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Volunteer Warehouse & Truck Assistance Support
ORGANIZATION: Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
Warehouse & Truck Assistance Volunteers needed for busy local nonprofit retail store
Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity is seeking warehouse and truck assistance volunteers to support our ReStore. Greater Spingfield Habitat for Humanity (GSHFH) is an organization that provides local families the opportunity to build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.
ReStore is a non-profit home improvement store and donation center that sells new and gently used furniture, building materials, appliances, home décor, and much more. Donated items are resold to the public for a fraction of their retail value and the profits are used by GSHFH to further our mission.
Title: Warehouse & Truck Assistance Support
Goal: Travel with ReStore truck driver to donors homes and help load donations into truck. Help unload items from the truck and donors’ cars into the store. Organize, process, clean, and price donations. Gather donor contact information.
Reports to: Margo VanZandt, Restore Manager
Hours: ReStore hours are:
- Wednesday through Saturday 10am - 6pm
- Sunday Noon - 5pm
Responsibilities:
- Process incoming and outgoing shipments
- Assemble floor displays and re-sets.
- Replenish merchandise to the sales floor
- Assist customers and perform carry-in/-out
- Perform building maintenance and basic cleaning; maintain store equipment and supplies
- Perform other duties and tasks as may be assigned
Qualifications/Special Skills:
- Must be at least 16 years old
- Must be a motivated, self-starter, able to work independently
- Ability to understand and work from general instructions
- Assistants should be physically fit as they will be on their feet for most of the day and may be required to lift large amounts of stock
- Mechanically inclined - ability to assemble furniture
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds
- Excellent communication, listening skills, interpersonal skills
Interested in Volunteering:
- Contact Margo VanZandt
- VanZandt@HabitatSpringfield.org
- (413) (413) 642-8990
- Visit: RetStoreWestfield.com & fill out the interest form
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About Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity
Location:
268 Cold Spring Avenue, West Springfield, MA 01089, US
Mission Statement
Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity (GSHFH) is a housing ministry dedicated to strengthening communities by empowering low-income families to change their lives and the lives of future generations through homeownership opportunities. This is accomplished by working in partnership with diverse people, from all walks of life, to build simple, decent affordable housing.
Description
Habitat's mission to provide homeownership opportunities to low-income families is unique as it requires partner families to work alongside the community that is reaching out to help them. Each Habitat partner family provides "sweat equity," or physical labor, toward the construction of their own home, other Habitat family homes and special projects. Partner families provide between 300 - 500 hours of sweat equity and participate in educational programs designed to help them achieve successful homeownership. Habitat partner families are selected based on three specific criteria: Ability to pay a zero-percent interest mortgage, need for simple, decent shelter, and a willingness to partner with the organization, sponsors and community volunteers. Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity has helped over 100 local families and 200 international families through home ownership and home preservation opportunities over the past 31 years.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
301 East Main St(Behind Moe's Southwest Grill)Westfield, MA 01085
DATE POSTED
December 23, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 4 hour morning or afternoon shift, and regular schedule preferred
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds