Full-Time Processing Center Clerk 2 - Home Essentials Department at District Council of Madison Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Madison, Wisconsin

Full-time/Non-Exempt | 4 day-10 hour shifts | 7:00am-5:30pm | Starting at $18.62/hour with an increase to $19.39 at six months | Rotating weekdays off based on group assignment.

If you feel fulfilled by giving back to our community, you can feel confident that St. Vincent de Paul is a great place to work! We are an organization dedicated to serving our community, and we are looking for a candidate who is passionate about our core values. Come work in a fun, rewarding, and compassionate environment!

Job Summary

In this role, you will be a key member of the Home Essentials team, which is tasked with presorting, pricing, packing, and redistributing donated miscellaneous items to the SVdP thrift stores around Dane County. This is an essential position that allows us to contribute to the many services SVdP provides!

What You’ll Do

• Check items for quality and resale-ability
• Maintain production quotas in one of several home essentials workstations, including:
  • Presorting miscellaneous items to identify unsellable items or those belonging in another department and preparing items for pricing
  • Pricing items, identifying specialty or collectible items
  • Carefully packing items to palletize and prepare for shipment to stores
• Help maintain cleanliness of your work area and the Processing Center and perform assigned cleaning duties
• Adhere to the Safeguarding Policy by ensuring timely completion of mandatory training and staying updated on relevant training modules to maintain compliance
• Keep management informed of safety concerns, problems, supplies needed and essentials to the smooth running of the Processing Center
• Play an integral role in fostering a culture of equity and inclusion within the organization
• Build authentic relationships across lines of difference, such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, ability, gender identity, citizenship status, or other identities

What You Can Bring

• Demonstrated success working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Ability to learn about items belonging to the Home Essentials department and their resale value and quality in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize daily and immediate tasks
• Ability to perform any duties assigned by management to help the overall performance of the Home Essentials Department and Processing Center
• Flexibility with job changes: willing and able to do other tasks when requested
• Capable of making speedy and accurate judgments of miscellaneous items based on quality control, information received during training or current needs of the stores
• Be a continual learner willing to seek additional opportunities to gain experience, knowledge and skills
• Demonstrated success fulfilling job duties and responsibilities with minimal direction

What You’ll Love!

• 4-day week with a rotating schedule
• Variety in your work: fun finds, vintage furniture and unique pieces
• First access shopping privileges during your breaks
• Being part of a diverse community within our organization and Dane County

Daily assignments will rotate based on staffing and operational needs. An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Physical Demands & Qualifications

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this job:

• Employee must have the ability to maintain professional, patient and courteous interactions with a diverse base of customers, donors, clients and other SVdP staff
• Employee must frequently stand, walk, talk and hear, use hands to handle or touch product, tools, or controls.
• Ability to stand at workstation for 3 hours between breaks for 10-hour shifts
• Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds without assistance, and occasionally lift/move up to 50lbs with assistance from equipment or another person.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Employee must be able to follow instructions and work autonomously on assigned job duties
• Employee must be able to work assigned shifts consistently and reliably

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul does not and shall not discriminate in our employment, services and volunteerism on the basis of age, race, color, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, military service, or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or any characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal law. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers and vendors. Although the District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul does not generally consider religion in either hiring or the services it provides, because we are a Catholic charity, requiring liaison with the Catholic Church and its members, certain positions involving such liaisons are reserved for members of the Catholic Church. The District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul reserves the right to consider whether the conduct reflected in a criminal conviction demonstrates an incompatibility with the responsibilities of the specific job for which an applicant is applying.

EQUITY

St. Vincent de Paul has a vision for a deeply inclusive environment for our membership, staff, and volunteers. To foster a culture of belonging while providing equitable service delivery above and beyond Equal Opportunity requirements, SVdP candidates must be committed to cultural competency growth and work within diverse teams. SVdP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Full-Time Job Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Free long-term disability and term life insurance
• Voluntary short-term disability and life insurance coverage available
• Employee 403(b) retirement savings plan and an employer-sponsored SEP-IRA
• Employee assistance program
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid sick time off