Jamil Niner Student Food Pantry Garden UPIP Intern                                                      Leadership & Community Engagement

Position Description: One in three college students experiences food insecurity. If you’re passionate about helping others and addressing food insecurity on campus while also working with volunteers in a leadership capacity, this internship is for you! 

The Food Pantry Garden Interns are primarily dedicated to the administration of the Jamil Niner Pantry working with the Assistant Director of Leadership & Community Engagement and the Graduate Assistant. This position includes recruitment, organization and working with volunteers and student clients.  This is a 10-hour-per-week position starting in August 2022 and ending in May 2023. 

This internship is open to any major but would be an excellent opportunity for a Business, Public Administration, Public Health, or Social Work major.

Required Skills: 

The person in this position must have:

• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
• Self-motivation, organization, customer service skills
• Knowledge about gardening vegetables in NC
• Competent in various computer programs
• Must be willing to be Van Driver Certified
• Must be willing to become Food Safe Certified

Responsibilities:

• Works 10 hours per week at the JNSP from August 2023 – May 2024 (Currently, the pantry is scheduled to be staffed from 10:30-5:00 pm Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays and intern hours would need to take place during that time for most of the time. Some hours may take place outside of this time as approved)
• Assists with all daily operations at the Jamil Niner Student Pantry (JNSP) including check-in, stocking, logging, and cleaning
• Works with volunteers, other interns, donors, & Leadership & Community Engagement (L&CE) staff to maintain the mission of JNSP  
• Helps create volunteer opportunities for student groups, classes, and individual volunteers to assist at the pantry and maintain the garden
• Collaborates with on-campus groups to organize garden projects and plan seasonal planting
• Assists with Swipe Out Hunger Program   
• Assists with leading volunteers with tasks such as:                                                                                    
  Sorting and stocking shelves 
  Writing and coordinating volunteers to assist with donor thank you cards