Title: Seasonal Programs Assistant                                                            

Location: Harrisburg

Reports To: Directly: Programs and Services Manager Indirectly: Programs and Services Chief Administrator

Availability: September – December 2025

Schedule:  Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

Salary and Grade:  $18.00p/hr, 73

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

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time and sick time.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Comprehensive health care coverage with low cost employee premiums, co-pays and deductibles
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Remitted Tuition Program
• Eligibility for the Federal Government’s Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

Position Overview: Provide high-level administrative and programming support throughout the Holiday season specifically throughout the Thanksgiving and Christmas Assistance Programs.

Description of Position: 

•  handling confidential information from clients requesting assistance through the intake process
• application process
• phone calls and person to person visits
• Perform clerical functions such as preparing correspondence
• processing assistance applications
• scheduling meetings
• make copies as needed
• scheduling and coordinating volunteers
• organizing donation pickups and deliveries
• providing onsite support at the distribution site as needed

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:      

• High School Graduate or equivalent; Bachelor degree a plus.
• As a Mandated Reporter, must provide proof of having completed training on recognizing and reporting child abuse meeting the training standards of PA Act 153 of 2014 within 30 days of employment with recurrent training required every five years thereafter.
• 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.
• Must have an understanding of and appreciation for the Mission of The Salvation Army.

Contact: Please submit your resume and cover letter as instructed below.

External candidates interested in this position please apply online at http://careers.salvationarmy.org. 

Internal candidates interested in applying for this position please apply at http://internal-usesalvationarmy.icims.com.   

No Phone Calls Please.

Released by the Divisional Human Resources Department 8/11/24. 
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 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. 2456