Donation Attendant - Lake Forest

Salvation Army Careers•Lake Forest, CA
•Onsite

About The Position

The Donation Attendant works at The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center’s Lake Forest Store, which supports the Adult Rehabilitation Program. The role helps provide a positive donor experience and supports the store and program by receiving, sorting, and handling donated items and maintaining the donation area. Work schedules are determined by management, and employees must be flexible to help ensure adequate coverage. Full-time employees may be scheduled for any shift, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

  • High school graduate or equivalent.
  • Must pass a background check, including Criminal History and Sex Offender Registry checks.
  • Ability to read and write and understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with management, fellow store employees, customers, and donors.
  • Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
  • Ability to grasp, push, and pull objects, including files, file cabinet drawers, clothing and merchandise carts, rolling clothing racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks, hand trucks, and miscellaneous carts.
  • Ability to move products weighing up to 75 pounds.
  • Ability to perform repetitive-motion tasks.
  • Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Must be flexible with scheduling to ensure adequate coverage.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and clean the area in and around the donation trailer or pod at the beginning and end of each shift.
  • Receive donated items from donors and provide receipts.
  • Maintain reports and paperwork as instructed by the supervisor.
  • Separate and sort donated material into the proper containers and stack it as instructed by the supervisor.
  • Assist TSA PA/Drivers with loading donations onto trucks as necessary.
  • Inform the supervisor when supplies are needed before they run out, such as brooms, receipts, totes, and carts.
  • Secure and lock the donation trailer or pod at the end of each shift.

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Wellness program incentives
  • Retirement plan
  • Optional benefits, including prepaid legal service, AFLAC, and pet insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Employee store discounts
  • Discounts on amusement parks, museums, services, and more
  • Employee referral bonuses
  • Opportunity for career growth
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