Food Pantry Assistant — Student Outreach & Inventory

University of Pikeville; Pikeville (KY); On-site; USD 9,900 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Pikeville is seeking a Jubilee Center Assistant—Lisa’s Love Food Pantry Student Assistant to support daily operations of the campus pantry and help ensure students have access to nutritious food and essential care items.

The role involves inventory management, customer service, distribution, and community outreach while promoting a welcoming, confidential environment for all pantry visitors. Position is entry-level and FWS funded.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service with professional demeanor.
• Ability to maintain accurate inventory, donation, and usage records.
• Willingness to promote a welcoming and confidential environment.

Responsibilities

• Welcome pantry visitors with professionalism, compassion, respect, and confidentiality.
• Receive, inspect, sort, and stock donations following pantry and food safety guidelines.
• Monitor inventory, rotate stock using FIFO practices, and remove expired or damaged items.
• Assist students with pantry procedures and locating available resources.
• Maintain accurate inventory, donation, distribution, and usage records.
• Support food drives, donation campaigns, volunteer events, and outreach initiatives.
• Create promotional and social media content to increase pantry awareness and engagement.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe pantry environment.
• Collaborate with campus and community partners to support pantry operations and events.
• Demonstrate dependability, ethical stewardship, and commitment to serving the campus community.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Professionalism

Career Development

Critical Thinking

Community Transformation

Leadership

Technology

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Canva

Social Media

New Technology

Job description

University of Pikeville is seeking a Jubilee Center Assistant—Lisa’s Love Food Pantry Student Assistant to support daily operations of the campus pantry and help ensure students have access to nutritious food and essential care items.

The role involves inventory management, customer service, distribution, and community outreach while promoting a welcoming, confidential environment for all pantry visitors. Position is entry-level and FWS funded.