Project Open Hand provides nutrition services to help sustain our clients as they battle serious illnesses, isolation, or the health challenges of old age. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity.
Please note: we do not accept unsolicited applications or resumes for positions not currently advertised.
This Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) position provides an exciting opportunity to play integral role in developing and implementing a newly awarded 3-year federal grant through the Administration for Community Living (ACL). This innovation grant has been awarded to Project Open Hand to demonstrate the impact of our medically tailored meal intervention paired with telehealth services such as one-on-one counseling and peer groups facilitated by a Care Coordinator and RDN for isolated seniors in 3 diverse counties and communities in the surrounding Bay Area. The curriculum and individual sessions will help support the health needs and quality of life for those living with a chronic disease, such as diabetes, prediabetes and heart disease done via virtual Zoom platform in a group setting.
This position will be based in our main office in San Francisco and will require time spent in Oakland and Sonoma, with the flexibility to work virtually throughout. This position is ideal for a highly organized, professional dietitian compassionate about addressing social isolation, food insecurity and challenges encountered when managing chronic disease in the elderly while being homebound. This role will support the needs of a contract awarded September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2023, with the possibility of extension or expansion
• Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
• Experience and/or demonstrated ability to engage small groups in nutrition education and facilitate classes via virtual platform.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• 1+ year experience working with people with chronic health conditions
• Experience providing a chronic disease self-management program
• Experience developing and executing community based nutrition education classes
• Experience working with seniors
• Bilingual in Spanish and/or Cantonese
• Experience working in a clinical setting
If you meet our qualifications and are interested in joining us we want to meet you!
Applications are only accepted online. Make sure to include a cover letter with your resume. For the full Job Description and instructions on how to apply please click on the button below.
Project Open Hand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity!
Working out of both San Francisco and Oakland, the Registered Dietitian (RD) works in the Nutrition Services Department to provide nutritional assessment, counseling and education to Project Open Hand clients living with critical and chronic illnesses. The Nutrition Services Department is an integral part of Statewide MediCal Medically Tailored Meal Pilot Program that includes the application of Medical Nutrition Therapy via in person, home and telephonic visits to some of the most vulnerable in our communities. The RD develops educational materials and curricula, participates in research projects, assesses the needs of the client community, and adapts programming and medically tailored meals as needed to meet the unique challenges faced by Project Open Hand clients.
This position is ideal for a compassionate, professional dietitian who would like to help continually improve programs that sustain our clients as they battle serious illnesses, food insecurity, isolation, or the health challenges of aging. This position requires a level of comfort in the community nutrition environment with an emphasis on education.
• Registered Dietitian / Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
• Knowledge of food service and quality control
• Proficient in nutrition software programs, Computrition preferred
• Experience providing staff training / education
• Ability to work Saturdays and occasional evenings
• 1+ year of community nutrition-based work experience
• Experience working with people living with HIV/AIDS, other critical and chronic diseases, and the elderly
• Experience developing and executing community-based nutrition education classes
• Cooking, recipe and food preparation experience and comfort teaching basic kitchen skills
• Experience working with vulnerable populations
• Ability to apply strong clinical skills in a community-based setting
If you meet our qualifications and are interested in joining us we want to meet you!
Applications are only accepted online. Make sure to include a cover letter with your resume. For the full Job Description and instructions on how to apply please click on the button below.
Project Open Hand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity!
The Custodian performs general maintenance, repairs and custodial duties to keep the Project Open Hand facilities (excluding the kitchen) clean and safe.
This is a fixed-term position, with an end date of June 1, 2021, with the possibility of extension.
• 1+ years’ experience in a janitorial or maintenance position with a strong background in janitorial procedures and an understanding of using cleaning supplies safely and effectively
• Schedule flexibility with ability to work occasional nights, weekends and holidays
• Oral and written comprehension of English to facilitate communication
• A valid California Driver's License and a good driving record
• Bilingual (Spanish/English)
If you meet our qualifications and are interested in joining us we want to meet you!
Applications are only accepted online. Make sure to include a cover letter with your resume. For the full Job Description and instructions on how to apply please click on the button below.
Project Open Hand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity!
Project Open Hand provides more than 2,000 meals with love each day to its community of sick and elderly clients and the Distribution department is the frontline of the organization. As a Driver, you will nurture vital connections as you deliver nutritious, health-supporting meals directly to homebound clients and senior sites throughout San Francisco and Alameda counties.
This is an ideal position for a compassionate dedicated driver looking to directly help others on a daily basis.
• Two years’ experience driving large delivery vehicles in an urban setting like San Francisco and Oakland
• Valid California driver’s license and excellent driving record
• Schedule flexibility and ability to work nights, holidays and weekends when necessary
• Strong verbal and written proficiency with the English language to facilitate communication
• Excellent professional references
• Experience serving clients with multiple diagnoses (i.e. substance abuse, mental illness, critical illness)
If you meet our qualifications and are interested in joining us we want to meet you!
Applications are only accepted online. Make sure to include a cover letter with your resume. For the full Job Description and instructions on how to apply please click on the button below.
Project Open Hand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity!
The Custodian performs general maintenance, repairs and custodial duties to keep the Project Open Hand facilities (excluding the kitchen) clean and safe.
If you meet our qualifications and are interested in joining us we want to meet you!
Applications are only accepted online. Make sure to include a cover letter with your resume. For the full Job Description and instructions on how to apply please click on the button below.
Project Open Hand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity!
The Cook II is an advanced role and an essential part of our team of dedicated culinary professionals producing meals with love every day for seniors and vulnerable neighbors in the Bay Area. A Cook II executes complex recipes to produce nutritious meals for clients. This hands-on role works as part of a team to share knowledge with junior cooks and volunteers to handle all aspects of our daily meal production systems, from preparing ingredients to be used in nutritious recipes to packaging meals and keeping a well-maintained kitchen. This position is ideal for an ambitious, flexible cook looking to collaborate with others in all aspects of large-scale meal production in a professional and mission-driven environment. To perform successfully, our employees must not only have the qualifications and abilities to perform each of the essential functions of this position, but also must continually strive to meet or surpass the Project Open Hand objectives and exacting standards
If you meet our qualifications and are interested in joining us we want to meet you!
Applications are only accepted online. Make sure to include a cover letter with your resume. For the full Job Description and instructions on how to apply please click on the button below.
Project Open Hand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity!
The Cook I is a support role and an essential part of our team of dedicated culinary professionals producing meals with love every day for seniors and vulnerable neighbors in the Bay Area. A Cook I works alongside more advanced cooks to learn all aspects of commercial meal production systems, including but not limited to, preparing ingredients to be used in nutritious recipes, packaging meals and keeping a well-maintained kitchen. This position is ideal for an ambitious, flexible cook looking to support all aspects of large-scale meal production in a professional and mission-driven team environment.
If you meet our qualifications and are interested in joining us we want to meet you!
Applications are only accepted online. Make sure to include a cover letter with your resume. For the full Job Description and instructions on how to apply please click on the button below.
Project Open Hand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity!
Project Open Hand, a San Francisco nonprofit that provides meals with love and heals that heal to critically ill neighbors in San Francisco and Alameda counties, is seeking a graphic design intern who can help tell the story of our work through visuals and graphics. We are seeking an individual who can work on a wide-arrange of graphic design projects and has a solid understanding of visual communications.
We are looking for an undergraduate or masters-level student (stipend included).
Please send your cover letter, resume, and link to your portfolio of work to Marcus Tolero, marketing and communications manager, at [email protected].
• Create and design print and digital materials
• Adhere to POH brand guidelines and complete projects according to deadline
• Retouch and manipulate images
• Use graphic design software and work with a wide variety of media
• Collaborate with the Manager, Marketing and Communications to develop design concepts
• Receive feedback from Manager, Marketing and Communications and make necessary changes
• Assemble final materials for printing as needed
• Graphic Design major preferred
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of layout, typography, line composition, color, and other graphic design fundamentals
• Experience with InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Web Content Management System (CMS) drupal or similar CMS Platform
• Strong creative and analytical skills
• Compelling student portfolio of graphic design work
• Video production experience a plus
If you meet our qualifications and are interested in joining us we want to meet you!
Applications are only accepted online. Make sure to include a cover letter with your resume. For the full Job Description and instructions on how to apply please click on the button below.
Project Open Hand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity!