Position: Senior Action Center Director

Department: Carlisle Corps: Senior Action Center

Availability of Position:Immediate

Schedule: Part Time, 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM, Monday through Thursday

Reporting Relationship: Reports to Senior Action Center Director

Salary Grade: $17.00 per hour; 73 Non-Exempt

The Salvation Army is hiring and offers an excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, vacation time and sick time.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

Position Overview:

The Senior Action Center Director will oversee the entire operation including senior center programming, lunch program, recreational and educational activities, and spiritual development opportunities for seniors.

Description of Position: 

• Is responsible for senior center programming, including the lunch program, recreational and educational activities, and spiritual development opportunities for seniors as well as supervising and evaluating SAC employees and volunteers. Will be responsible for arranging day, extended trips for seniors, maintaining SAC membership rolls, and accurately counting and reporting all SAC membership and attendance statistics for governmental and Salvation Army statistical systems
• Performs related duties as assigned

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the candidate will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.

Requirements:  

•  Knowledgeable about senior needs and community resources for seniors, and shows a great deal of patience with an aging and often ailing population
• Able to balance the demands for encouraging senior independence and senior interaction
• Must possess excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment but also able to work independently
• Child Protection Clearances PA Act 153 requires that all prospective employees complete the following clearance and background checks prior to employment: PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check and FBI Criminal Record/Fingerprint Check. Meets the Child Protection Clearances required by PA Act 153 to include PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check and FBI Criminal Record Check along with renewals every five years.
• Must have an understanding of and support for the Mission of The Salvation Army.

Contact: Please submit all resumes and cover letters online only as instructed below. 

Current Salvation Army Employees can apply online at http://internal-usesalvationarmy.icims.com.  

Prospective employees can apply online at http://careers.salvationarmy.org.

No phone calls please.

 Released by The Salvation Army's Human Resources Department 6/25/25.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

The Salvation Army’s Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. 

Its message is based on the Bible.  Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.

Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ

and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Requisition No. 2426