your cover letter and resume to [email protected], with "CFC Intern Food Skills application" in the subject header. No generic applications will be considered. All applications must be received by April 25, 2025, at 11:59 pm.

Neighbour to Neighbour is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for next steps will be contacted.

Neighbour to Neighbour Centre is committed to employment equity and encourages applicants from equity seeking and deserving groups. We are dedicated to providing an atmosphere free from barriers in order to embody and best demonstrate equity, inclusivity, and diversity. We celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees.

If you require accommodation during the application and recruitment process , please contact Human Resources at 905-574-1334 Ext 209 as soon as possible.