Senior Meal and Transportation Clerk-FT

Job Details: Job Location: Imlay City Senior Center - Imlay City, MI, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $18.32 - $26.15Hourly, Lapeer County Senior ProgramsSenior Meal and Transportation Clerk – Job Description General SummaryUnder the supervision of the Senior Programs Director, facilitates and monitors congregate and home-delivered meal services. Oversees meal service to ensure food safety and compliance with food service licensure requirements, including maintaining proper food temperatures and sanitation. Assists with coordination of nutrition programs, and recruitment and retention of program volunteers for activities. Plans and facilitates senior activities in community locations and congregate meal sites. Plans driver routes for home delivered meals and oversees coordination of transportation for seniors. Maintains appropriate records as required by funding source. Will perform various clerical duties and assist with Senior Center operations to ensure a welcoming and safe environment for older adults to socialize. Performs other related duties as assigned to support Senior Programs operations and services.Essential Functions1. Collaborates with the Senior Programs Coordinator and other team members to plan, coordinate, deliver, and oversee congregate and home-delivered meal services, ensuring adequate staffing coverage and operational coverage.2. Assists with planning, coordinating, and implementing senior activities, special events, educational programs, and outings for senior participants, while ensuring appropriate staffing and volunteer support.3. Serves lunch and cleans up at the center. Ensures proper food handling in accordance with food service licensure requirements. Assists in kitchen as needed. Ensures volunteers who assist with food handling and serving, as well as clean-up tasks, use established protocols. Maintains kitchen and office equipment.4. Enlists participation of volunteer workers for food service. Conducts orientation for the program for volunteers who receive job placements at the site and trains volunteers for specific job assignments, including proper food handling and sanitation techniques.5. Coordinates and assists with preparation of home delivered meals, congregate site meals, and emergency meals.6. Coordinates driver routes for home delivered meals.7. Schedules, coordinates, and monitors transportation services for program participants, ensuring timely and efficient service delivery.8. Promotes awareness of Senior Programs through community outreach, presentations, educational activities, and partnerships with community organizations.9. Maintains required records and reports as assigned.10. Attends in-service meetings as assigned.11. Receives donations from program and center participants and processes according to established procedure.12. Coordinates and participates with other departmental staff in services and activities.13. Reports on home delivered meals and congregate meal clients and ensures that information is relayed to Senior Programs Coordinator in a timely matter.14. Performs a variety of clerical duties and program errands as assigned.Other functions:Assist participants, visitors, and community members by providing information regarding available services, programs, and resources.This list may not be inclusive of the total scope of job functions to be performed. Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or modified at any time.Qualifications: Employment Qualifications:Education: High School Diploma, or equivalent experience.Experience: One (1) year of experience working with older adults, nutrition programs, food service operations, transportation coordination, volunteer management, community services, or a related field preferred.Other Requirements: Possession of a valid Michigan Driver’s License.The qualifications above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, just as general guidelines that should be considered along with other job-related selection or promotional criteria.Qualifications:Knowledge of transportation scheduling, route coordination, and computerized scheduling systems are preferred.Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple assignments, schedules, and participant needs.Ability to interact professionally, compassionately, and effectively with older adults and individuals experiencing physical, emotional, cognitive, or social challenges.Knowledge of safe food handling, transportation, storage, and sanitation procedures.Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.Ability to multitask and prioritize when dealing with client needs.Knowledge in confidentiality rules, policies, and procedures.Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.Physical Requirements: (This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description. These include, but are not limited to, the following requirements and working conditions. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for otherwise qualified applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements.)Ability to travel throughout the area.Ability to operate an automobile.Ability to walk over uneven surfaces to access client’s homes.Ability to climb stairs to access client’s homes.Ability to enter and retrieve office files including computer generated files and records.Working Conditions:Works in office, community, meal-service, transportation, and participant-home environments. Regular travel throughout Lapeer County is required. Position may involve exposure to varying weather conditions, traffic conditions, and participant homes.