Employment – Orlando Union Rescue Mission

Join the Team

A Career
That Changes Lives
Including Yours

If you think you’d be a great addition to the team, fill out any available positions below that match your skillset. Online applications aren’t your thing? Just download our Application for Employment Form. Then, email mission@ourm.org once complete.

We are currently hiring for the following positions:

Division: Development

Reports To: Director of Development

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary: Organizing and leading the Mission’s efforts to raise funds sufficient to develop the planned transitional housing facility. The Director will inspire donors and partners to support the Mission’s efforts to spread of the Gospel by supporting the creation of transitional housing.

Duties:

  1. Develop and administer the structure and activities of a vibrant, successful capital campaign. The Director will help determine and populate the relevant committees, consultants, employees, and other personnel aspects of the campaign.
  2. Help identify and recruit members of the committees (including the Steering Committee).
  3. Work with relevant personnel to develop and implement any training necessary to complete the campaign.
  4. Establish and publish a schedule with appropriate timeline and goals.
  5. Help identify and prioritize prospects for major donations.
  6. Help design personal and electronic contact plan for all major prospects.
  7. Help allocate prospects among personnel to contact and cultivate prospects.
  8. Establish reporting structure and frequency to measure progress as the campaign proceeds.
  9. Establish recording protocols so all campaign activity is available and searchable through DonorPerfect.
  10. With the President, lead Steering Committee meetings.
  11. Help determine and design collateral materials for the campaign.
  12. As requested by the Mission Board of Directors, report periodically to the Board about the progress of the campaign.
  13. Help determine the appropriate time to terminate the quiet phase of the campaign and launch the public phase.
  14. Have regular prayer time.
  15. Perform other duties as assigned.
  16. Maintain a clear Biblical testimony of faith in Jesus Christ and represent Jesus Christ and the Orlando Union Rescue Mission on campus and in one’s personal life. Have a patient, loving, and caring attitude towards those whom God has allowed us to serve, and with each other.

Job Requirements:

  1. A bachelor’s or graduate degree in any relevant discipline from a regionally accredited college or university, or equivalent development experience with a non-profit organization or sales or business development experience with a commercial enterprise.
  2. Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
  3. Ability to communicate with donors, prospective donors, employees, Mission guests, and other professional contacts in a courteous and respectful manner.
  4. Flexibility and resourcefulness in setting priorities and building capacity.
  5. Commitment to and enthusiasm for the Mission’s ministries and operating model and respect for OURM’s core values.
  6. Enthusiasm for and compliance with OURM Policies and Procedures and Doctrinal Statement.
  7. Practical computer knowledge and applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, internet, etc.)
  8. Language Ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedure. Ability to write effective grant applications or other development materials, reports, and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from donors, prospective donors, staff, guests, volunteers, and the general public.
  9. Math Ability: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  10. Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  11. Ability to form positive relationships with donors, prospective donors, guests and fellow employees who have different cultural backgrounds.
  12. Valid driver’s license.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, to talk, and to hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. The Director must be able to operate successfully in environments that can be loud, boisterous, unruly, and difficult in other ways.

Division: Project Hope

Reports To: President/CEO

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary: Bringing the hungry, hurting, and homeless to a new life, new goals, and a new future in Christ. Equipping the men we serve to become sober, productive citizens who enjoy lasting success in Christ. Teaching and preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to develop disciples to spiritual maturity.

Duties:

  1. Be familiar with all aspects of the day-to-day operation of Project Hope. These include, but are not limited to, Intake, Emergency Shelter, Work Phase, Work Extension, Housekeeping, Security, Recovery Ministry, Discipleship Ministry, Transitional Housing, Garden, and Property.
  2. Work with staff in recruiting men for Mission ministries.
  3. Work with staff to develop and implement Program training.
  4. Work with staff conducting Intake interviews.
  5. Have an up to date counseling schedule. Record counseling notes on Mission Tracker daily.
  6. Lead staff I providing effective case management and counseling services to Program participants.
  7. Schedule volunteer service assignments for Program residents. Work with all Mission Managers to fill open volunteer slots in their areas when possible.
  8. Work with the chaplain and Night Manager to ensure that outside chapel speakers are scheduled and any openings filled quickly.
  9. Conduct weekly Staff meetings.
  10. Attend weekly Manager Team meetings.
  11. Attend local Continuum of Care meetings as requested by the President/CEO.
  12. Work with Administration in planning special events. (Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter banquets.)
  13. Be available for Project Hope tours.
  14. Keep accurate time clock stats and approve daily.
  15. Prepare statistics for month end reports.
  16. Work with all departments to maintain a clean, safe, and cost-effective facility.
  17. Perform other duties as assigned.
  18. Develop and submit a yearly budget to the CFO.
  19. Monitor financial statements, results, and reports to ensure, effective, efficient operations.
  20. Have regular prayer time with staff.
  21. Perform other duties as assigned.
  22. Maintain a clear Biblical testimony of faith in Jesus Christ and represent Jesus Christ and the Orlando Union Rescue Mission on campus and in one’s personal life. Have a patient, loving, and caring attitude towards those that God has allowed us to serve, and with each other.

Job Requirements:

  1. A bachelor’s or graduate degree in counseling, Christian studies, social work, or other relevant discipline from a regionally accredited college or university, or equivalent leadership experience in case management, counseling, or other applicable services.
  2. Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
  3. Ability to communicate with employees, Mission guests, and other professional contacts in a courteous and respectful manner.
  4. Flexibility and resourcefulness in setting priorities and building capacity.
  5. Commitment to and enthusiasm for the Mission’s ministries and operating model and respect for OURM’s core values.
  6. Enthusiasm for and compliance with OURM Policies and Procedures and Doctrinal Statement.
  7. Ability to adapt to organizational innovation and corresponding changes that enhance the quality of support for the Mission’s guests.
  8. Practical computer knowledge and applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, internet, etc.)
  9. Language Ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from staff, guests, volunteers, and the general public.
  10. Math Ability: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  11. Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  12. Ability to form positive relationships with guests and fellow employees who have different cultural backgrounds.
  13. Valid driver’s license
  14. Ability to respond quickly to emergencies.

 Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, to talk, and to hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. The Director must be able to operate successfully in environments that can be loud, boisterous, unruly, and difficult in other ways.

Division: Bargain Store

Reports To: Store Director

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1.  Number 1 cashier.

2. Must balance cash drawer at close of day.

3. Responsible for customer service.

4. Helps maintain appearance behind cash registers.

5. Stocks shelves as needed.

6. Display jewelry as needed.

7. Monitors the sales floor.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.

Math Ability:

Ability to add, subtract, to multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or four to six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, and communicate effectively. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Division: Bargain Store

Reports To: Store Director

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Summary: Accepts all private and gift-in-kind donations. Keeps warehouse, freezer and cooler neat and orderly. Also, receives donations, processes received goods and bales clothes and cardboard by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Accept donations, assist donors and issue donor receipts.

2. Bale cardboard for selling to recycler.

3. Bale clothing and assist in the sale thereof.

4. Process received goods.

5. Collect and sort scrap metal to be sold.

6. Assist in handling emergency truck repairs.

7. Document disposed goods.

8. Operate forklift and baler.

9. Load and unload furniture deliveries on truck as needed.

10. Maintain entire back lot.

11. Drive truck as needed.

12. Assist in handling disorderly customers as necessary.

13. Perform other related duties as assigned by Store Director.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates and Licenses:

Valid driver’s license.

Electrical training and certification.

Forklift certification.

Equipment:

Forklift

Baler

Welder

Grinder

Drills

Knowledge, Skills and other abilities:

Ability to multi-task, work independently and efficiently.

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, communicate effectively. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 200 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather), outdoor weather conditions, extreme cold (non-weather), and extreme heat (non-weather).

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Department: Development

Reports To: Director of Development

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Summary: The Marketing Coordinator will be primarily responsible for managing marketing correspondence from OURM—ensuring proper branding, messaging and fundraising strategies are employed.

 

Primary Responsibilities Include:

  • Create content and maintain social media: Facebook, Instagram YouTube, and Vimeo
  • Project manage the production of direct mail cultivation appeals and newsletters annually, ensuring writing, design, print, data segmentation/pulls, thank you letter, web content are completed at a level of excellence by all team members.
  • Create content for seven newsletters
  • Coordinate with our marketing agency to maintain OURM’s online activities including (but not limited to): email blasts and website with current program and campaign information
  • Compose email blasts (copy and design) according to theme and deadline outlined in annual Development Plan
  • Work with print vendors on additional print projects/special mailings to ensure satisfactory quality and execution of project within pre-established deadlines and print budgets.
  • Compile and maintain OURM resource library (including photographs, videos, written/verbal testimonies)—ensuring sufficient resource is available for direct mail, newsletters, videos, website, social media, media, speaking engagements, email blasts and other development materials and public relations projects.
  • Create compelling video content for use on website, social media and other marketing channels.
  • Complete other duties as assigned by the Director of Development

 

Qualifications:

  • Must possess bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Must possess creative writing skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Experience with Photoshop Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere) is required
  • Experience with WordPress is required
  • Experience with GoogleAdWords, Google Analytics is a plus
  • Professional, goal-oriented, creative, self-starter
  • Must have the ability to organize and prioritize work
  • Applicant must adhere to OURM Staff Manual/Doctrinal Statement and agree to abide by all information contained therein

 

Benefits and Perks:

  • Employer-paid health insurance beginning date of hire
  • Dental and vision
  • 401K
  • 120 hours of PTO, equal to three weeks annually
  • Paid holidays

Marketing Coordinator Tasks

  1. Website, take photos and write all content
  • Update written content quarterly
  • Update pictures quarterly
  • Job postings
  • Digitize newsletters and add them to the Updates page
  1. Social Media Updates Daily, take all photos/videos and write all content
  • Facebook post daily pictures and messages
  • Instagram post pictures and messages
  • YouTube make and post videos
  1. Newsletters (Winter, Spring, Summer, September, October, November, December)
  • Find subjects and interview them
  • Newsletter’s content will be a combination of: Success Story, Accomplished Story, Volunteer Spotlight, Learning Center Highlight, Freddy Letter, and an Ask Appeal
  • Write all content for newsletters, except Freddy’s letter
  • Take pictures for interviews
  • DSA determines the monthly appeal topic for the “AsK”
  • Request from Freddy President’s letter, and proofread
  • Graphics
  • Write and layout story and provide copy to Freddy for review
  • Incorporate Freddy’s edits
  • Send card and data files to printers, Minuteman
  • Approve proof for print/mail out
  1. Marketing – Additional Tasks
  • TV monitor in administrative lobby and Family Life Center, develop content to be changed according to OURM events
  • Order business cards, stationery, envelopes, etc.
  • Create event flyers, marketing materials (brochures, pamphlets, etc.) when needed
  • Develop videos as needed
  • Take and edit photos when needed
  • Assist with creative projects for other departments as needed

SUBMIT YOUR RESUME

Didn’t see an available position that seems like a perfect fit but still want to be part of our team? Send us your resume and tell us what you’d bring to the team.