JOB POSTING #2024-CSJ-135-01
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Food Bank

Starfish Pack Program Assistant

Wage: $19.00 per hour

Full time:  35 hours per week

Temporary 8-week position, summer job through the Canada Summer Jobs Program,

starting mid to end June 2024

Help Plan, Prepare, and Deliver Food for School-aged Children   

Join the team at Archway

Come Help Us Help People

Location:  Abbotsford

On Site

This position is funded through Canada Summer Jobs, which has certain requirements and encourages the hiring of youth with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and other racialized youth, and youth in the 2SLGBTQI+ community.  

Youth must meet the following criteria:

• Must be between the ages of 16 and 30, at the time of their start of employment at Archway.
• Must be a Canadian citizen, immigrant with permanent residency status, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.
• NOTE: International students are ineligible for this program. 

The Canada Summer Jobs program objectives are to:

• provide quality experiences for youth;
• respond to national and local priorities to improve access to the labour market for youth who face unique barriers to employment, i.e., youth who are early leavers of high school, not in employment, education or training; Black and other racialized youth; youth with disabilities; Indigenous youth; 2SLGBTQ+ youth, and
• provide opportunities for youth to develop and improve their skills.

Job Summary:

The CSJ Starfish Pack Program Assistant, Food Bank, will work with the Starfish Pack Coordinator to oversee the Program including creating and costing food menus for the school and summer Starfish Pack Program.  The Program Assistant will also support food distribution activities for Food Bank operations and Archway events.

Your Role:

Archway’s CSJ Starfish Pack Program Assistant with the Food Bank contributes by:

• Communicating with schools, volunteers, and all Starfish parents/caregivers by phone, e-mail, and in person.
• Contacting all Starfish Pack locations to provide support for the Program.
• Drafting communication messages for newsletters and Archway’s website.
• Assisting in registering and onboarding all clients, Starfish Pack locations, and participating schools for the summer Starfish Pack food hampers.
• Working with the Food Bank drivers to ensure distribution of food packages and food hampers.
• Ensuring accurate and timely food orders (quantity and quality) are placed on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
• Assisting in planning and updating the menus for the Back-to-School Starfish Pack Backpack Program for the fall.

This position is a great fit for someone who is interested in helping create food hampers for school-aged children, has a passion for helping those in need, and who understands the hardships for low-income families struggling to put food on the table.   

Our Offer

• Wage: $19.00 per hour.
• A full-time position at 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and some Saturdays.
• Temporary for 8 weeks, starting mid to end June 2024.
• Benefits include:
  • Great in-house training opportunities.
  • Build your experience in the field of food security, food access, and food sovereignty.  
  • Rewarding work in a positive environment.

Getting an Interview – you will be considered if you have:

• A diploma in Human Services or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience is an asset.
• Experience working in program coordination is an asset.
• Experience working in a position that addresses food security issues is an asset.
• Experience leading and managing volunteers is an asset.

The Job Requires you to have:

• A valid Class 5 BC Drivers’ License and satisfactory Driver’s Record.
• Knowledge of the issues, barriers and impacts encompassing food insecurity, homelessness, and housing.
• Well-developed verbal, written, and active listening skills; able to communicate effectively and respectfully with people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
• Competency with computers; able to use Microsoft Office365 particularly Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint, and virtual meeting platforms.
• Ability to plan, organize, and manage time and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of basic food needs including dietary, cultural, and nutritional requirements.
• The ability to lift up to 50lbs.
• The ability to interact with people in various stages of trauma response.
• The ability to drive and have your own personal vehicle.
• ​​​Eligibility to meet Canada Summer Jobs requirements of being between 16 to 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period; be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment; have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada. International students are not eligible participants, including anyone who is temporarily in Canada for studies and who is not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada. Youth awaiting a refugee status ruling, as well as those who hold a temporary visitor visa, youth visa or work visa are ineligible.
• A satisfactory criminal records check is a condition of employment.

Closing date is May 14, 2024.

No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Your resume may also be forwarded to other Programs for their consideration for their job vacancies.  If you do not wish for your application to be shared with other Programs, please send an e-mail to with DO NOT FORWARD TO OTHER PROGRAMS, in the subject line of the e-mail and the job reference number to which you applied, in the body of the e-mail.

Archway's goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Equity and diversity are essential to excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age.  

We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional and unceded territory of the Stō:ló people. Stō:ló territory extends from the mouth of the Fraser River to Boston Bar. Locally, this includes the Matsqui First Nation and Sumas First Nation. We give them thanks for sharing their land and resources with us.

We invest in the mental health and wellbeing of our employees.