Opportunity Details | Refugee Services In-Kind Donation Pickup Team

Refugee Services In-Kind Donation Pickup Team

Population Served:  Refugees

 

Position Description:

As one of only three refugee resettlement agencies in the state of Oregon, Catholic Charities provides resettlement and case management services to individuals and families who seek to make Oregon their new home. Our resettlement work dates back to the 1940s, when we began assisting individuals and families who had to leave their homelands due to the fear of persecution. Since the 1980s we have resettled more than 10,500 individuals.

 

Volunteers in the Donation Pick Up Team will help to make sure that a refugee family’s introduction to their new home will be a warm and welcome one by collecting donations to furnish their new homes. Collecting donations is a great way to meaningfully support recently arrived refugees without requiring a long-term commitment.

 

Work Environment : Driving

 

Essential Responsibilities:

• Coordinate pickup and drop off times with Volunteer and Donation Coordinator
• Drive to donor homes
• Pick up and load furniture into your car or CCO vehicle
• Drop off items at storage unit or Clark Family Center
• Submit monthly volunteer hours in a timely manner

 

Qualifications

• Minimum age of 18 years

 

Requirements/Training Needed:

Please visit our Volunteer Resources page to start on some of these requirements:

• #1 - Volunteer Orientation
• #2 - Review the Volunteer Handbook and return the Handbook Fillable Signature Page form
• #4 - Please review our Agency Transportation Policy and return the Agency Transportation Policy Fillable Signature Page form
• #5 - Please send a copy of your driver’s license
• #6 - Please send proof of insurance that demonstrates min. levels 100/300/100 (per agency transportation policy) OR health insurance card
• #7 - Defensive Driving training online (you will get an email from our HR department with this invite)
• #8 - Background Check with Motor Vehicle Screen- this will come as a separate email from Sterling (the company we order background checks through, this expires after 2 years so even if you’ve already done one, we may have to request another). If the cost of a background check ($30-$60) is a barrier, please let us know and we can cover the fee. Please know the link to the background check will expire after 72 hours.
• Volunteer Resources page: https://www.catholiccharitiesoregon.org/services/pope-francis-center/volunteer/resources/

 

Supervisor:

When you have been fully onboarded, you will be added to our Donation Pickup Team email list. When there are donations that need to be picked up and dropped off at our storage unit, the Donation Coordinator will reach out to you and provide details for that pickup, including date, time, address, and instructions on how to get to our storage unit. After you’ve picked up the donation, one of our staff members will meet you at our storage unit to let you in and help you unload the items.

 

Time Commitment (include start/end date):

Flexible, but roughly 2-4 hours per month.

Category:

Refugees / Refugee Services - Portland