Basic Needs Service LearnersAt — Basic Needs

Basic Needs at CSUMB is an on campus program that supports CSUMB students in meeting their basic food, housing, and wellness needs.

Basic Needs takes two rounds of Service Learners, one starting week 2 of the semester, and one starting week 8. Thank you for your interest in working with Basic Needs for your Service Learning placement. We at Basic Needs and Service Learning are looking to recruit 35 service learning students to serve your fellow Otters by staffing our Basic Needs Hub, Unloading from the Food Bank and restocking, providing Food Handling with Otter Eats, Farmer's Market and providing support for the CSUMB Parenting Student Scholars Program. 

Round 1: Starts Week 2, January 28, 2025
Round 2: Starts Week 8, March 10, 2025

All hours must be completed within one of these two timeframes.

Service Learners will be able to select from the following shifts (the number in parentheses is the amount of shifts available. For ex: 2 SLs can work 9a.m. - 1p.m. on Monday): 

• Mondays:
  • 9a.m.-1p.m. (2 students),
  • 1-4p.m. (2 students) 
• Tuesdays:
  • 9a.m.-1p.m. (4 students),
  • 1-4p.m. (2 students),
  • 4-8p.m. (1 student) 
• Wednesdays:
  • 8:30-11:30a.m. (2 students),
  • 9a.m.-1p.m. (2 students),
  • 1-4p.m. (2 students) 
• Thursdays:
  • 8:30-11:30a.m. (2 students),
  • 9a.m.-12p.m. (3 students),
  • 11:30a.m.-3:30p.m. (2 students) 
• Fridays:
  • 9a.m-1p.m. (4 students),
  • 1-4p.m. (2 students)

Shifts outside of these timeframes will not be accommodated. 

Please see “Application Process” below in order to be considered for a Service Learning position at the Basic Needs Hub.

Duties:

Basic Needs Hub and Thrift Corner: Service Learners will stock shelves, break down cardboard boxes, take out trash and recycling, unload donations or grocery hauls, sort and hang clothing, general cleaning, and check students in at the Hub.

Unloading from Food Recovery Donations and restocking: Service Learners will move large quantities of boxes from vehicles in to carts and hand trucks, unload the carts and hand trucks, restock shelves, reorganize, break down cardboard boxes, take out trash and recycling. If you are DUB certified, you would also have the opportunity to assist us at the Food Bank by using your vehicle to transport food from Salinas to campus.

Farmer's Market: Service Learners will be assisting with EBT exchange, set up and tear down of the Farmer’s Market at the Basic Needs table.

• This role is limited to Thursdays in APRIL from 1-6p.m.

CSUMB Parenting Student Scholars Program: Service Learners will assist with the Parting Student Scholars mixers (one Friday a month) and low level case management. This is a great opportunity for psychology students, or students planning to move into a MSW grad program. 

Many of our processes require standing for up to 4 hours, or lifting/pushing up to 50lbs (23kg). This does not determine whether or not you will be chosen, just for planning purposes!

For more questions or info, please contact basicneeds@csumb.edu.