{"id":172704,"date":"2026-04-20T09:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=172704"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:09:09","slug":"food-bank-assistant","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.jobgym.com\/jobboard\/job\/food-bank-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Bank Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Position Type:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Canada Summer Jobs funded 8-week placement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Number<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Reports To:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director Of Operations<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Hours:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 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