Christmas Kettle Coordinator - Evergreen Unit

The Salvation Army Southern California • Evergreen, CO

7d • $20 - $24

About The Position

The Christmas Kettle Coordinator is responsible for the advance preparation, management, and success of a local Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign. The role secures and prepares kettle locations, hires and schedules workers, recruits volunteers, organizes training, oversees equipment and required paperwork, reviews campaign reports, and ensures donations and payroll information are handled according to policy and applicable laws. The coordinator also helps promote the kettles, responds to operational issues, 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.
• Ability to maintain highly confidential information.
• Reliability and dependability, 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 and Windows-based platforms, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and demonstrated ability to create correspondence and maintain spreadsheets.
• Appropriate driver’s license and legal authorization 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 location managers, and secure locations.
• Scout new locations and request permission from store managers; seek DHQ Development Department assistance when corporate agreements are required.
• Secure required permissions and documentation for kettle sites, including insurance certificates and corporate or property manager agreements.
• Determine stores’ peak foot-traffic periods and schedule workers and volunteers to cover them.
• Hire workers needed for the kettle season, considering local musicians when possible.
• Organize or support activities that draw 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 placements, shifts, and other campaign arrangements as necessary; make timely operational and business decisions.
• 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 accordance with applicable laws.
• Use The Salvation Army’s required software to manage the Kettle program.
• Prepare thank-you letters reporting location fundraising totals 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, including reviewing materials and joining the Kettle Academy Facebook group.

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 no further benefits are specified.

What This Job Offers

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