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About the Role
This position provides pick-up and/or delivery services to and from donors, clients, or customers, applying safe driving and material handling procedures. It also offers basic general support and maintenance within a warehouse, food bank, or Ministry Unit.
Responsibilities
- Ensure safe and careful handling of all deliveries and pickups using an assigned Salvation Army (TSA) vehicle in a timely and secure manner.
- Load and unload goods at designated facilities.
- Demonstrate a pleasant manner with the public.
- Pick up supplies, donations, or run errands for the office.
- Weigh and pack away all goods (food donations) received.
- Perform circle checks of vehicle, checking air, water, oil, and other items to ensure equipment is in good working condition.
- Maintain program vehicle log and report any problems.
- Maintain complete and accurate records (mileage, fuel costs, issues encountered).
- Responsible for the security and safe operation of the vehicle and other assigned equipment.
- Ensure program vehicle is clean with all personal items removed daily.
- Clean and sanitize supplies and equipment used.
- Maintain knowledge of legislative and organization policies such as health and safety regulations/policies, provincial and municipal highway traffic acts.
- May perform unloading, sorting, packing, storing, loading of donations ensuring integrity of donations are maintained.
- May sort donations for distribution based on established standards of quality and distinguish between discarded and good quality merchandise according to policy.
- May build food hampers for the food bank and deliver them to the appropriate areas and/or provide emergency food hampers to clients as directed by caseworker or supervisor.
- May direct work of volunteers who assist in the warehouse, MU, food bank.
- May perform basic maintenance of/in warehouse, MU, food bank (patch painting, basic furniture repair, etc.) and assist with snow cleaning and basic groundskeeping.
- Pack food orders for the clients.
- Maintain the Standards and Procedures.
Requirements
- Willingness to develop an understanding and support for the mission and purpose of The Salvation Army in Canada and its implications as related to position responsibilities.
- Work in compliance with OH&S Act and Regulations and abide by The Salvation Army’s health and safety policies and procedures.
- Completion of High School Diploma.
- Able to provide Criminal Background Check screening and Vulnerable Sector Check that is satisfactory to The Salvation Army.
- Up to 1 year of safe driving experience.
- Valid full Driver’s License for the province.
- An original copy of a current Driver’s Abstract that is satisfactory to The Salvation Army is required.
- Strong navigation skills.
- Demonstrated safe driving practices.
- Strong sense of integrity and confidentiality with professional ethics and a balanced sense of fairness and flexibility.
- Good interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Professional, service-oriented approach internally and externally.
- Exceptional organizational, prioritizing and time management skills.
- Self-motivated and disciplined self-starter.
- Treat the property of The Salvation Army with due care and caution.
- Must comply with all Salvation Army policies, procedures, and associated legislation.
Skills
- Safe driving
- Material handling
- Vehicle maintenance
- Record keeping
- Navigation
- Interpersonal communication
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Organizational skills
- Prioritization skills
- Time management skills
Location
- Canada
- Bermuda
Work Type
- Temporary
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Up to 1 year of safe driving experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $16.50 to $19.89
- Maximum of $23.86
About the Company
- For more than 130 years, The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda.
- Building on our roots as a world-wide Christian church, each year we help more than 2 million people, providing necessities such as food, clothing and shelter.
- In addition, we support people experiencing unemployment, addiction and family challenges.
- We continually adapt and innovate to meet emerging needs and live out our mission, vision and values of hope, service, dignity and stewardship.
- As a faith- and values-based organization, we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life - there is a place for everyone to belong here.
- The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.
Equal Opportunity
- The Salvation Army will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. Please email Recruitment.Accommodations@salvationarmy.ca if you have a need for any accommodation and we will be pleased to discuss this with you.