Volunteer!
Fill out our Volunteer Application Today
The Kitsap Community Food Co-op welcomes volunteers! From helping with store operations, assisting with our marketing efforts, developing farm connections, and much more…volunteering is the foundation of our cooperative business model!
See the below current postings of needs with a brief description and complete the online application (Fill out our Volunteer Application Today) as your first step. Please note all positions you might be interested in order of priority.
Please send inquiries to: volunteers@kitsapfood.coop. The Volunteer Coordinator will reach out to you to schedule a time to discuss your application and the positions you are interested in. Thank you for your interest!
Grocery Stocker
The stocker plays an important role in ensuring product is displayed neatly out on the floor, backstock is rotated properly and that the store looks neat and clean at all times. The stocker may assist with processing deliveries, pricing, setting up displays, customer service, or other duties as assigned. Daily, with both AM and PM shifts available.
Committees
The Co-op welcomes community members at large to share their knowledge and skills by serving on a committee:
- Marketing & PR: The primary purpose of the Marketing & PR Committee is to develop and implement marketing, events, outreach and other opportunities that lead to increased sales, membership and community engagement.
- Cash Flow Projects: The primary purpose of the Cash Flow Projects Committee is to develop and implement programs, promotions, partnerships, and new product ideas that increase store revenue.
- Business Development: The primary purpose of the Business Development Committee is to develop a business plan for the expansion of the coop, coordinate local food system partnerships and facilitate the search and evaluation of a new store location.
Board Members
The KCFC Board of Directors may have a maximum of ten directors, and functions as the entity that is legally responsible for all business and financial decisions of the co-op. We are actively seeking board members with experience in the following areas: retail management (especially grocery), commercial real estate, finance, contract law, agriculture, marketing/public relations, and fundraising.
Elections occur at the close of our fiscal year in the fall for expiring terms, which last three years. *You must be a Member-owner in good standing to serve on the board of directors.