General Facilities - Housing Set-up WorkerCatholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton & Clinton Counties (formerly St. Vincent Catholic Charities)
Job Summary
Job Summary
At Catholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties, every team member plays an essential role in advancing our mission to serve vulnerable individuals and families with compassion and dignity. As part of our team, you will contribute to a wide range of services aimed at fostering hope, healing, and empowerment within the communities we serve. This position helps with all aspects of the Facilities Department including pick- up and delivery of donated items, help with housing set-up of newly arriving refugees, storing and tracking inventory, upkeep of agency vehicles, properties and landscape. Special event and training set up and tear down duties as well as helping during events when asked. Facilitate all agency deliveries as specified in the agency shipping and receiving procedure. This is a full-time position working 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with the upkeep of agency buildings, grounds, and landscaping.
- Retrieve and document donation voicemail messages; contact donors and schedule pickups within 24 hours of the original message.
- Assess donated items for quality and suitability and determine whether to accept or decline them.
- Select, transport, deliver, and set up furniture and personal-needs items.
- Load and unload furniture, donations, and household goods at various locations using agency vehicles.
- Unpack, sort, inventory, organize, shelve, and prepare donated items for distribution.
- Maintain clean, safe, and organized storage areas, vehicles, and workspaces.
- Assist with vehicle inspections and preventive maintenance, as appropriate.
- Coordinate agency deliveries in accordance with established shipping and receiving procedures.
- Provide setup, teardown, and logistical support for agency meetings, trainings, and special events.
- Complete required service documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
- Attend and participate in required meetings, conferences, and in-service trainings.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Experience: Minimum 1 year of previous experience in warehouse inventory control, loading and unloading trucks, physical building upkeep, landscaping.
- Required Licenses: Possession of a valid chauffeur driver’s license and appropriate auto insurance
- Must maintain a good driving record within agency standards
Personal Attributes Anticipated
- Mission-Driven: Demonstrates a deep commitment to the mission and values of Catholic Charities of Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties, and incorporates them into daily work
- Collaborative Team Player: Thrives in a team environment, contributing positively and working effectively with others to achieve shared goals
- Solution-Oriented Problem Solver: Proactively identifies challenges and develops practical, innovative solutions to address them
- Culturally Sensitive: Demonstrates awareness and respect for the cultural diversity of both colleagues and clients, fostering an inclusive and supportive environment
- Integrity: Upholds a strong moral character, consistently doing what is right, and responsibly using time and resources to serve the organization’s mission
Work Environment & Physical Demands
- Ability to stand and/or walk up to 8 hours per shift.
- Work involves talking, stooping, squatting, twisting, climbing, kneeling, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
- Emotionally able to work with information that may be traumatic in nature, as well as, work with individuals or families in crisis or experiencing trauma.
- Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- May be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 100 pounds.
- Driving as needed throughout the day; which may include driving in the dark.
- Ability to sit and use computer workstation, including keyboard and visual display terminal for extended periods of time.
- Noise in the work environment is usually moderately quiet but can be very loud at times.
- Work in an environment with various degrees of discomfort.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
