Program Assistant - Picnics in the Park

Essential Responsibilities

• Implement program under the direction of the Picnics in the Park Director.
• Comply with all Safe from Harm requirements.
• Maintain standards.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for the children.
• Receive food delivered from Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) and store in a safe manner.
• Load and unload crates of food to transport food to Memorial Park and prepare food for serving.
• Carefully enforce rules in dispensing food to only those who qualify.
• Follow proper food handling procedures and GCCARD requirements.
• Interact with children during recreation, craft, structured physical activities, and educational activities.
• Help fill out meal count form and call-in next day’s order/meal count to GCCARD.
• Clean and maintain program areas such as mopping, sweeping, wiping down tables, taking out trash, etc.
• Help maintain statistics and report to GCCARD or Picnics in the Park Director.
• Maintain focus on interacting with the kids.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years old or older.
• A high school diploma/GED preferred, or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Prior experience working with youth and/or willing to be trained.