Vocational Trainee -- Inventory Program - Resource Center

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WellPower values and is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to ending bias and discrimination in our community and ensuring equity within all aspects of our organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Pay Range & Benefits:

$19.29/hr

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.

All full-time, benefits eligible employees will be eligible for WellPower’s benefits plan. For a full description of benefit offerings, please visit: https://mhcd.org/workplace-of-choice/.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Process incoming donations through inspection, cleaning, testing and organizing in a warehouse environment.

• Organize and restock goods in our shop.

• Maintain necessary records of work and supplies

• Use best safety practices in a warehouse setting.

• Support other staff and departments as needed.

• Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing and understanding.

• Other duties assigned.

Learning Objectives & Competencies to be Gained

• Develop professional and empathetic communication skills

• Gain tools to remain calm and respond during a “crisis” (a situation is escalating; a person is upset or there is a medical emergency etc.)

• Gain confidence in communicating challenges and ideas to co-workers, supervisors and managers

• Communicate tardiness and absences in a timely manner to front desk and direct supervisor

• Communicate with fellow coworkers and supervisors in a professional and mindful manner

• Maintain sense of safety for one’s self and others

• Communicate needs of safety to fellow coworkers and supervisors and address safety concerns immediately

• Communicate needs or complaints to immediate supervisor should any medications be found, slips, trips, falls, or other sharp objects are found

• Uphold and communicate ethical standards of practice

• Conduct honest processing and storage of products

• Provide consistent and fair distribution (placement) of products and shopping opportunity for all community members

• Enjoy personal shopping during allocated time blocks for vocational employees

• Communicate any unethical behaviors to direct supervisor or manager

• Care for practical needs of the Inventory Department based on ‘Work Station’

• Work Station Area (1) - Bottling Liquid Cleaning Products (ex: laundry soap, dish soap, hand soap & fabric softener)

• Work Station Area (2) - Company Donation Processing-

• Work Station Area (3) - Special Products Processing-

• Work Station Area (4) - Processing Special Items and Special Events-

• Work Station Area (5) - Process Private Donor or Company Donations

• Work Station Area (6) - Processing Clothing

Timeline to Complete program

• Training: 4-6 months

• Proficient: 5-7 months

• Completion of vocational employment: 8-9 months

Skills required for this position consist of: the ability to lift up to 30 pounds

Vocational Trainee - Inventory / Donation Intake

Location: Adult Resource Center

Tuberculosis (TB) screening, testing - TB screening and testing, is required and must be completed prior to hire ( i.e., preplacement), and maintained during employment