Donation Attendant - Part-time

Hope Services
San Jose, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at entry-level candidates with customer service experience who can work independently in a community-facing role.

Best fit for

  • Candidates who value community engagement and are motivated by making a difference in people's lives
    — “Are you a person who enjoys helping others? Are you currently seeking fulfillment in your professional life?”
  • People who are reliable, trustworthy, and can manage physical tasks in an outdoor environment
    — “Good judgement and trustworthiness.”

Things to consider

  • The role requires consistent physical effort due to frequent lifting and outdoor exposure
    — “Constant exposure to outdoor conditions, weather, dust and pollens.”
  • There is a focus on on-the-job training, which may indicate limited prior experience is acceptable
    — “Priority for this position is to provide on the job training for HOPE Trainees.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight prior customer service experience and any relevant physical task training in your resume
    — “1 year related OTJ training/experience working in a position providing customer service.”
  • Emphasize your ability to work independently and represent the company positively
    — “Provides good customer service to all visitors at the assigned location.”
  • Showcase your reliability and attention to detail when handling donations and reporting issues
    — “Reports all losses and customer complaints in a timely manner.”
  • Demonstrate knowledge of safety procedures and proper lifting techniques during interviews
    — “Knowledge of proper lifting procedures.”
  • Include examples of maintaining secure and organized environments in your application
    — “Maintains a neat storage unit and assures security of all materials.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · LowAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • provide good customer service to all visitors
  • accept and process donations
  • prepare materials for pick-up
  • maintain storage units
  • load and unload donated materials
Typical background
1 year related OTJ training/experience in customer service

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer ServiceDonation ProcessingInventory ManagementStorage Unit MaintenanceSecurity ProceduresCommunication

Preferred

Lifting TechniquesSafety Regulations

Stack & domain

Customer ServiceMaterial HandlingStorage ManagementSecurity ProceduresCommunicationTeamworkProblem SolvingAttention To DetailNonprofitCommunity ServiceDonation Management

About the role

Original posting from Hope Services via Lever

Are you a person who enjoys helping others? Are you currently seeking fulfillment in your professional life?

Hope Services is Silicon Valley’s leading provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. We seek candidates who share our inspirations & aspirations. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging at all levels..

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*Pay Rate: $18.45/hr

*Schedule: Sunday - Tuesday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Purpose:

Receiving and securing donated items at the assigned community drop locations. Priority for this position is to provide on the job training for HOPE Trainees.

Principle Responsibilities:

The following responsibilities represent the essential functions of the position. A worker in this classification is responsible for carrying out the following functions:

  • Provides good customer service to all visitors at the assigned location. Represents HOPE in the community.
  • Accepts donated materials and provides the customer with a receipt.
  • Prepares material for pick by HOPE trucks. Separates clothing from miscellaneous materials, stores appropriately.
  • Maintains a neat storage unit and assures security of all materials.
  • Loads and unloads donated materials as needed.
  • Locks and unlocks station at the start and finish of each shift.
  • Calls in all concerns and issues to home base. Reports all losses and customer complaints in a timely manner.
  • Performs other duties as assigned to assure efficiency of operation.

Minimum Qualifications:

No formal education required, 1 year related OTJ training/experience working in a position providing customer service.

Reports To: Salvage Manager

Supervisory Responsibility: none

Required knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Ability to read and speak English
  • Ability to maintain good rapport with staff and public
  • Knowledge of proper lifting procedures
  • Understand safety rules and regulations that pertain to job
  • Ability to work alone
  • Good judgement and trustworthiness.

Environmental Conditions:

Constant exposure to outdoor conditions, weather, dust and pollens. Frequent lifting and moving of donated materials, storage of supplies. Frequent communications with visitors.

Do you have what it takes to make a difference? Inspire and be inspired! Hope Services takes immense pride in maximizing our employee engagement. Will you join us??

Visit www.hopeservices.org to find out more about us and the people we serve.

Hope Services is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees not regardless of, but with consideration and appreciation for race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family or parental status, or any other status.

Source: Hope Services careers (Lever)

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