Donations Ambassador | Driver

Responsibilities

• Safely operate donation trucks and other assigned vehicles in a lawful, courteous, and professional manner.
• Conduct daily and weekly vehicle inspections and safety checks to ensure roadworthiness and operational readiness.
• Maintain cleanliness of truck interiors and exteriors.
• Ensure trucks are properly secured at the end of each day, including locking vehicles and safeguarding merchandise and electronics.
• Load, secure, transport, and unload donated items according to established safety procedures.
• Maintain eligibility for Habitat vehicle insurance, including a valid driver’s license, favorable driving record, and required driving experience.
• Pick up donated items using Habitat vehicles, transport them to the ReStore, load and unload donation trucks multiple times daily, working with staff and volunteers.
• Ensure all donated items are returned to the store, processed appropriately, and routed for resale, recycling, scrap metal, or disposal according to organizational guidelines.
• Follow established donation acceptance criteria and accept only items appropriate for resale or approved processing.
• Aid in donation processing, recycling operations, warehouse activities, and overall store needs when not assigned to driving duties.
• Help maintain a clean, organized, safe, and efficient warehouse, donation area, and ReStore environment.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license with a minimum of five years of driving experience and an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to meet Habitat for Humanity vehicle insurance requirements.
• Ability to safely lift, move, load, and unload donated items.
• Strong customer service, communication, teamwork, and organizational skills.
• Ability to set and balance priorities, adapt swiftly to changes, and exercise autonomy while making timely decisions in the field.
• Physical requirements: ability to stand for extended periods of time, to move and handle boxes of merchandise, furniture, and fixtures over varied terrain including stairs and through doorways, entails lifting at least 75 pounds.
• Ability to understand and communicate in English; other languages are a plus.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test and random drug testing as selected.