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Benefits:

Paid Holidays
Annual Paid Sick Days
401(k) matching
Opportunity for advancement
Training & development

If you have a passion for serving the community, love working with volunteers, not afraid to lift some heavy things from time to time, and really care about people this position may be for you.

Your days will include:

✅Coordinating and leading volunteers to feed thousands of local families a month. You must be able to demonstrate good leadership skills.

✅ Driving our box truck or cargo van to pick up donations (no CDL required)
✅ Taking initiative and multi-tasking

✅ Working at Pantry Partner locations throughout our Community
✅Operating warehouse equipment (forklift, pallet jack—we’ll train you if needed!)
✅ Working Sunday Mornings, a couple afternoon/evenings each week, a few Saturdays.
✅ Supporting special events like our annual Great Turkey Countdown

This could be the perfect role for you if you:

Love working with people and building strong volunteer relationships
Enjoy organizing spaces and making systems run efficiently
Don’t mind rolling up your sleeves and lifting up to 60 lbs when needed
Have a valid driver’s license and can safely drive large vehicles
Want to be part of a grassroots team making a real difference every day

Pantry/Warehouse is for you.

If this is you, join this small revolution of kindness and become a part of the team at Common Heart!

This is a 20 hours a week part-time position. The hours are Sunday Mornings, several weekday afternoon/evenings and occasional Saturdays.

This position is more of a calling than a job. Those applying must be passionate about feeding hungry families.

We offer the following benefits

Sick pay for all staff
Holiday pay for all staff
401k with company matching

A background check is required for this position and drug test is required for this position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Alignment with Common Heart’s Core Values: You embody Intentional Kindness, Active Engagement, Initiative, Collaboration, and Servant Leadership in your work and interactions.
Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills: You’re comfortable giving direction, sharing information clearly, and building positive relationships with volunteers, donors, and team members
Problem-solving skills and initiative: You can think on your feet, tackle challenges creatively, and keep operations running smoothly even on busy days.
Detail-oriented and safety-focused: You keep records accurate, spaces organized, and safety top of mind in a warehouse setting.
Comfortable working in a physical environment: Able to lift and carry up to 60 lbs, and operate (or learn to operate) equipment like forklifts, pallet jacks, and a box truck.
Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required. Additional vocational training or coursework in logistics, warehouse management, or nonprofit operations is a plus.
At least 5 years of verifiable work experience, ideally in a role involving warehouse operations, logistics, inventory management, or volunteer coordination. Experience in a nonprofit setting is a plus.
Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license. Must be able to safely operate large vehicles such as a box truck and cargo van.
Must pass a background check, reference check, and drug screening as part of the hiring process.

Additional duties as assigned'

Compensation: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour

We are volunteers in a small revolution of kindness!

We are friends: Just common folks from differing backgrounds and life experiences desiring to serve and make a difference in the lives of our neighbors.

We are a community: A community of friends, volunteers, donors, supporters, businesses, community organizations, and faith communities hoping to raise the levels of love, compassion and service to others in our neighborhoods, city, nation and world.

We are Common Heart: A small 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization promoting individual and community action to feed hungry families and to empower our neighbors to rise out of poverty. Together we serve people without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, country of origin, legal status, socio-economic class, political affiliations or anything else that divides people. We believe that God is an “equal opportunity lover” of human-kind.

Our Triple Focus

Getting By – Bridging the gap for those experiencing food insecurity through 14 Pantry locatoins
Getting Ahead – Breaking through barriers: new future stories through Economic Empowerment programs
Getting Engaged – Working together to personally serve and create a community where all can thrive.

Thank you for your interest in joining this small revolution of kindness in Union County, NC!

Common Heart is a movement of volunteers serving right here where we live. Over the years as we expanded this small revolution of kindness in Union County, we developed a need to hire staff. Our staff perform functions of leadership, management and administration so that our volunteers can shine to accomplish our vision of creating “a small revolution of kindness to eliminate hunger and eradicate generational poverty.”

We are excited to expand our staff with passionate, dedicated people who are committed to this vision.

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