OCP is Hiring !!!
Administrative Director
Assistant Kitchen Coordinator
We have an opening in our kitchen for a 3/4 to full time assistant manager. The Asst. Kitchen Manager assists the Coordinator in all aspects of running and managing the kitchen. The assistant may also work Community Center shifts serving our homeless community members. Work includes managing meals and staff/volunteers cooking meals, food donations, FLR restaurant, good components of our fundraising events, and Kitchen Industries, a supportive employment program. OCP provides 20,000 hot meals to homeless and at risk individuals and families in our community each year. The work is challenging but highly meaningful. Come join our team! Full job description can be found here. $30k – $35k. To apply, submit a resume and cover letter detailing why you would be a good fit for this position. Send to Sam@OurCommunityPlace.org.
OCP is hiring for the open position of full time Administrative Director. This is a management position and either completes the work for, or oversees others completing, a variety of tasks related to financial management, bookkeeping, human resources, tracking data, office management, and communications/marketing/social media. OCP seeks an individual with strong organizational skills who is detail oriented and enjoys these tasks, and is looking for a long-term commitment to serving the populations we serve at OCP. The work is challenging but highly meaningful. Come join our team! Full job description can be found here. $33k – $43k. To apply, submit a resume and cover letter detailing why you would be a good fit for this position. Send to Sam@OurCommunityPlace.org.
To our major sponsors: a HUGE THANK YOU!
RODIUM SPONSORS ($3000)
Matchbox Realty
PALLADIUM SPONSORS ($1000 – $2000)
JZ Engineering
LD&B Insurance and Financial Services
Colman Engineering
TITANIUM SPONSORS ($500)
Blauch Brothers, Inc.
Friendly City Food Coop
Park View Federal Credit Union
Allstate
Evermore Construction
Herr Construction
Dynamic Aviation
Harrisonburg Electric Commission
Design Concrete Builders
Frazier Quarry
GOLD SPONSORS ($250)
Weaver’s Flooring America
Everence Foundation
Flora Pettit Law Offices
Sam’s Construction
BrydgeWorks Glass Studio
Grassroots Landscaping
SILVER SPONSORS ($100)
Boboko Cafe
Cavalier
Blue Ridge Hearing Center
Beachy Arehart CPA’s
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