Christmas Kettle Driver
3 months ago
POSITION TITLE: Kettle Driver
REPORTS TO: 1) Corps Officer 2) Administrative Assistant
STATUS: Temporary/Seasonal, Non-Exempt
WORK HOURS: Monday through Saturday - some split shifts up to 40 hours a week.
Start date: November 11, 2024 End date: December 24, 2024
The Salvation Army is an inspiring place to work. With offices in every major US city and over 120 countries around the globe, it's a place where people can invest in people on every level. In the Northwest region of the US, we serve people with food, shelter opportunities, and almost everything in between. We are committed to being an efficient and effective network of local offices that make up a huge Western regional team. In other words, we're committed to being big and small at the same time. That makes us a seriously great place to work. As one of the most impactful social service organizations in the world, we hire people who constantly seek new ways to keep us moving forward. We welcome you on finding your place to offer opportunities for people in need
THE SALVATION ARMY MISSION STATEMENT:
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:
Drive kettle stands and collection buckets to their locations daily per the routes scheduled. Perform other Christmas-related driving duties, such as food pick-ups, toy collection pick-ups, and other duties as assigned by the Commanding Officer.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
Your primary immediate supervisor is the Corps Officer. When the CO is not available, the Corps administrative assistant will provide direction and can answer any questions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must possess a valid Washington State driver's license.
- Must pass The Salvation Army's in house driving test and Motor vehicles Records check.
- Must be willing to continually lift 30 pounds and occasionally 50 pounds.
- Must pass a criminal background check.
- Ability to drive own and/or assigned TSA vehicles. (Based on availability)
KETTLE DRIVER DUTIES:
- Report each morning to participate in kettle counting.
- Assist in preparing and readying the coin-counting machine for kettle-counting.
- Assist with transporting kettle deposits to the bank as needed.
- Prepare and ready all needed kettle supplies, making repairs if able/needed.
- Confer daily with CO regarding suggestions for route improvement (moving workers, etc.)
- Drive own and/or assigned TSA vehicle to pick up and drop off kettles six (6) days per week per an assigned kettle route.
- Secure the kettles at the end of the day when dropped off.
- Ensure kettle workers have daily supplies as needed, delivering supplies as needed.
- Instruct kettle workers as to their daily duties, ensuring breaks and lunches are observed.
- Ensure kettle workers' hours are reported accurately to CO.
- Daily visit kettle sites outside of drop off and pick up times, ensuring workers are adequately filling their roles.
- Report IMMEDIATELY to CO concerns regarding workers, equipment, or location logistics.
- IMMEDIATELY report to CO if additional supplies are needed through the season.
- Network with kettle volunteers, providing good attention to detail and thanking them for their service.
- Switch out volunteer kettles as needed and directed.
- Inventory and sort, as directed, all kettle supplies.
- At the end of the season, inventory and sort, as directed, all kettle supplies.
- Pick up toys from Angel Trees as needed.
- Any other duty as assigned.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
- Ability to grasp, push, and pull objects such as files, boxes of food, or other objects and reach overhead.
- Ability to lift 30 pounds.
- Ability to operate a telephone.
- Ability to understand, use, and respond to written information.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
- Ability to operate a pallet jack.
- Ability to perform all tasks as assigned
Working Conditions:
Work is performed in outside inclement weather, and there may be some physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomfort with noise, rain, snow, dust, dirt, and similar.
The Salvation Army reserves the right to reassign, review the job, or require that different or additional tasks be performed based on the organization's needs or when circumstances change.
All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as employees to undermine the Salvation Army's religious mission.
Work Schedule / Location: Dependent on the corps needs and assigned by Corps Officers.
Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.
The Salvation Army will comply with all governmental orders and any contractual obligations relative to COVID-19 safety measures, including mandatory vaccination of staff, if required. The Salvation Army will consider requests for exemptions from any such requirements on either religious or medical grounds.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/People with Disabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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