Christmas Kettle Coordinator

Christmas Kettle Coordinator

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

• Preparation, management, and success of The Salvation Army Kettle program.
• Visiting all kettle locations before the season starts and meeting the manager and securing location.
• Scouting out new locations, approaching store managers, and requesting the store as a new kettle location.
• Securing all necessary permissions to ring at kettle sites, including insurance certificates and corporate agreements.
• Determining when stores have their highest foot traffic and scheduling kettle workers and volunteers to cover those times.
• Working with Corps Officers to hire workers needed for a successful kettle season.
• Organizing or supporting efforts to bring attention to the kettles through competitions and events.
• Being responsible for the orientation and training of kettle workers.
• Reviewing kettle equipment, repairing, painting, or purchasing as determined by the supervisor.
• Creating daily and weekly schedules.
• Scheduling all kettle workers and volunteers.
• Ensuring all the correct paperwork is provided and collected.
• Reviewing daily reports and making adjustments to kettle placement, shift schedules, etc., as necessary.
• Initially dealing with issues as they arise and referring potentially serious issues to the corps officer or DHQ immediately.
• Working with the Admin Assistant to make sure all money is counted and processed per policy.
• Ensuring all employee schedule information is collected and processed for payroll following all applicable laws.
• Using The Salvation Army required software program to manage the Kettle program.
• Preparing thank you letters on behalf of The Salvation Army informing how much was raised to help the community from their location.
• Recruiting volunteers for Christmas kettles using all means possible, including reaching out to present volunteers, service clubs, schools, churches, volunteer organizations, corporations, and businesses.
• Reviewing kettle reports daily and making necessary changes and business decisions quickly.
• Incorporating kettle best practices into the kettle campaign by joining the Kettle Academy Facebook group and reviewing the material.

Qualifications: College Degree preferred but not required. 2 years' experience working in a similar setting; analytics, sales, attention to detail, time-management, organizational, and interpersonal skills are essential. Ability to maintain highly confidential information. Reliable and dependable, resolving requests in a timely fashion. Possess excellent communication skills and 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. Well versed with Microsoft Office Products, to include Windows based platforms such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with a demonstrated ability to create correspondence, and maintain spreadsheets. Must possess a valid California Class C Driver License and ability to drive a Salvation Army vehicle. Must complete the Salvation Army vehicle course training. Must be 21 years of age or older to drive a Salvation Army vehicle. Must provide consent to a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR). Bilingual (Spanish) is desirable.