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• DSS will advertise the position and conduct interviews for an outpost worker immediately after <br />all parties receive approval to proceed (April Morgan and Inter-Faith Food Shuttle to <br />participate in interview panel - "present without vote") <br />IV. DSS and/or Income Maintenance Outpost Worker will: <br />• Take and/or process applications on-site at various agencies and community sites around the <br />County, specifically Inter-Faith Food Shuttle partner agencies willing to participate; <br />• Train agency personnel/volunteers to help clients fill out the application; <br />• Educate the community and potential clients through presentations, speaking to community <br />groups, health fairs, etc. and work with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle to communicate the positive <br />outcomes of the collaborative; <br />• Work with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle to promote FNS through media outlets; <br />• Provide April Morgan and Inter-Faith Food Shuttle staff members with feedback and reports on <br />the numbers of people who are affected by this outreach, in order to help Inter-Faith Food <br />Shuttle meet the goals of the grant under which the outreach program operates <br />*Including: (1) number of people counseled/talked to; (2) number of those who applied; (3) <br />number of people who received benefits; (4) number of people who were denied; (5) various <br />reasons for denial; (6) age, gender, and ethnicity of those in applicants household <br />• Invoice MANNA FoodBank quarterly for its portion of the salary, benefits, and reimbursed <br />mileage of the outpost worker; <br />• Meet on a regular basis with April Morgan and appropriate Inter-Faith Food Shuttle staff <br />throughout the partnership; schedule to be established at start date; <br />• Participate in evaluation of Collaborative at least twice yearly; <br />• Be subject to Inter-Faith Food Shuttle job performance review after 90 days; Both Inter-Faith <br />Food Shuttle and DSS have discretion to suggest re-evaluation of hired outreach worker after <br />90 days (or according to Social Services' set policy); <br />• Notify MANNA and Inter-Faith Food Shuttle immediately if there are changes in staffing of <br />the Income Maintenance Outpost Worker position. <br />V. MANNA FoodBank staff will: <br />• Provide prompt payment of contract funds when invoiced quarterly; payment to be made in <br />advance of each quarter. <br />Inter-Faith Food Shuttle staff will: <br />• Work as the liaison between DSS and community agencies, particularly Inter-Faith Food <br />Shuttle partner agencies, to help set up outpost sites, meetings, trainings, FNS program <br />promotion via media, speaking engagements, and other related tasks which will make the <br />program more accessible and help reduce barriers for those applying <br />• Join DSS in interview panel with potential worker -present but "without vote" <br />• Work with outpost worker and community agencies to establish and help ready sites for <br />participation; <br />• Meet on a regular basis with appropriate Orange County DSS staff throughout the partnership; <br />schedule to be established at start date; <br />• Participate in regular evaluations of outreach worker performance <br />VI. Targeted Collaborative Goals <br />Orange County DSS: <br />* Reduce stigma of Food and Nutrition Services Program and work to break down barriers to <br />applying <br />2 <br />