Area Team Lead – Days (Christmas Kettle Campaign)

Join the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign and be part of a century old tradition!  We offer a unique opportunity to use your leadership skills and share your passion for building strong communities.

The Area Team Lead (ATL) position for the 2024 Edmonton/Sherwood Park Christmas Kettle Campaign is a short term contract position. The successful candidate is responsible for oversight of several Christmas Kettle locations in a given geographical zone area.  Zone locations include shopping malls, grocery stores and retail outlets.

• Orient, supervise, and support Kettle Volunteers
• Ensure volunteers have the necessary materials during their shifts
• Participate in the recruitment of new volunteers
• Assist with providing shift coverage for vacant shifts
• Coordinate the delivery of kettles to sites daily
• Foster and maintain positive working relationships with kettle sites
• Communicate daily with ATL partners for effective transition
• Communicate daily issues and supply deficiencies to Kettle Coordinators
• Attend a day of training/orientation on The Salvation Army and the Christmas Kettle Campaign
• Represent The Salvation Army in a positive, professional manner
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned

Experience:

·       Working with volunteers

·       Working or volunteering in a position with leadership responsibilities

·       Working in a fast paced environment

·       Strong customer service skills; enjoy liaising and working with people of all ages and abilities

·       Good decision making, organizational and leadership skills

·       Willingness to be flexible and work well under pressure with daily timelines and changing priorities

·       Self-motivation

·       Strong service ethic

·       Ability to maintain strict confidentiality in the handling of donor, volunteer and organizational information

·       Respect and understanding of the mission and purpose of The Salvation Army

·       Valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle required

·       Access to email and cellular phone required (allowance provided)

·       Able to lift 9 to 12 kgs (20 – 25 lbs)  

Successful candidates, prior to hiring, will be required to provide:

• Background check consent
• A clean drivers abstract

DAYS and HOURS of work:

Monday through Saturday, 9 am – 3:30 pm

The Salvation Army will accommodate candidates as required under applicable human rights legislation.   If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform us of your requirements. 

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Internal Applicants, please advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.