Warehouse Assistant
APLA Health provides quality healthcare, life-saving services, camaraderie, compassion, and comfort to all who come through our doors. Our dedicated team of healthcare professionals is committed to providing personalized and compassionate free and low-cost medical services, tailored specifically to meet the unique needs of each individual we serve. APLA Health serves as a medical home providing an array of integrated healthcare services through 71,000+ billable patient visits and nearly 10,000 enabling services visits each year. Services provided include: medical, dental, behavioral health and HIV care; pharmacy; PrEP counseling and management; health education and HIV prevention; and STD screening and treatment. For people living with HIV, APLA Health offers housing support; benefits counseling; home healthcare; and the Vance North Necessities of Life Program food pantries; among several other critical support services.
We offer great benefits, competitive pay, and great working environment!
We offer:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance (no cost for employee)
- Vision Insurance (no cost for employee)
- Long Term Disability
- Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 11 Paid Holidays
- 4 Personal Days
- 10 Vacation Days
- 12 Sick Days
- Metro reimbursement or free parking
- Employer Matched (6%) 403b Retirement Plan
This is a great opportunity to make a difference!
This position will pay $25.00-$27.28 per hour. Salary is commensurate with experience.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Warehouse Supervisor, the warehouse assistant will assist a warehouse team responsible for organizing and maintaining a food warehouse and with increasing the efficiency and timely delivery of food pantry services to persons living with HIV/AIDS.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Deliver food and hygiene items to NOLPs food pantry sites, including those managed by collaborative agencies.
- Unload sites weekly food delivery and set up food preparation shelves.
- Distribute NOLPs groceries to clients as needed.
- Assist in completing intake on incoming clients and volunteers when needed, always behaving in a courteous, respectful and helpful manner.
- Fill in as needed for NOLPs Site Coordinators at NOLP locations.
- Supervise volunteers and maintain an accurate accounting of volunteer hours; assist Volunteer Coordinator with volunteer recruitment activities, as well as training and scheduling of volunteers assigned to warehouse or food drive duties.
- Maintain an accurate weekly inventory of food stock, including completing data entry in NOLPs inventory program.
- Organize, clean and maintain the warehouse, which includes stocking freezer, cooler and shelves and preparing client pre-bagged groceries.
- Drive a 5-ton truck to make deliveries and pickups.
- Assist with the maintenance of the programs delivery vehicles (e.g., cleaning and awareness of routine mechanical service).
- Provide driving assistance in coordination with APLAs revenue producing events.
- Assist with the receipt of program-specific deliveries and verify shipments.
- Assist with donation solicitation by maintaining NOLPs presence during weekend food drive activities.
OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED TO MEET BUSINESS NEEDS.
REQUIREMENTS:
Training and Experience:
High school graduate required; minimum of one year of experience interacting with the public required; experience in warehouse or stock room helpful and experience with driving delivery vehicles. Must demonstrate a history of a clean driving record.
Knowledge of:
Stockroom procedures; Microsoft Word and Excel preferred; retail food sales practices and stock room procedures preferred.
Ability to:
Drive a 5-ton truck; operate a computer using Microsoft Word and Excel; operate warehouse equipment including a forklift and pallet jack; complete assigned tasks to completion; handle multiple projects simultaneously; work and communicate with people from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds; supervise assigned volunteers; meet deadlines; function with minimal supervision; maintain complex inventory records; work in an organized and systematic fashion; respond with sensitivity to people with HIV/AIDS; demonstrate professional verbal and written communication skills and professional customer service.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
This is primarily an active position that requires regular bending, reaching stooping, lifting and moving of stock weighing 50 pounds or more and driving a 5-ton truck to make deliveries and pickups.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must possess a valid California driver’s license; proof of auto liability insurance; and have the use of a personal vehicle for work related purposes.
COVID Vaccination and booster required or medical/religious exemption.
Equal Opportunity Employer: APLA Health is an EEO Employer.
To Apply:
Visit our website at www.aplahealth.org to apply or click the link below: