Part Time Courier/Driver

American Red Cross; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 19,286 - 22,041; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental Vision plans

Health Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off starting at 15 days

Job summary

American Red Cross in the Charleston area is seeking a customer-focused driver to operate an ARC vehicle, pick up and deliver blood products and lightweight materials on an assigned route or as needed.

This role also involves loading duties and ensures safety and care during transport. The position requires a high school diploma, valid license, and a cooperative team mindset. Monday–Friday evenings, with on-call overnight and weekends, offers $16.00 per hour plus shift differentials and benefits.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent required.
• Valid driver\'s license and clean DMV record required.

Responsibilities

• Drive an American Red Cross vehicle to pick up, deliver and properly store products and other lightweight materials on an assigned route or as needed.
• Perform additional transport or loading duties to support ARC Blood Services.
• Interact with customers in a positive, proactive, and courteous manner while ensuring safety and compliance.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

DRIVE A COMPANY VEHICLE - NO WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR CAR AND NO GAS COSTS. JOIN THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND PLAY A DIRECT ROLE IN SAVING LIVES IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

Why Choose Us?

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else -it'sas much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good,you'llhave mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing missionthat'sbigger than all of us. As you care for others,you'recared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

What you Need to Know?

We areseekinga customer-focused, compassionate individual todrive an American Red Cross vehicle to pick-up,deliverandproperly storeproducts and other lightweight materialsfollowingan assigned route or on an as-needed basis.You would also performadditionaltransport or loading duties to support ARC Blood Services.

As a Red Cross Team member, you will take care of your team members - show up for every shift and give 100% whileyou'rethere. Interact in a positive, proactive, and customer-focused manner with both internal and external customers,demonstratingcare and compassion at all times

Key Responsibilities

• Operatevehiclefor the delivery of blood products and materials safely and within traffic laws.
• Prepare fordeliveries by verifying orders, loading vehicles, andmaintainingroute supply inventory to ensure prompt delivery of products to customers.
• Document temporary storage and transportation of blood, blood products, and materials as required by internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Provide customer service by giving basic information and interacting in apositiveproactive manner with employees.
• Maintain excellent vehicle conditions by keeping vehicle clean and checking fluid and gas levels
• Provide shipping and receiving support as directed.

Theaforementioned responsibilitiesdescribe the general nature of the position and are not an extensive list

Standard Schedule

Monday-Friday 6:00PM - 11:30PM with On-call overnight and weekends.

Pay Information

$16.00 per hour plus applicable shift differentials.

What you Need to Succeed

• High School or equivalent required.
• Valid driver's license and clean DMV recordrequired

Physical Requirements

Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel,reach withhands andarmsand talk or hear. Frequently lift and/or move objects 10-50lbs unassisted. Frequently required to push carts weighing up to 100 pounds on flat flooring or ramps. Frequently required to stand forlong periods, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch. Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. Specific vision abilitiesrequiredfor this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depthperceptionand ability to adjust and focus. Able to withstand temperatures in a typical blood banking environment including refrigerators and freezers. Position may require climbing of step ladders.Operational flexibility isrequiredto meet sudden and unpredictable needs.

Benefits for You

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at15 daysa year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidayscomprisedof six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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