Retriever Essentials is looking to bring on three undergraduate students to help us staff The Essential Space. Check out Handshake Job #10111518 to apply by Friday 8/8/25.
The Retriever Essentials student pantry staff is a part-time employee position of RSS at UMBC. Staff is responsible for fostering a welcoming and clean environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage the flow of traffic in and out of the pantry
- Facilitating check in & check out processes
- Assist with collection and management of inventory food and essential donations
- Distribute food and other essentials to students/staff who visit
- Maintain clear and courteous communication with all individuals accessing pantry services
- Provide feedback to pantry management staff based on observations
- Weighing and inserting data of taken or received essential items
- Restock and clean the essentials space
- Contribute to a safe and healthy environment
- Periodically represent Retriever Essentials at events and tabling sessions
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- A genuine interest in social impact
- Must be a current UMBC undergraduate student, and have completed at least one semester as a UMBC undergraduate
- Must be able to commit about ten to fifteen hours a week in the pantry
- Strong organizational/communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and independently
- Ability to solve problems with students and team members
- Must be able to lift 25lbs
Preferred Qualifications:
- Customer service experience
- Service Work Experience
Our mission is to develop a comprehensive program of resources, which immediately relieves the burden of food insecurity* for UMBC members and connects them to ongoing support networks, in order to enhance their academic retention and career success.
*The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life.