Opportunities From: United Way of Kaw Valley

The Front Desk Greeter plays a critical role in creating a welcoming volunteers, agency partners, and vendors to the Kansas Distribution Center. The volunteer in this role will be responsible for providing friendly and eff0icient customer service, handling inquiries, and facilitating communication within the organization.

Responsibilities:

Greet and welcome visitors, volunteers, and partners in a friendly and professional manner.

Answer general inquiries from visitors directing them to the appropriate staff or resources.

Support administrative tasks such as data entry, answering phone calls, and accepting deliveries.

Other tasks as needed.

Commitment:

This is an onsite position at Harvesters Kansas Distribution Center

Requires a weekly commitment of 10 hours, with flexible scheduling available.

Must be able to commit to a regular volunteer schedule.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Ability to interact with diverse groups of people.

Basic knowledge of computer skills for data entry and email communication.

Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

Additional Requirements:

Candidates must successfully complete an interview and a background check.

Training and Support: Volunteers will be provided with comprehensive training and ongoing support from the Kansas Distribution Center team, ensuring they are fully equipped for their responsibilities.

Each month, Harvesters distributes nearly 5,000 CSFP food boxes to food insecure seniors. These boxes include shelf stable items like cereal, pasta, canned vegetables, and juices. Please help us share an upbeat messages in each one of these boxes. You can scrapbook or decorate a card and include a handwritten, up-beat message.

Any quantity of cards will gladly be accepted. This is a great project for individuals or groups (faith-based, schools, service organization, etc.). One hour of service will be given for every 10 handmade cards completed. Please note if cards are purchased and not handmade, volunteer hours will be credited at the discretion of Harvesters' staff.

Service hours are only credited for non-legal purposes and limited to 8 hours (80 cards) per month. 

In order to receive service hours, cards must meet the following guidelines.

Once cards are completed they can be mailed or drop off at: 

Harvesters Kansas Distribution Center

Attn: Community Engagement Team

1220 Timberedge Road

Lawrence, KS 66049

Make sure to include your contact informaiton so that we can log your service hours: first & last name, email address, and phone number. 

Harvesters appreciates the opportunity to participate as a receiving organization for individuals who need to complete court-ordered community service hours. Harvesters maintains an orderly, safe and productive environment that will benefit the organization and those needing to complete service hours.

Harvesters utilizes court-ordered Community Service Workers (CSWs) to perform a variety of tasks in its warehouse operations. By doing so, Harvesters is able to increase the efficiency of employees and other volunteers throughout the organization. The following guidelines are designed to provide structure, organization and security for the program.

Community Service Workers need to be willing and able to lift up to 50 pounds. Jobs will vary; from emptying trash in various departments into a trash dumpster, crushing cardboard into a compactor, sweeping, and other cleaning projects, etc. There are no light-duty community service opportunities.

Please note: No persons are allowed whose offense involves violence and/or sexual misconduct. No persons are allowed whose offense is theft or shoplifting. 

For additional questions please contact the community engagement team at fighthunger@harvesters.org or 785-861-7700 and ask for Mary. 

Host a food & fund drive in your neighborhood, place of business, school or community organization. Food & fund drives are great fun, especially when friendly competition between participants is encouraged! Contact Topeka Community Engagement at fighthunger@harvesters.org.

Don’t have room for a food drive barrel or have time to make a special trip to the grocery store? Host a virtual food drive for your workplace or organization! It’s a convenient, hassle-free, 24/7 way to help Harvesters with the click of a mouse! Go to www.harvesters.org and click on "Give Food" to download our step-by-step guides and "how to" kits.