Seasonal Christmas Campaign Coordinator

The Salvation Army Southern CA Division; San Gabriel (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army in San Gabriel is seeking a Christmas Assistant to support holiday campaigns and assist corps officers. You will coordinate volunteers, donations, and drives, and help ensure smooth operations during the Christmas season.

Responsibilities include coordinating toy and food drives, soliciting donations from schools, businesses, churches and individuals, managing volunteer drop-offs, and assisting with data entry and event logistics.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old if driving
• Must read, write and communicate well in English
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Be friendly, respectful, honest, and punctual

Responsibilities

• Assist the Corps Officer(s) in the smooth and effective running of the Christmas Campaigns (eg. Volunteers, Toy Drives and Food Drives)
• Work with schools, businesses, churches, service clubs and individuals to solicit donated food, toys and financial donations
• Coordinate drop-off of barrels and collection of donations with the Outreach Services Workers and other volunteer drivers
• May be required to serve as recruit and coordinate volunteers for holiday events including the Red Kettle Campaign
• May be required to work with Advisory Board members in location and securing public sites for the collection of food, toys or stocking stuffers
• Assist at all holiday events, ie. annual Thanksgiving Dinner
• May be required to assist the Corps Officer with data entry, money counting and scheduling for the Red Kettle Campaign
• May be required to assist in the sorting of food and toys
• Leadership and people skills necessary to coordinate a variety of programs
• Organized and able to handle a multitude of tasks simultaneously
• Maintain a valid California Driver's License (preferred)
• If chosen to drive, must successfully complete Decision Driving Safety Test before driving for The Salvation Army and annually recertify as required
• If chosen to drive, must meet certification by and participation in The Salvation Army's Fleet Safety Program (Salvation Army Fleet Safety Policy dictates that an employee may not obtain more than two [2] moving violations or accidents within any 12-month period; see The Salvation Army Fleet Safety Policy)
• Working knowledge of integrated database applications and ability to use new software programs with basic training

Skills

Volunteer coordination

Donations solicitation

People skills

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Database software

Job description

The Salvation Army in San Gabriel is seeking a Christmas Assistant to support holiday campaigns and assist corps officers. You will coordinate volunteers, donations, and drives, and help ensure smooth operations during the Christmas season.

Responsibilities include coordinating toy and food drives, soliciting donations from schools, businesses, churches and individuals, managing volunteer drop-offs, and assisting with data entry and event logistics.