Grocery Connect - Concierge

Grocery Connect - Concierge

What is Grocery Connect?

Grocery Connect brings grocery shopping into communities traditionally referred to as food deserts. Composed of service centers in the community, Grocery Connect is staffed by a concierge, The concierge will work with connections on how to order via the Kroger platforms, support clients in the order placement process, assist with benefits eligibility and registration to increase their purchasing power, and liaison with Kroger for situations that may need special support. With Kroger as our grocery partner, we will utilize their online shopping platforms as well as Kroger trucks and drivers for deliveries to the service center.

Who We Are

Grocery Connect is an initiative under the Bonton Farms organization. Bonton Farms' mission is to "Transform lives by disrupting systems of inequity, laying a foundation where change yields health, wholeness and opportunity as the norm." Grocery Connect is a team who are working to disrupt the systems that have created food deserts and to act as a relief agent in communities where it's harder to grocery shop and access fresh and whole foods.

Job Overview

As a Concierge at Grocery Connect, your primary mission is to encourage and assist community members in considering toutilize online grocery shopping as an efficient and cost-effective means of completing their grocery shopping within their community. You'll play a crucial role in empowering and supporting customers on their journey towards improved food access. Working closely with Grocery Connect and related platforms, you will become proficient in system training, enabling you to effectively navigate and assist customers in utilizing the online resources to their fullest potential while maximizing the consumers shopping dollars. In this role, your personable and approachable style will go beyond transactional interactions, fostering meaningful relationships with clients. For most clients, online grocery shopping will be a dramatic shift in how they shop, and a trusted, patient concierge can help them overcome the challenges of a new way of doing such a crucial life task.

Compensation and Benefits : The Concierge role is a part-time position (20-25 hours weekly)

Education : High school diploma or equivalent

Responsibilities :

• Ability to embrace the challenge of learning and teaching basic technological concepts necessary to support shopping for groceries online.
• Curiosity and openness to learning to online shop for groceries using the Kroger systems in a variety of approaches to support the various client needs.
• Training facilitation skills.
• Excellent self-organization, language capacity, and cultural competency.
• Excellent telephone and online communication skills, establishing trust with diverse community members.
• Positive attitude, interpersonal skills, and cultural sensitivity in working with customers and coworkers.
• Creative problem-solving and handling of stressful situations.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.
• Willing to work hours that are nonstandard business hours including some weekend and evening hours.
• Possess knowledge of local resources.
• Maintain confidentiality and empathy.
• Exhibit strong organizational abilities.
• Collaborate effectively with the team.
• Comfortable sharing workspace with team members from a variety of organizations and cross supporting one another.
• Stay up-to-date with relevant resources and services.
• Prioritize customer service.
• Attention to detail and organization
• Comfortable with data entry and reporting
• Fluency in English and Spanish preferred, but not required.

Skills and Aptitudes :

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our Mission

Transform lives by disrupting systems of inequity, laying a foundation where change yields health, wholeness and opportunity as the norm.

Vision

The change in Bonton becomes the change in the World.

Core Principal

Our values are bathed in our Christian faith, born out of a passion for people and guide how we put them into action.

What is Bonton?

For the last 200 years, racial injustice and systemic oppression prevented opportunities in Bonton, a community in South Dallas, that were a given elsewhere. People here experienced higher rates of diabetes, stroke and cancer, and 48% of residents lived in poverty. Residents have been denied access to the seven human essentials that are necessary to survive and thrive - health & wellness, economic stability, safe and affordable housing, transportation, a sense of belonging, education and access to fair credit. Today, the community is transforming, and healing is coming from within.

Who We Are

Bonton Farms is on a mission is to transform lives by disrupting systems of inequity, laying a foundation where health, wholeness, and opportunity are the norm for all people. While many nonprofits work to solve one issue, Bonton Farms focuses on place-based interventions to build community capacity for long-term change. As the ecosystem of community resources improves, the neighbors in Bonton use these resources to build successful, self-sufficient lives, ultimately interrupting the impact of decades of disenfranchisement. Bonton Farms' programs focus on the all of the seven human essentials that the community has been denied for so long. We invite you to come and join us in the transformation!