Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunities
If you are looking for a career helping to transform individual lives and social systems, then we would love to talk to you! JustDane is currently recruiting for several roles to join our professional team in creating a just and equitable community.
JustDane is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Just Bakery Production, Delivery and Sales
NOW HIRING:
Just Bakery Production, Delivery & Sales
Accepting Applications Until Position is Filled
The Production Assistant works as part of a production team to prepare and bake Just Bakery products for sale in the community. The Production Assistant works to ensure program integrity by assisting in the mentoring of students in the Just Bakery program both within the production kitchen and on sales sites as students learn customer services skills. This is a hands-on position and most of the Production Assistant functions are conducted from the production floor.
Delivery drivers must obey all driving laws, and safely deliver product to its final destination. Delivery and sales duties are representing Just Bakery and must maintain professionalism when interacting with the public. Just Bakery may produce 365 days per year, including some holidays.
Responsibilities:
Production
- Assist in the day to day operations of Just Bakery.
- As part of a team, assist in the development of batters and dough for bakery products.
- Strictly adhere to kitchen and product standards.
- Assist with the documentation and adherence to policies and procedures relative to the receiving and warehousing of ingredients and supplies, food production, sanitation and distribution of products.
- Serve as mentors and trainers to current students in the Just Bakery program in the areas of commercial production, sales, and customer service.
- Assist in the clean-up of the production kitchen.
- As part of a team, provide input to improve production flow, review of product menu and program marketing.
- Understand scaling and mixing of ingredients, formula calculation and adjustments, dough mixing and makeup, proofing and baking all products.
- Able to accept direction from Program Manager or Lead Production staff when in the kitchen.
Delivery
- Deliver products in a safe and timely manner.
- Follow all traffic laws.
- Professionally communicate with customers.
- Receive and document all necessary paperwork.
Sales
- Perform market and sales as needed.
- Properly check in, check out, and document products at sales.
- Cash handling and professionally interacting with customers.
Minimum Qualifications:
- ServSafe Certification (can train);
- 1 year of experience in the field of commercial baking or a related field.
- Completion of the Just Bakery training program preferred.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds and stand for 8 hours (with breaks).
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and with individuals of diverse educational and cultural backgrounds.
- Must hold and maintain valid WI Driver’s License and auto insurance.
- Access to reliable transportation.
- No major traffic violations within the last 3 years.
- Must be able to be approved by our agency insurance carrier.
Supervision
The Just Bakery Program Manager and Lead Production serves as the role’s direct supervisor.
Benefits
This is a part-time position (20-22 hours per week). This position includes the following benefits:
- Employee contributed 401K
- Accrued vacation time as outlined in the Employee Handbook and Personnel Manual;
- Accrued sick time as outlined in the Employee Handbook and Personnel Manual;
- Paid holidays as outlined in the Employee Handbook and Personnel Manual.
Schedule: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 6:30 AM-11:00 AM and Sundays 7:00 AM-8:30 AM.
Schedule may adjust as needs in the bakery change.
Location: Just Bakery, 1708 Thierer Road, Madison, WI 53704
Number of hours per week: 20-22 hours per week
Type of Employment: part-time, permanent
Wage: $18.00 per hour
Application Instructions:
Send a resume and cover letter to jaclyn@justdane.org
JustDane is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Reentry Peer Support Specialist, Part-time
NOW HIRING:
Reentry Peer Support Specialist; Part-time
Applications accepted until April 18, 2025
JustDane is hiring a part- time (15-20 hours per week) State Certified Peer Support Specialist. The Peer Support Specialist works one-to-one with individuals returning home after incarceration, supporting them in the development of new skills and abilities, accessing the skills and abilities they have to achieve personal recovery goals, increase their independence, self-efficacy and improve their quality of life.
Responsibilities:
Help participants explore opportunities with services, emotional growth and recovery goals.
- Supports participants through modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist’s own recovery experience,
- Support participants in advocating for themselves,
- Provide support to individuals in crisis,
- Encourage participants to participate in social, recreational, and other therapeutic activities that enhance their interpersonal skills and develop social relationships,
- Development of work skills.
- Provide a sense of belonging, supportive relationships, and community.
- Selectively share your personal recovery story with participants, providing hope and help in changing behaviors and patterns.
- Will work with individuals who identify as female, male, non-binary, gender fluid.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Current State Certified Peer Specialist certification is required and must be maintained during the course of employment.
- Must identify as a person with lived experience with recovery
- Must have human services work experience with people returning from incarceration, or lived experience with incarceration and/or the criminal legal system.
- Must understand the barriers facing individuals returning to the community after prison
- Must have strong interpersonal communication skills
- Experience working with individuals from racially, ethnically, culturally, socioeconomically diverse communities
- Ability to demonstrate strengths based on person-centered recovery approach.
Starting wage: $22.00 per hour. ($23 for bi-lingual English/Spanish fluency)
Hours: generally, weekdays, Monday to Friday; occasional evening and weekend hours. Flexible Schedule
Location: Madison, WI
Part-time Certified Peer Support Specialist
Number of hours per week: 15-20 per week
Number of Positions: 1
Type of Employment: Part-time
Benefits: Prorated vacation, sick and holiday time.
For a complete position description email jean@justdane.org. To apply please submit a resume and cover letter to Linda@justdane.org.
JustDane is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.