Canvasser Charity Clothing Pickup

Job Description

Job Description

Unique Job Opportunity for a go-getter. Please read and internalize the ad before applying. If this job is not for you, please do not apply.

If you live far away from North Houston, do not apply.

Looking to get out of the rat race? Looking to get out of the office and out of the bureaucracy?

Looking to work on your own? Looking to be in control of your workday?

Tired of working DEAD-END GIGS?

Keep reading.

• Work on your own.
• Get a company truck.
• Support your family with a good long term job.
• Help paralyzed veterans. (Former military encouraged to apply)
• Work outside and stay fit.

Professional charitable fundraising through canvassing and used goods donations.

The Job – Canvass approximately 600 homes per day in residential neighborhoods and pick up donations from canvassing that happened a couple days prior. This is an outdoor job that is production based. This program is known to produce donations and it has been worked here to produce reliable income and work/life balance.

You're not selling anything. You're not talking to donors. You're not riding the clock. You're operating as quickly and quietly as possible for maximum canvassing coverage and therefore maximum donations and income. Pay is based on production - maximize it.

Big Picture View of Job

Essentially, the job consists of stapling cardstock cards to pink plastic bags which you will distribute into residential neighborhoods. The bags and cards will be used by donors to make highly visible donations of clothing and small household items. The bags will be placed on doors during the canvassing portion of the day. Bags that were placed on doors a couple of days prior will be picked up during the pickup portion of the day. After the pickup portion, the donations are all unloaded at a thrift store and production is measured so that you can get paid.

This job will require that you use a company vehicle from your home with a trailer, so you need to live somewhere where you can store a trailer safely when not in use. You need to be able to drive a small truck with a trailer safely and efficiently.

This job has been carefully designed so that a person can go directly from their home to the field with as little drive time as possible. Some portions of the job are done at home and can be done in bulk well ahead of time. The current area mapped is west of Beltway 8, South of 249, and North of 10 so the job will revolve around the home address of the employee.

See the link below for a map to see where we are working and where you should live if you're applying. If you don't live in the red outlined area, please don't apply.

Sample Workday

Canvassing of neighborhood

7:00am – BEGIN WORK DAY - Leave home with company truck and trailer

7:30am – Begin canvassing neighborhood

12:30pm – Finish canvassing neighborhood with 500 to 600 bags

Break

Picking up donations

1:00pm – Begin picking up donations from bags left 2 business days prior (location will be mere minutes away from area canvassed that day)

2:30pm – Finish picking up donations

3:00pm – Arrive at assigned store and start unloading

3:30pm – Finish unloading and go home

Work from home

4:00pm – Arrive home and start stapling bags for next day – usually a 30 minute job

4:30pm – Done for day

This is a Monday through Friday job. Working Saturdays is possible, but not required. Stapling bags may be done ahead of time at the employee’s pace.

Employee will be monitored and tracked for production and safety.

Unique Requirements

1 - Must be relatively fit and athletic as this will require the riding of a Ninebot S in order to minimize walking. Employee will be outside nearly all shift – even in the heat/cold. Please keep this in mind. See the link below to see what you'll be using to save for feet and legs.

BE AWARE - THESE DEVICES HAVE A WEIGHT LIMIT OF 180 POUNDS SO IF YOU ARE OVER THIS WEIGHT, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY YOU WITH YOUR KIT FOR THE RANGE NEEDED TO DO THE JOB.

2 – Having a clean and fastidious appearance is an absolute must and this is non-negotiable. Resident/Donor interactions are common. Police interaction is possible, but not common. The more professional you appear, the less interaction you can expect. We want all interaction to be as rare and short as possible.

On a good day you will have zero interaction with anyone and this is the norm.

3 - Because you will be in possession of expensive company equipment and you will be on peoples’ property non-stop, a clean driving record, clean drug/alcohol test, and clear criminal history is an absolute must and this also is non-negotiable. This includes a company car, which will be a Chevrolet Colorado truck and a trailer. See the link below....

Pay – Pay will be determined by production. The higher the production, the higher the pay. Typical pay should be somewhere in the neighborhood of between $65,000 to $75,000 per year ($1,250 to $1,440 per week).

Equipment – All major equipment will be provided. This includes the company vehicle, trailer, cards, bags, stapling supplies, Ninebot S’s (4), helmet, etc...

We do not pay for gas for vehicle or electricity for charging Ninebot S’s. We do not pay for cell phone or data plan which will be required. We do pay for basic vehicle maintenance, but employee will be responsible for taking vehicle to dealership for maintenance issues.

If this unique job is for you - apply now.