Christmas Kettle Coordinator - Canon City Unit

Salvation Army Careers • Canon City, CO

6d

About The Position

The Christmas Kettle Coordinator is responsible for the advance preparation, management, and success of the local Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign. The coordinator secures and manages kettle locations, schedules and supports workers and volunteers, oversees training and equipment, monitors campaign reports, and ensures donations and payroll information are handled according to policy and applicable laws. The role also recruits volunteers, promotes the campaign, and prepares thank-you letters when no volunteer coordinator is hired.

Requirements

• Two years of experience working in a similar setting; analytics, sales, attention to detail, time management, organizational, and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Ability to maintain highly confidential information.
• Reliable and dependable, with the ability to resolve requests in a timely fashion.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to multitask and remain flexible as needed.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Windows-based Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and demonstrated ability to create correspondence and maintain spreadsheets.
• Appropriate driver’s license and legal eligibility to drive.
• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist intermittently or sometimes continuously.
• Ability to grasp, push, and pull objects such as files and file-cabinet drawers, and reach overhead.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• College degree preferred but not required.
• Bilingual Spanish is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, manage, and ensure the success of The Salvation Army Kettle program.
• Visit kettle locations before the season, meet managers, and secure locations.
• Identify new locations and obtain permission from store managers; seek help from DHQ’s Development Department when a corporate agreement is requested.
• Secure required permissions and documents for kettle sites, including insurance certificates and corporate or property manager agreements.
• Determine locations’ peak foot-traffic times and schedule workers and volunteers to cover them.
• Hire workers needed for the kettle season, considering local musicians when possible.
• Organize or support efforts to bring attention to kettles, such as group competitions, Service Club Day, or local celebrity day.
• Orient and train kettle workers.
• Review kettle equipment and repair, paint, or purchase equipment as directed by the supervisor.
• Create daily and weekly schedules and schedule all kettle workers and volunteers.
• Ensure required paperwork is provided and collected.
• Review daily kettle reports and adjust placement, schedules, and business decisions as needed.
• Address issues as they arise and immediately refer serious or potentially serious issues to the corps officer or DHQ.
• Ensure money is counted and processed according to policy.
• Collect and process employee scheduling information for payroll in compliance with applicable laws.
• Use The Salvation Army’s required software to manage the Kettle program.
• Prepare thank-you letters stating how much was raised at a location when no volunteer coordinator is hired.
• Recruit Christmas kettle volunteers through existing volunteers, service clubs, schools, churches, volunteer organizations, corporations, businesses, online advertising and social media, and The Salvation Army volunteer program.
• Incorporate kettle best practices, including reviewing material in the Kettle Academy Facebook group.

Benefits

• Sick leave benefit of one day per month, up to 12 sick days per year; accrual and availability begin at hire, and accrual is prorated for part-time hours.
• Standard seasonal benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed