Donation Attendant-Salvation Army Bakersfield ARC

Salvation Army Careers•Bakersfield, CA

20h•$17

About The Position

The Donation Attendant works in the Production department for The Salvation Army Bakersfield ARC. The role receives donated items from donors, provides receipts, sorts and stacks donations, maintains the donation area and related paperwork, and assists with loading donations onto trucks as needed. The attendant must be available for flexible scheduling and perform other assigned duties. The Salvation Army describes its mission as preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and meeting human needs in His name without discrimination. The listed pay rate is $16.90.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Ability to communicate effectively with fellow employees and donors.
Ability to read and write and to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist intermittently or continuously.
Ability to grasp, push, and pull objects weighing up to 75 pounds, with or without assistance.
Ability to perform various repetitive-motion tasks.

Responsibilities

Clean and maintain the area in and around the donation trailer or pod at the beginning and end of each shift.
Dress neatly and cleanly in clothing suitable under The Salvation Army dress code policy.
Courteously receive donated items from donors and provide receipts.
Maintain reports and paperwork as instructed by the supervisor.
Separate and sort donated material into proper containers and stack it as instructed by the supervisor.
Assist Salvation Army personnel and drivers with loading donations onto trucks as necessary.
Inform the supervisor when supplies such as brooms, receipts, totes, or carts are running low.
Secure and lock the donation trailer or pod at the end of each shift.
Maintain flexible availability for scheduling purposes.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.