Christmas Kettle Coordinator - Golden Unit

Salvation Army Careers • Golden, CO

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About The Position

The Christmas Kettle Coordinator prepares, manages, and supports a successful local Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign. The position coordinates kettle locations, permissions, workers and volunteers, schedules, equipment, paperwork, payroll information, daily reports, and money processing. It also recruits and trains workers and volunteers, supports community engagement efforts, responds to operational issues, and applies kettle campaign best practices.

The role reports to the EDS Administrative Assistant and supervises no staff. It is full-time, non-exempt, with a schedule to be determined. The stated pay rate is $18–$20, depending on experience. The position has standard seasonal benefits; eligible full-time, non-exempt employees may receive sick leave accruing at one day per month, up to 12 days per year, beginning at hire.

Requirements

• Two years of experience working in a similar setting.
• Analytics, sales, attention to detail, time-management, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain highly confidential information.
• Reliable and dependable, with the ability to resolve requests in a timely manner.
• 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.
• Spanish bilingual ability is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, manage, and oversee the success of The Salvation Army Kettle program.
• Visit kettle locations before the season, meet location managers, and secure the locations.
• Identify and request new kettle locations, working with store managers and seeking assistance from DHQ’s Development Department when corporate agreements are needed.
• Secure required permissions for kettle sites, including insurance certificates and corporate or property-manager agreements.
• Ask stores about 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 attract 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 determined 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 operations 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 schedule information for payroll in compliance with applicable laws.
• Use The Salvation Army’s required software to manage the Kettle program.
• Prepare thank-you letters reporting funds raised for the community at each 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.
• Review kettle reports daily and make necessary changes and business decisions promptly.
• Incorporate kettle best practices, including reviewing materials in the Kettle Academy Facebook group.

Benefits

• Standard seasonal benefits for eligible full-time, non-exempt employees, including sick leave at one day per month, up to 12 sick days per year. Accrual and availability begin at hire; sick-time accrual is prorated for part-time hours.

What This Job Offers

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