Donation Attendant - Long Beach

Salvation Army Careers • Long Beach, CA

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About The Position

The Donation Attendant works in Operations for The Salvation Army. The role supports the donation process by assisting donors, receiving and sorting donated items, maintaining the donation area, completing paperwork, and helping load donations onto trucks. The attendant must be neatly dressed according to the organization’s dress code, maintain flexible availability for scheduling, and secure the donation trailer or pod at the end of each shift. Other duties may be assigned.

The Salvation Army is an international movement and an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible, its ministry is motivated by the love of God, and its mission is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate effectively with fellow employees and donors.
• Ability to read and write and 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 suitable clothing in accordance with The Salvation Army dress code policy.
• Courteously assist donors with donating items and provide receipts.
• Maintain reports and paperwork as instructed by the supervisor.
• Separate and sort donated materials into the proper containers and stack them 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, and 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED