Program Specialist-Community Specialist

Summary

Help People Across Vermont Connect with Food Resources!

Join Vermont Foodbank as a Program Specialist-Community Resources and help community members access food and support programs that make a difference. You'll help community members navigate 3SquaresVT (SNAP) and CSFP, and connect to additional resources. You will also contribute to efforts that strengthen food access across Vermont.

What you'll do:

• • Answer questions and support applications for 3SquaresVT and CSFP.
  • Connect community members with additional resources.
  • Support outreach, advocacy, and trauma-informed initiatives.
  • Elevate community member voices and help address gaps in food access.

What we're looking for:

• • Compassionate, resourceful, and community-focused.
  • Strong communicator and relationship builder.
  • Organized, adaptable, detail-oriented, and comfortable supporting diverse needs.
  • Committed to equity, dignity, and trauma-informed approaches.

Why join us?

Because you'll do work that matters. Be part of an equity-minded organization working to ensure everyone in Vermont has enough food every day!

 Compensation & Benefits:

• • Full-time, hybrid position (must be within driving distance of one of the Vermont Foodbank distribution centers in Barre, Rutland, or Brattleboro).
  • Health insurance (100% employer-paid)
  • Dental (90% employer-paid)
  • Vision, Life Insurance (100% paid)
  • Short & Long Term Disability (100% paid)
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution after 1 year
  • 16 paid holidays (including the week between Christmas and New Year's)
  • Vacation + Sick PTO accrual, 5 personal PTO days each year
  • Paid Family & Medical Leave, paid bereavement, paid jury duty & civic engagement leave

To apply for this position, please visit and submit an employment application with a resume and cover letter attached. The pay range for this position is set between $54,376 to $73,568 annually based on relevant years of experience.

The Vermont Foodbank's work culture is progressive, forward thinking, and equity minded. Staff can fully develop their potential in a variety of ways: as organizational leaders, in shaping programs and advocacy efforts, and in working towards a future where everyone in Vermont has enough food every day.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and seek to bring our values of diversity and inclusion to our hiring process. Beyond our commitment to non-discrimination, we encourage applications from candidates who can contribute to the diversity of our organization and who have lived experience of inequity.

Job Description

Help People Across Vermont Connect with Food Resources!

Join Vermont Foodbank as a Program Specialist-Community Resources and help community members access food and support programs that make a difference. You'll help community members navigate 3SquaresVT (SNAP) and CSFP, and connect to additional resources. You will also contribute to efforts that strengthen food access across Vermont.

What you'll do:

• • Answer questions and support applications for 3SquaresVT and CSFP.
  • Connect community members with additional resources.
  • Support outreach, advocacy, and trauma-informed initiatives.
  • Elevate community member voices and help address gaps in food access.

What we're looking for:

• • Compassionate, resourceful, and community-focused.
  • Strong communicator and relationship builder.
  • Organized, adaptable, detail-oriented, and comfortable supporting diverse needs.
  • Committed to equity, dignity, and trauma-informed approaches.

Why join us?

Because you'll do work that matters. Be part of an equity-minded organization working to ensure everyone in Vermont has enough food every day!

 Compensation & Benefits:

• • Full-time, hybrid position (must be within driving distance of one of the Vermont Foodbank distribution centers in Barre, Rutland, or Brattleboro).
  • Health insurance (100% employer-paid)
  • Dental (90% employer-paid)
  • Vision, Life Insurance (100% paid)
  • Short & Long Term Disability (100% paid)
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution after 1 year
  • 16 paid holidays (including the week between Christmas and New Year's)
  • Vacation + Sick PTO accrual, 5 personal PTO days each year
  • Paid Family & Medical Leave, paid bereavement, paid jury duty & civic engagement leave

To apply for this position, please visit and submit an employment application with a resume and cover letter attached. The pay range for this position is set between $54,376 to $73,568 annually based on relevant years of experience.

The Vermont Foodbank's work culture is progressive, forward thinking, and equity minded. Staff can fully develop their potential in a variety of ways: as organizational leaders, in shaping programs and advocacy efforts, and in working towards a future where everyone in Vermont has enough food every day.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and seek to bring our values of diversity and inclusion to our hiring process. Beyond our commitment to non-discrimination, we encourage applications from candidates who can contribute to the diversity of our organization and who have lived experience of inequity.