WE’RE HIRING
Campus Mobilization Coordinator
Term: Full-Time Position, October 14, 2025 to April 30, 2026
Possibility of renewal - to be discussed at the end of contract
Wages and hours: 30hrs/week at $27.50/hr
Application due date: October 3rd, 2025 at 11:59pm ADT
Description
Loaded Ladle is looking for someone passionate about cooking and community who will be responsible for mobilizing student-led food initiatives, coordinating the Sexton Breakfast Club, and helping advance student food security and justice on campus.
Detailed description of job duties, definitions for terms used in posting and more information about the organization and the hiring process below.
About the Loaded Ladle
The Loaded Ladle is a non-profit open food cooperative based out of the Dalhousie Students’ Union Building. The Loaded Ladle provides accessible, sustainable, locally-sourced free food on the Dalhousie University campus. Our collective of students and workers manages this alternative food service.
Key terms
food justice: the acknowledgement that our food system is not neutral; we do not have a level playing field. The rules, who gets to set the rules, and the functioning of our food systems contain oppressive and colonizing forces that create and sustain inequities.
anti-oppressive framework: This framework actively works against oppression. Oppression is the use of power to disempower, marginalize, silence, or otherwise subordinate one social group or category, often in order to further empower and/or privilege the oppressor. An anti-oppressive framework actively fights against racism, ableism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, colonialism, and all other forms of intersecting oppressions.
consensus-based decision-making: a creative and dynamic way of reaching an agreement between all members of a group. Instead of simply voting for an item and having the majority of the group getting their way, a group using consensus is committed to finding solutions that everyone actively supports, or at least can live with. This ensures that all opinions, ideas, and concerns are taken into account. Through listening closely to each other, the group aims to come up with proposals that work for everyone.
Non-hierarchical framework: a flat management structure, where employees work towards a common purpose, without a designated management team.
food sovereignty: Emerged from La Via Campesina, a global peasant movement, as the right of people to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, as well as the right to define their own food and agricultural systems.
Employment Equity
The Loaded Ladle commits itself to an equity-based approach to hiring, which prioritizes hiring people from historically marginalized groups. The Loaded Ladle commits itself to an anti-racist, equity-based approach to hiring, which incorporates an awareness of systemic oppression. The Loaded Ladle will prioritize applications from people who face racist, ableist, classist, homophobic, transphobic, colonialist, and other forms of oppression. We value lived experience and an interest in food justice work. We value people's histories, identities, and backgrounds and encourage people to self-identify in their cover letter. People who have lived experience of disability or barriers to accessibility will be given priority in the hiring process.
Job Roles and Responsibilities
Loaded Ladle is looking for a community-minded individual who will be responsible for mobilizing student-led food initiatives, coordinating the Sexton Breakfast Club, help expand new food servings, and help advance student food security. Below is a detailed description of the position:
Campus Food Servings - Sexton, Carleton, Kings
Collaborate with DSUSO to coordinate the Sexton Breakfast Club;
Cooking + baking once a week for 100-150 people
Serving breakfast with a DSUSO coordinator twice a week
Coordinating volunteers with the Community Engagement Coordinator
Coordinating supplies for Breakfast Club with DSUSO and the Sextant Society
Coordinate transportation between Studley and Sexton campuses.
Collaborate with King’s Food Security Initiative (KFSI) and The Galley to coordinate weekly food servings.
Build and sustain partnerships on Sexton, Carleton and Kings Campus to develop sustainable student-run food services.
We currently do not have a partnership on Carleton campus, the coordinator may explore this based on capacity/interest.
Education & student engagement
Engage Dalhousie students in topics of food security, food justice, and food sovereignty.
Support students to start their own student-run food services at Dalhousie, Kings, or other post-secondary institutions.
Advocate on panels, in classrooms, and at public speaking events, if interested and have capacity.
Support student-led social justice campaigns on campus;
Communicate with DSU and Dalhousie about student food insecurity.
Administration
Maintain project budget and expenses.
Monitor project purchases and inventory.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of all food storage spaces and equipment used during/after serving.
Respond to project inquiries from multiple stakeholders.
Create outreach material and promotional materials.
Requirements
Interest in food justice work and a commitment to our Mission, Vision & Values.
Relevant kitchen experience and cooking skills.
Previous work experience in a professional kitchen environment or culinary training is an asset, however, professional kitchen background is not required.
Ability to work in a kitchen with a lot of moving parts: interacting with and directing volunteers, other team members, & program users while ensuring kitchen protocol and timing is maintained.
Demonstration of interest in student/campus activism, food justice, and solidarity work.
Previous involvement in Dalhousie/Kings campus groups is an asset.
Interest in food justice, food sovereignty, and fighting food insecurity and a commitment to our Mission, Vision, & Values.
Active ongoing commitment to anti-oppression and social justice through direct action, change, and self-education.
Able to work in a collective environment with other staff and board members, and complete work independently and without direct oversight and instruction.
Willingness to work with and instruct volunteers with kindness and patience.
Basic computer skills.
Able to lift 40+ lbs.
Assets
Valid Driver’s Licence (no car required).
Strong organizational skills.
Experience with consensus-based decision making.
Experience working collectively.
Experience working with volunteers.
Knowledge of local food systems and food vendors.
Interest in building relationships with local growers.
Employment Benefits
2 weeks of paid vacation per contract.
Additional paid vacation when the Student Union Building is closed for statutory and university holidays.
Paid days off for illness and to help maintain mental health.
Paid days off for emergencies or major life events:
Including but not limited to moving, family member's graduation, citizenship, fire or flood, terminally ill family member, death of family or friend, termination of pregnancy, and child care.
Access to professional development funds ($125/semester).
Paid Foodsafe certification.
Responsibilities of all Ladle staff
Staff meetings are mandatory unless stated otherwise. Staff members must send regrets and read minutes if they are unable to attend.
Operational decisions are determined in staff meetings.
Operational staff meetings are open to board & community members unless stated otherwise.
Staff members should be aware of the board meeting agenda and read the minutes. It is recommended that staff attend board meetings.
Organizational decisions are determined in board meetings.
If staff members would like to participate in board meetings but do not have hours to do so, they should notify other team members.
Work with staff and board members to help run the Loaded Ladle collective. This includes fair contribution in leading meetings, taking initiative in maintaining the function of the organization and ensuring its mandates are followed.
All staff members are encouraged to bring new ideas, feedback, and changes to working structure and organization.
Attend trainings:
Attend anti-oppression training offered by the organization or seek out anti-oppression if a training is missed.
Mandatory Food Safe certification (every 5 years)
Seek out professional development opportunities and utilize professional development funds.
Participate in learning opportunities for systemic change to be able to better uphold Ladle values.
Sit on various committees as needed, as interest and time/capacity allows.
Log hours on a shared spreadsheet and keep track of spending, following Loaded Ladle’s financial procedures.
Document tasks and instructions on how to do them in order to retain institutional memory when there is staff turnover.
Assist the Board of Directors (scheduling meetings, follow-up with committees, encouragement/support, etc.)
All staff members are encouraged to make connections with community to provide solidarity servings and participate when capacity allows.
Take collective responsibility for ladle programming and staff well-being.
Remain welcoming, friendly, and supportive to all volunteers and staff.
Non-Hierarchical & Consensus Based Decisions
Open communication and access to institutional information.
All board and staff members have equal say in decision making for the collective.
No direct supervision of responsibilities, each member of the collective is responsible for the completion of self-directed work.
Collective Care (time-off, rest, community care)
Staff have the ability to take time-off and dedicated vacation time.
Participate in community work and care that matters to you.
Utilize serving down-times (reading week, exam season) to build collective power, have deeper conversations around anti-oppression.
The collective may choose to pause programming to address internal issues for long-term sustainability of the collective.
To Apply
Please apply through our Google Form (link below), which includes a place to attach your resume and cover letter: https://forms.gle/a8nwm6qnMn5RQYwT9
Cover letter and alternative applications
Please let us get to know you and share any life experience that you feel is relevant to this position. We value lived experiences that may not traditionally go on a resume. Feel free to use a communication style that is comfortable for you.
Alternative application formats are welcome (i.e. video or phone call). To discuss these options, please contact us at hiring@loadedladle.com.
Deadline to apply: Friday, October 3rd, at 11:59 pm ADT