Operations Coordinator (Gary)

The Salvation Army Mission Statement:

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.  Its message is based on the Bible.  Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.  Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

 

Salary Range Starting at: $18/per hour

 

Job Description:

The Corps Coordinator will leverage the full potential of the Army in Gary to positively impact individuals for Christ in practical ways- especially those living in poverty. As the Corps Coordinator you will be responsible for the business administration and operation/property management of the corps. You will also provide supervision over volunteers and program participants.

 

What You Will Do:

Social Services

• Lead Social Services programming and give direction to workers/volunteers for food distribution activities.
• Understand the Pathway of Hope approach and the ways that grants, contracts work to support the social ministries activities.

 

Community Engagement

• Be actively engaged in the community to have knowledge of on-going needs, program development and improvements to current assistance. Speak on behalf of The Salvation Army in your service area.
• Coordinate with Divisional HQ for volunteers, services, training, meetings, etc.
• Participate in all Emergency and Disaster Services activities as needed.
• Work with the officers to prepare for and participate in Advisory Council meetings.

 

Administration

• Provide supervision to volunteer and program participants on site.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date program statistics and Gift in Kind donations for monthly reporting.
• Ensure all invoices are given to County Admin Assistant for DHQ bookkeepers to process and pay on time.
• Ensure all funds are processed in a timely manner in accordance with Salvation Army policy. Processing local cash/gym rentals and forwarding checks to County Admin Assistant for scanning in a timely manner.
• Assist the officers in preparing the annual Gary Center budget.
• Monitor business related expenditures to ensure expenses are accurate and do not exceed budget guidelines.
• Ensure all property and equipment is properly maintained and kept clean at acceptable safety standards.
• Review and submit all contracts to Area Command for approval and processing to DHQ.
• Maintain accurate, current inventories of all Center equipment and supplies.
• Share property and equipment proposals and/or bids for Area Commander to provide to DHQ.
• Work with DHQ IT Dept as needed on all applicable equipment and software.
• Submit and track insurance claims to Chesterfield Resources for property and vehicle claims.
• Ensure Incident Reports of Injury forms are completed for all injuries and submitted to Chesterfield and DHQ HR, informing Area Commander as well.
• Assist and oversee the planning, organizing, communication and implementation of programs, special events and Center activities as needed.
• Work with communications director to manage social network presence (Facebook, website).

 

Fundraising/Christmas

• Manage the Christmas Kettle Campaign effort.
• Collect bellringer applications and send to DHQ for processing.
• Manage bellringer schedules and distribute checks weekly.
• Work with and help driver to deliver the kettle stands and bellringers, picking them up and dropping them off.
• Distribute and collect kettles each day during kettle season
• Lead the counting efforts each day, making sure to secure and deposit funds daily.
• Enter kettle income and bellringer information into Register to Ring software each day.
• Assist Angel Tree director/gym manager during toy collection and distribution as needed

 

Miscellaneous

• Maintain positive