Christmas Kettle Coordinator - Canon City Unit

The Salvation Army Southern California • Cañon City, CO

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About The Position

The Christmas Kettle Coordinator is responsible for the advanced preparation, management, and success of the local Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign. The coordinator secures and manages kettle locations, recruits and schedules employees and volunteers, oversees training and paperwork, reviews campaign reports, and ensures funds and payroll information are processed according to policy and applicable laws. The position also supports promotional efforts, maintains kettle equipment, uses Salvation Army software to manage the program, and prepares donor 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.
• Ability to maintain highly confidential information.
• Reliability and dependability, including resolving 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.
• Well versed in Microsoft Office products, including Windows-based platforms such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with demonstrated ability to create correspondence and maintain spreadsheets.
• Appropriate driver’s license and legal ability 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 ensure the success of The Salvation Army Kettle program.
• Visit kettle locations before the season, meet with managers, and secure locations.
• Identify potential new locations and obtain store or corporate permission as needed, requesting help from DHQ’s Development Department for corporate agreements.
• Secure permissions and required documentation for kettle sites, including insurance certificates and corporate or property manager agreements.
• Ask stores about peak foot-traffic periods and schedule workers and volunteers to cover those times.
• Hire workers needed for the kettle season, considering local musicians when possible.
• Organize or support efforts to promote the 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 kettle workers and volunteers.
• Ensure required paperwork is provided and collected.
• Review daily reports and adjust kettle placement and shift schedules as needed; make campaign changes and business decisions promptly.
• Initially address issues and refer serious or potentially serious issues to the corps officer or DHQ immediately.
• 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 program to manage the Kettle program.
• Prepare thank-you letters reporting how much was raised at a location when no volunteer coordinator is hired.
• Recruit Christmas kettle volunteers through current volunteers, service clubs, schools, churches, volunteer organizations, corporations, businesses, online social media, and The Salvation Army volunteer program.
• Incorporate kettle best practices by joining the Kettle Academy Facebook group and reviewing its materials.

Benefits

• Sick leave: 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 are referenced, but not specified.

What This Job Offers

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