Administrative Associate

Feeding America; Barre (VT); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Vermont Foodbank is seeking a full-time, in-person Administrative Assistant based in Barre, Vermont. This hourly role reports to the Director-EPeC & Administration and supports daily operations with a strong customer service focus.

We offer comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, a 403(b) plan, holidays and PTO, paid family leave, and additional leave options. Vermont Foodbank is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

• Answering and directing incoming calls.
• Welcoming and directing visitors.
• Interacts with participants, donors, community partners, volunteers, and staff.
• Maintains confidentiality and delivers excellent customer service.

Job description

Because you’ll do work that matters. Be part of an equity-minded organization working to ensure everyone in Vermont has enough food every day!

This full time, hourly, and in person position based out of the Barre office and reports to the Director-EPeC & Administration.

The Vermont Foodbank’s work culture is progressive, forward thinking, and equity minded. Staff can fully develop their potential in a variety of ways: as organizational leaders, in shaping programs and advocacy efforts, and in working towards a future where everyone in Vermont has enough food every day.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and seek to bring our values of diversity and inclusion to our hiring process. Beyond our commitment to non-discrimination, we encourage applications from candidates who can contribute to the diversity of our organization and who have lived experience of inequity.

End date

October 31, 2026

Opportunity type

Job

Category

Administration (e.g., Finance, IT, HR)

Job responsibilities

The primary components of this position include answering and directing incoming calls, welcoming and directing visitors. This role interacts frequently with participants, donors, community partners, volunteers, and staff members in the daily operations of the Foodbank, requiring confidentiality and excellent customer service at all times. Attached is the job description with additional details regarding this particular position.

• The pay range for this position is set between $53,570 to $58,589 annually.
• Health insurance (100% employer-paid)
• Dental (90% employer-paid)
• Vision, Life Insurance (100% paid)
• Short & Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution after 1 year
• 16 paid holidays (including the week between Christmas and New Year's)
• Vacation + Sick PTO accrual, 5 personal PTO days each year
• Paid Family & Medical Leave, paid bereavement, paid jury duty & civic engagement leave

Vermont Foodbank is the state’s largest hunger-relief organization and only food bank, providing nourishing food through a network of more than 300 community partners – food shelves, meal sites, senior centers, after-school programs, schools, and hospitals.

Vermont Foodbank, a member of Feeding America, provides more than 14 million pounds of food annually to people throughout Vermont.