Create Your Y Story

At the Y, you can feel more connected to your community, meet new people, expand your knowledge base, and experience one of the most rewarding jobs by helping support our mission of developing individuals, families, and communities, while having fun in a challenging and dynamic atmosphere.

Who We Are

The Greater Valley YMCA (GVYMCA or GVY) is a volunteer-led, nonprofit, community organization. The Y is committed to strengthening community by positively changing lives every day. At each of our branches, we concentrate our efforts in three areas: Healthy Living, Youth Development, and Social Responsibility. And we do so in a way that upholds the Y’s traditional family values of Respect, Responsibility, Caring, and Honesty.

For over 100 years, the Y has made tangible differences in the communities of Allentown, Bethlehem, Catasauqua, Easton, Forks, Nazareth, those comprising the Slate Belt region and the Lehigh Valley as a whole. Founded as individual YMCAs as early as 1897, the following branches of the Greater Valley Y merged together between 2010 and 2015: the Nazareth YMCA, the Suburban North Family YMCA, the Family YMCA of Easton, Phillipsburg & Vicinity and the Bethlehem YMCA. In 2014, the Forks YMCA Education Center was established. The Slate Belt branch was opened in 2015. In January 2017, the Allentown YMCA joined the Greater Valley YMCA.

What it’s Like to Work Here

Ask our employees and the one word they’d use to describe working at GVY is “Fulfilling.” Our team members all share a positive attitude, problem solving abilities and patience, enabling them to provide excellent customer service even during fast-paced shifts. Our culture, plus continuous opportunities for growth, have resulted in positive impacts for our communities. Don’t miss out on this rare opening with us!

The GVYMCA Is For Everyone

It's our mission to unleash the potential in every team, and we know that teams perform best when they are diverse and every team member feels that they belong. It is the unique contributions of all GVY'ers that drive our success, and we're committed to building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do meaningful work and be recognized for their efforts. To that end, we are committed to providing an environment free of discrimination for everyone. You can read more about our commitment to diversity and mission here

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an amazing person to help coordinate food purchases, preparations, and distributions to our summer outreach sites. You would help create a safe and positive food preparation atmosphere that promotes team engagement and safe food handling in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures.

A Day in the Life as a Food Service Coordinator

As a Food Service Coordinator, your primary responsibility is to ensure that the daily production of lunches is done in accordance with Serve Safe Food Handling. The Food Service Coordinator will develop, implement, supervise, and evaluate all activities and functions which relate to the summer food program's daily operations. Recruits, trains, and supports assigned staff in the implementation of daily operations.

Responsibilities as a Food Service Coordinator

• Recruits, trains, develops and schedules food prep and delivery staff, and volunteers; identifies training needs of staff and ensures each staff person maintains appropriate certifications
• Directly supervises part-time and/or full-time and non-exempt seasonal employees and volunteers.
• Ensures that the food prep and delivery schedule is adequately staffed at all times. Ensures substitutes in the event that a staff member cannot work. Substitutes for food prep and delivery staff when all required channels are exhausted and in emergency situations.
• Ensures that daily logs, menu updates, data collection, meal counts, weather conditions, etc are compiled in accordance with federal agency requirements.
• Continually monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of daily operations ensuring clean, organized, and safe facilities and equipment.
• Develops and maintains cooperative relationships with community agencies and organizations; represents YMCA at appropriate meetings and community events.
• Complies with all YMCA policies, rules, and any local, state, and federal laws and licensing requirements related to outdoor pool operations.
• Responds to all member and community inquiries and complaints within 24 hours
• Maintains active supervision of each meal site, monitoring for compliance around serving the meals
• Knows/reviews all emergency procedures and responds to emergency situations immediately in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures. Accurately completes related reports as required
• Checks the food prep room for hazardous conditions when arriving
• Performs other duties as assigned

Who You Would Report to

• Forks Education Center Site Director

Expected Hours Per Week

• Seasonal
• Full-time
• Monday – Friday, 08:00 am – 4:00 pm

Pay Range

• $17.00 - $20.00 / hour

Where You Would Be Working

• Forks Education Center 1350 Sullivan Trail, Easton PA 18040

Requirements

• Minimum age of eighteen (18)
• Minimum of two (2) years of staff management experience
• Minimum of one (1) year experience with YMCA or similar organization
• Complete and pass applicable Summer Food Service Program Training
• Obtain ServSafe Food Handler Certification
• CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED, Basic First Aid
• Have knowledge of Y’s Healthy Eating And Physical Activity standards
• Child Abuse Training must be completed within ninety (90) days of employment
• Additional training requirements
• Familiarity with personal computers helpful
• Ability to respond to safety and emergency situations
• Valid and current driver’s license recommended but not required
• Able to effectively communicate and build relationships with Y staff, members, and vendors
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good customer service skills, high ethical standards, an appropriate professional image, and a team player
• Must possess sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment skills, and a positive attitude
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred, but not required

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
  • climb stairs, bend, stoop, kneel, twist, reach with hands, sit, stand for an extended period, climb, walk, lift and/or move up to fifty pounds, have finger dexterity, grasp, perform repetitive motions, talk, hear, and have visual acuity
  • able to communicate using a computer and phone/smart device
• The work is performed both indoors and out and may require travel to various locations
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time

Benefits

• Free Membership to the Y
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources
• Retirement Plan (403b)

Start Your Y Journey Today!