Household Packer

Abilities Network • Towson, MD

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Abilities Network, a multiple year winner of the Baltimore Sun’s Top Workplace award, is looking for a Packer to join our Senior Services Move Management Team. As a Packer your accountability focuses on being part of a team that works to pack and unpack household goods and personal belongings, with an emphasis on caring and courteous service to help seniors through the process of downsizing. This is a great opportunity to join a growing non-profit organization with an amazing culture and team environment. At Abilities Network, we cultivate inclusive communities through relationships, innovation and high-quality services. We accomplish this by living close to our values of respect, well-being, reflection and courage and using them to guide our decision making. If you want to contribute to an organization of people passionate about using relationships to support the empowerment of others then we have a position where you can make a difference.

Requirements

• Familiarity with proper packing and quality control techniques.
• Must use good judgment and have a strong attention to detail.
• Good communication skills, including active listening skills and the ability to convey information effectively.
• Superior customer service skills as well as the ability to be compassionate, empathetic and socially perceptive required.
• Ability to perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving of your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, bending, twisting, walking, stooping and handling of materials.
• Ability to work indoors in environmentally controlled and non-controlled conditions.
• Willingness to be on-call (typically with 2+ weeks notice) as necessary to fulfill the duties of the position.
• Must be able to commit to completing each assigned move; typically 2-3 days per move.
• Reliable transportation to meet the requirements of the position and have a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Use compassion and empathy when helping each client work through the process of downsizing.
• Provide personal assistance and emotional support to clients as needed.
• Pack and unpack, by hand, household goods and personal belongings.
• Use good judgment when wrapping, stacking, sorting and packing items into proper containers.
• Examine and inspect containers, materials and products to ensure that packing specifications are met.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed