What are the responsibilities and job description for the Traveling Trunk Specialist position at CMFCAA?
The Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association is a not-for-profit agency that educates, supports, & advocates for foster, adoptive, & kinship children, youth, & families in central Missouri by offering services & partnering with community & governmental agencies to develop healthy & self-sufficient individuals & families.
Founded in 2007 by a former foster youth, foster parents, and adoptive parents, the CMFCAA is a community service organization that provides for the needs of foster, adoptive, kinship, and guardianship youth and families. What began as a small support group has grown into a multifaceted organization that provides direct support, education, services, and advocacy to foster and adoptive families in a 24-county central Missouri region.
Currently, we are assisting over 640 foster families, over 1400foster children, over 400 adopted children in our service area. Our goal is to be a support to the families, children, and youth in this area, and we work tirelessly to provide much needed services to them.
Position Summary:
This position will operate and maintain the Traveling Trunk, CMFCAAS new mobile clothing closet. This includes routine operation while deployed in CMFCAAs 24 counties, as well as maintaining the closets inventory and conducting vehicle/trailer upkeep.
This position will include routine travel (2-3 days a week using a company vehicle) and interaction with families and fellow resource providers across 24 counties. Both the Traveling Trunk Supervisor and Specialist will need to be confident and comfortable with hauling a 40-foot, fifth-wheel trailer for long distances and on rural roads.
Essential Functions/Job Expectations:
- Operate the Traveling Trunk, including driving the trailer to location, setting up for public access, assisting shoppers, registering new clients, and explaining CMFCAA services to the public
- Trunk operation also includes retail/sales responsibilities, such as assisting clients with finding merchandise, checkout, and routine cleaning
- Maintain Trunk inventory, including restocking and processing donations
- Process donations in coordination with Direct Services, including assisting with sorting, washing, hanging, and folding clothing
- Collaborate with other CMFCAA programs, particularly Direct Services, to ensure standardization of all clothing closet practices, coordination and communication of inventory, etc.
- Assist Traveling Trunk Supervisor in scheduling Traveling Trunk locations and coordinating with non-profit partners
- Assist Traveling Trunk Supervisor in collecting Traveling Trunk utilization metrics, inputting data, and adding/updating client profiles
- Coordinate with Fleet Manager and Traveling Trunk Supervisor to ensure routine maintenance and upkeep is performed on trailer and truck
- Travel expected 2-3 days a week, including some weekends
- Overnight travel possible but not frequent
Qualifications:
- Commercial drivers license (CDL) preferred but not required
- Non-CDL drivers will be considered based on hauling experience (based on weight and size of tow load, etc.)
- Clean driving record with no traffic violations
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.
- 1-year computerized data management
- At least 2 years experience trucking/hauling large trailer
- Customer service experience preferred
- Knowledge of foster & adoptive care preferred
Education:
High School Diploma
