Christmas Kettle Coordinator - Tehachapi

The Salvation Army Southern California; Tehachapi (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army Southern California is seeking a Christmas Kettle Coordinator to lead the local kettle campaign with thorough planning and management. This role focuses on securing locations, coordinating volunteers, and ensuring policy-compliant money handling.

You will visit kettle sites prior to the season, recruit and train staff, coordinate scheduling, and monitor daily performance to drive a successful campaign in the community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience working in a nonprofit organization (2 years) preferred.
• CA driver's license required.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation, management and success of The Salvation Army Kettle program
• Visit kettle locations before the season, meet the manager, and secure the location
• Scout out new locations for the kettle program
• Secure all necessary permissions to ring at kettle sites; includes insurance certificates and manager agreements
• Hire workers needed for a successful kettle season
• Organize and support efforts to bring attention to kettles
• Responsible for the orientation and training of kettle workers
• Review kettle equipment, repair, paint or purchase as determined by supervisor
• Schedule kettle workers and volunteers
• Ensure all correct paperwork is provided and collected
• Review daily reports and make adjustments to kettle placement and shifts
• Address issues as they arise; escalate serious ones promptly
• Ensure money is counted and processed per policy
• Ensure employee schedule information is collected for payroll
• Prepare thank you letters on behalf of The Salvation Army
• Recruit volunteers for Christmas kettles
• Other related duties as required

Skills

Confidentiality

People skills

Independent and team work

Multitasking

Time management

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Overview

The Christmas Kettle Coordinator position is responsible for the advanced preparation and managing of a successful local Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign.

Overview

The Christmas Kettle Coordinator position is responsible for the advanced preparation and managing of a successful local Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation, management and success of The Salvation Army Kettle program
• Visit all kettle locations before the season starts, meet the manager, and secure the location
• Scout out new locations for the kettle program
• Secure all necessary permissions to ring at kettle sites; this includes, but is not limited to insurance certificates, and corporate and property manager agreements
• Hire workers needed for a successful kettle season
• Organize and support efforts to bring attention to kettles
• Responsible for the orientation and training of kettle workers
• Review kettle equipment, repair, paint or purchase as determined by your supervisor
• Schedule kettle workers and volunteers
• Make sure all the correct paperwork is provided and collected
• Review daily reports and make adjustments to kettle placement, shift schedules, etc. as necessary.
• Initially deal with issues as they arise. Refer all serious of potentially serious issues to the corps officer or DHQ immediately
• Make sure all money is counted and processed per policy
• Responsible for ensuring all the employee schedule information is collected and processed for payroll
• Prepare thank you letters on behalf of The Salvation Army
• Recruit volunteers for Christmas kettles
• Other related duties as required

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's degree (preferred)
• Experience working in a non profit (2 years)
• CA driver’s license (required)
• Bilingual in Spanish (Preferred)

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to maintain highly confidential information
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to multi-task and remain flexible as needed
• Analytical, sales, attention to detail, time-management, organizational, and interpersonal skills are essential
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word programs

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

Equipment Used

• Modern Office Equipment and Relevant Software

ADA Statement

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests if the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

Acknowledgment of Religious Purposes of The Salvation Army

The employee acknowledges that he/she has been informed and understands The Salvation Army’s religious purpose and status as a church. The employee agrees that he/she shall do nothing to his/her relationship with The Salvation Army as an employee to undermine its religious mission. The employee agrees and understands that his/her services are a necessary part of The Army’s religious purposes and his/her work-related conduct must not conflict with, interfere with, or undermine such religious programs or The Army’s religious purposes.

At-Will

I hereby understand and acknowledge that, unless otherwise defined by applicable law, any employment relationship with this organization is of an “at-will” nature, which means that the Employee may resign at any time and the Employer may discharge the Employee at any time with or without cause. It is further understood that this “at will” employment relationship may not be changed by any written document or by conduct unless such change is specifically acknowledged in writing by an authorized executive of this organization.