Meals from the Heartland - Hosts
September 2010
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Job Descriptions

Supply Station/Dock Volunteers – responsible for preparing food materials for delivery to the packaging table; opening bags and filling bins, loading bins on manual transports, and stocking packaging areas as needed. Maintaining a clean, organized work area, cleaning and re-stocking packaging areas between shifts. Volunteers trained on location for their shift. Physical requirements: safely lift 52 lbs bags, operate a box knife. Standard shift = 3 hours.

Training/Staging Hosts – responsible for guiding volunteers to the training area, answering basic packaging and program questions, organizing volunteers in groups of 8-10, refilling supplies (hats, gloves and hand sanitizer) and maintaining order in the training and staging areas. Must be able to attend pre-event training, minimum shift commitment of 3 hours.

Packaging Supervisors - responsible for supervision of general volunteers manning their assigned packaging stations, for maintaining order in their area of responsibility and working with event Volunteer Training/Staging Volunteers to ensure areas are adequately staffed. Must be able to attend pre-event training, minimum shift commitment of 3 hours, volunteers will be provided distinctive hat upon arrival at the venue.

Event Hosts – responsible for greeting and checking in volunteers, answering general questions about the event and community, assisting general volunteers in selecting a volunteer activity and directing general volunteers to orientation areas. Must be able to attend pre-event training, minimum shift commitment of 3.5 hours.

Donations Hosts – responsible for receiving, organizing and packaging canned food and school supply donations from volunteers. Minimum shift commitment of 3.5 hours.

Set up and Tear Down Volunteers - responsible for set up and/or break down of stations, and duties as assigned to get production running and clean out. Physical requirements: safely lift 52 lbs and move about with ease. Standard shift = 4 hours.