Driver

JOB TITLE: Donation Center Driver

DEPARTMENT: Donation Center

REPORT TO: Donation Center Supervisor

LOCATION: Seattle

PAY RANGE: $24.04/hour DOE + Good driver bonus, 4 weeks of vacation leave along with 12 sick days and 2 personal days per year, 100% employer paid medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability for employees, 401 (k) with employer match, LinkedIn Learning Professional Development and EAP

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt, Full-time

LAST REVIEWED: January 2024

Our Values: Excellence | Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) | Integrity | Authentic Connection | Empowerment & Inspiration | Teamwork

Our Mission: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound creates and supports one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Each employee in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound helps to extend the mission of the agency in particular ways as outlined in the position description. The essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Job Summary:

The Donation Center Driver completes a daily route picking up and dropping off community donations. The donations are picked up in a box truck; a CDL is not required. The donations are picked up from locations, primarily Donation Center Bins, which are located in and around King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties. The donated items are then dropped off at a 52’ trailer for Savers (Value Village) to pick up. Drivers are also expected to participate in Agency events providing support when asked to do so. The nature of this work requires occasional weekend availability.

Job Responsibilities:

Safely operate an agency box truck to collect, transport, and/or deliver donations.

Load donations of clothing and cloth household items ensuring proper handling of heavy, bulky or delicate items to avoid breakage, muscle strain or injury

Clean and maintain donation bins throughout the community

Remove trash in and around bins

Maintain a driver's manifest which includes the number of clothing bags collected.

Unload donated items at a 52’ trailer for Savers (Value Village) to pick up or designated Value Village stores.

Maintain and keep the interior of the truck cab clean. This means sweeping out the truck after being unloaded, washing inside windows as needed, keeping dash and engine cover clean

Pick up special items as requested by the Donation Center Supervisor

Provide ongoing feedback to improve the efficiency of truck routes and routines so they proceed in the most efficient way possible

Serve as a brand advocate and ambassador in every interaction with clients and the public

Other duties as assigned by the Donation Center Supervisor

Required Job Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent

Valid US driver's license, insurance coverage

Able to meet BBBSPS standards of insurability

Ability to work steadily and independently with minimum supervision and to follow standardized procedures

Ability to take initiative and demonstrate good judgment, decision making and problem-solving skills

Ability to lift heavy or larger items up to 75 pounds

Preference Job Qualifications:

Experience driving small to midsize box trucks (16 feet - 24 feet)

Competencies Needed to be Successful within our Organization: We work with each employee to generate professional development plans that reinforce skill-building and demonstration of growth in each of the following competencies.

Core Competencies

Accountability / Workload Management

Understanding of SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) competencies

Customer Service Orientation

Growth Mindset, Adaptability

Anti-Racist focus and mindset

Collaboration

Expertise in Area of Focus

Leadership Competencies

Develops & Motivates Others

External Relationship Builder

Team Effectiveness

Emotional Intelligence

Organizational Growth Orientation

Problem-Solving

Initiative & Results Driven

Work Environment:

The environmental conditions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Workweek: Monday through Friday with occasional Saturday

Work independently

Frequent work in all outside weather conditions

Occasional work in a warehouse

May be requested to work overtime

Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb in and out of truck 20 plus times per day; talk and hear; and independently drive a 16 to 24 foot box truck. Employee must lift and/or move up to 75 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Daily work requires collecting items from bins which includes garbage and other potentially hazardous materials that will require proper disposal. Training on how to handle these materials will be provided.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and required skills. The job description may be subject to change to meet the needs of the organization. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

Your employment with BBBSPS is “at will,” meaning that either you or BBBSPS may end your employment at any time and with or without cause.

Equal Employment Opportunity

BBBSPS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all qualified individuals. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential duties & responsibilities either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

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