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Join a dedicated team working to sustain a community where everyone has access to nutritious food, served with kindness and respect.

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Support Associate

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Position Summary

The Belfast Soup Kitchen is hiring a Support Associate who will provide daily operations support, uphold BSK values and vision by supporting staff, volunteers, and guests in an atmosphere of cheerfulness and caring with dignity and respect

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Essential Experience & Skills

  • Minimum of 1 year working with the public in formal and informal settings.

  • Strong understanding of safe food handling, storage practices, and basic inventory management.

  • Must be able to safely and consistently lift and move 50–75 lbs.

  • Solid mathematical ability and comfort using computers, including MS Excel, Word, and database management.

  • Proven customer service and interpersonal skills.

  • A history of working collaboratively in team environments with staff, volunteers, and guests.

  • Organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize.

Responsibilities

This is a physically demanding role; you will be lifting, moving, and walking throughout your shift.

• Safely unload incoming delivery trucks and local donation pickups; sort, weigh, and stock items in the facility.

• Organize storage areas, maintain FIFO (first-in, first-out) stock rotation, and track incoming food items.

• Drive our vehicle to local community partners to collect food donations and bring donations back to the kitchen.

• Assist with food dehydration, packet production, and packaging frozen prep meals.

• Cross-train to cover staff absences, assist guests warmly, and complete light administrative data entry as needed.​

Education & Licensing Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED required.

  • Valid Driver’s License.

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Application Instructions

Please submit a resume, brief letter of interest, and three (3) references to:

info@belfastsoupkitchen.org

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or mail to:

Belfast Soup Kitchen

PO Box 1153

Belfast ME 04915

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31 Belmont Ave.

Belfast, Maine 04915

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Hours:

Coffee/Social Hour: Monday – Friday 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Daily Lunch
Curbside/Takeout Service: Monday – Friday 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Inside Dining Service: Monday – Friday 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Kindness Community Market:
Monday – Thursday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Friday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

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Donation Hours:  Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM

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The Belfast Soup Kitchen is Closed for the following Holidays:

​New Years Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday, Patriots Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

EIN : 80-0617201

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