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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh
Donations Ambassador (Truck Driver)
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What they do
A Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver drives large commercial vehicles such as tractor-trailers, semi-trucks, or big rigs. Responsibilities typically include transporting cargo across long distances, sometimes over the course of multiple days. They may work for trucking companies, freight carriers, logistics, or shipping companies.
$40,677 / year median in New York
-12% projected decline
Job Description
ReStore Donations Ambassador (Truck Driver) Reports to:
Donations Manager, ReStore Manager Schedule:
Full-Time, Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5:00pmStatus:
Hourly, Non-exempt Pay Rate:
$22/hour Summary The ReStore Donations Ambassador fulfills a key component of the donation process. The employee is responsible for driving the ReStore truck to pick-up donations, receiving dropped off donations, ensuring adherence to the donation process and standards, and assists on the sales floor when required. Key Responsibilities- Serve as the primary liaison with the donor community
- Perform successful interactions with corporate, retail, and individual donors
- Ensure timely and damage-free pick-up of donations
- Drive where required to perform pick-ups of donated items.
- Perform daily truck inspection, report necessary service or repairs for ReStore Manager to schedule, and maintains safety, security, service log of truck
- Ensure ReStore policies, standards for donations, and procedures are closely followed.
- Assist in organizing donations in receiving room
- Assist in maintaining a safe environment for customers, staff, and volunteers while at ReStore
- Support other ReStore operations as needed. Physical Requirements
- Comfortable with and skilled at loading and driving a 16 ft. box truck with a hydraulic lift
- Ability to safely lift and position 50 pounds, or more with assistance. Job entails bending, kneeling, and reaching, often in awkward or tiring positions Skills and Experience
- Must Hold a valid New York State Driver's License and possess a driving record that can be insured by our carrier and be willing to take physical for DOT license
- Strong customer service, interpersonal, and communications skills
- Ability to calmly defuse challenging situations on pick-ups and at ReStore
- Possess tact to reject donations in a gracious manner
- Knowledge of retail and nonprofit environment a plus
- Experience working with volunteers is a plus, but not necessary
- Competency of cell phone, tablet, and GPS usage
- Completion of a background check at time of employment
- Ability to speak Spanish a plus Equal Opportunity Employer Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh Equal Opportunity Employment Policy prohibits discrimination because of race, religion, sex, age, ethnic background, color, national or local origin, creed, ancestry, status with regard to public assistance, marital or family status, disability, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by law.