Thrift Management: HILLCREST PLATTE COUNTY

Email Resume to Lou Warner- Lou@hillcrestplatte.org

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Thrift Operations Mgmt Position

Classification: Exempt
Reports To: General Manager

Position Summary

We have a position available in a leadership role that involves management of logistics and processes strategically aligned to effectively manage the intake, relocation and outflow of donations and surplus inventory. This role helps ensure that operational functions are completed efficiently and in line with organizational goals.

In this role, you will help us manage guidance to the intake processes,  as well as the outgoing and offsite staged inventory. You will also help manage our Box Truck Pick-up Services, maintenance of trucks/equipment, and ensure a smooth workflow.  All of this will be done while fostering a Christlike culture within the team and maintaining high standards of customer service.

Full Health Benefits package paid as well as paid holidays, PTO, 401 k and more. No late evenings, No sundays.

Competencies

  • Retail/Resale Knowledge: Understanding of donation processing, pricing, and inventory management.

  • Emotional Intelligence: Ability to communicate effectively and empathize with staff, volunteers, and donors.

  • Item Valuation Understanding: Knowledge of evaluating items for resale, including furniture and other donated goods.

  • Problem Solving & Analysis: Ability to troubleshoot issues on the dock and find practical solutions.

  • Leadership: Capable of leading a team of diverse individuals with professionalism, compassion, and respect in a Christ Like Manner.

  • Teamwork Orientation: Ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships within the team.

  • Performance Management: Capable of assessing team members’ performance and providing constructive feedback.

  • Communication Proficiency: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Technical Capacity: Comfort with retail/resale management systems and other inventory tracking or reporting software.

Inventory Management:

  • Distribution of Overflow Items, ensuring consistency and alignment with store guidelines.

  • Oversee inventory management practices, including donation pick up services, ensuring proper tracking of stock levels, and rotation to avoid overstocking or understocking.

  • Ensure that all surplused and sold items are processed and moved efficiently to maximize space and inventory turnover according to hold times.

  • Relocate inventory between locations as needed via a box truck.

Position Details

  • Type: Full-Time (40 hours per week)

  • Schedule: Monday through Saturday (Closed Sundays)

  • Location: Hillcrest Platte County Thrift

  • Reports To: General Manager

  • Direct Reports: Yes

  • Compensation commensurate with experience and skill set.

Receiving Associate – Hillcrest Thrift Shop Picture Hills

HILLCREST PLATTE COUNTY
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Receiving Associate– Picture Hills Hillcrest Thrift Shop
Classification: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Dock Manager
Date: _______________

Position Summary
The Receiving Associate is responsible for maintaining a safe and organized dock area while
receiving and unloading shipments and donations in a manner that reflects Christlike service.
This role requires a commitment to teamwork, integrity, and care for others, with an emphasis
on ensuring a positive and respectful experience for both donors and team members. The
Receiving Associate may also be tasked with inspecting incoming donation quality, keeping
donation inventory organized, and adhering to company policies and store standards. In all
actions, the Receiving Associate is called to serve with kindness, efficiency, and a spirit of
gratitude, ensuring that the work environment is one that honors Christ and upholds Hillcrest’s
mission of service and community.

Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership & Oversight:
● Ensure overall standard dock maintenance, maintaining a clean and organized
environment free of any debris.
● Transfer donations from the dock safely and efficiently, securing and handling unloading
set-up.
● Receive and prepare the intake and movement of donations.
● Complete proper opening and closing of parking lot barriers.
● Ensure Blue Bag pick-up schedule is completed.
● Assure security and location of Box Truck.
● Provide a welcoming and grateful reception to donors when unloading.
● Empty trash receptacles throughout the inside and outside of the shop daily.
● Maintain storage pods, stacking safely and audit them periodically.

Team Collaboration:
● Work closely with other team members and volunteers to ensure the smooth operation of dock activities.
● Communicate effectively with colleagues and supervisors to maintain organization and
efficiency.
Part-time and full-time opportunities. Mon- Sat. No late evenings. No sundays.
Pay commensurate with experience.

Digital Media & Marketing Manager

Classification Exempt
Reports to Director of Operations

 

Summary/Objective
Hillcrest Platte County is seeking a Digital Media & Marketing Manager to lead the organization’s digital
storytelling, content production and marketing, public relations, paid media execution, and website
updates and maintenance. This is a hands-on, senior-level role that requires both strong creative
execution and strategic oversight. The ideal candidate thrives in producing high-quality content while
also leading and supervising a small communications team, ensuring consistency and excellence across
multi-channel marketing efforts within a mission-driven environment. In addition, this role supports
marketing and communications efforts for public relations initiatives, organizational events, and HPC
Thrift Shops, while acting as a key connector between administrative departments, thrift store locations,
and community partners.

 

Essential Functions
This position is responsible for building and managing HPC’s communications and marketing ecosystem,
including:
1. Guidance and supervision of marketing team members across locations
2. Content creation (digital and print), strategy, and execution across social media platforms:
Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube
3. Brand consistency across all marketing channels
4. Meta Ads Manager strategy, campaign execution, and budget optimization
5. Analytics tracking, reporting, and performance optimization
6. Public relations and media outreach
7. Event promotion and marketing support
8. Google Business Profile updates and review response management
9. WordPress website updates and maintenance
10. Storytelling, article writing, and short-form video production
11. Management of login credentials and secure access for digital platforms
12. Collaboration with thrift store locations and administrative departments
13. Other duties as assigned

 

Competencies
1. Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, Public Relations, or a related
field; and/or 4+ years of equivalent professional experience in digital marketing, content
creation, media production, or public relations
2. Experience leading or supervising creative team members
3. Experience in multi-channel marketing, including digital and print content creation, social media
strategy, and platform execution across Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, and
YouTube
4. Strong understanding of brand management and maintaining consistency across digital and print
channels
5. Experience with Meta Ads Manager, including campaign strategy, execution, and budget
optimization
6. Analytics, reporting, and performance optimization across digital marketing platforms
7. Public relations, event promotion and external communications
8. Google Business Profile update/reviews, and WordPress website updates
9. Strong storytelling, writing, and content development skills
10. Experience creating marketing and campaign assets using accessible tools such as Canva, video
editing platforms, and Google Workspace
11. Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
12. Alignment with and support of the Christian mission, values, and beliefs of Hillcrest Platte
County

 

Supervisory Responsibility
This position manages two Social Media Coordinators at our Thrift Stores and Admin. Manage, train, and
empower social media coordinators across thrift shops; enhancing effectiveness.

 

Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office
equipment.

 

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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee
frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral
vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Required to lift in moderation.

 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

 

Travel
Travel is primarily local throughout the business day.

 

Required Education and Experience
1. Four years of management experience
2. BS or BA Degree or 3 years of professional work experience in a related field

 

Preferred Education and Experience
Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, Public Relations, Journalism, Advertising,
Graphic Design, or a related field.

 

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
Must possess a valid state driver’s license

 

AAP/EEO Statement
Hillcrest Platte County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,
promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

 

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,
duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and
activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

 

About Us
At Hillcrest Platte County, we are committed to living out biblical principles in everything we do. Through
our digital platforms, we aim to reflect Christ by sharing content that honors Him. As Matthew 5:14
reminds us, “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.” Every post
and interaction is an opportunity to glorify the Lord and align our HPC mission with His. As ambassadors
for Christ, we seek to glorify God in all we do, ensuring our content aligns with our mission and biblical
principles.

 

Who We’re Looking For
Do you have a heart for service and a passion for using your talents to further God’s Kingdom and help
those in need? Are you excited about the opportunity to make a difference in a ministry-focused
environment? If you’re enthusiastic about using your skills in digital marketing, storytelling, and creative
content creation to forward our mission and spread hope through digital media, we’d love to hear from
you!

 

Our Mission
Hillcrest Platte County is a Christian organization that offers supportive services for individuals and
families who are homeless or insecurely housed to achieve sustainable independence.

Volunteer House Managers

Do you feel called to missionary work and to pour into the lives of others? If you have a heart for building community and walking alongside individuals and families in their journey toward stability, please consider serving as a House Manager at our South Platte or North Platte County campus.

 

House Managers live on campus and serve as a trusted, after-hours point of contact for program participants, helping create a safe, supportive, and Christ-centered environment. In exchange for 15–20 volunteer hours per week, HPC provides a rent- and utility-free two-bedroom apartment. Hours are flexible and can be worked around a full-time day job.

 

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Living on-site as a contact person for participants after business hours, on weekends, and during holidays
  • Creating, fostering, and maintaining a safe and comfortable living environment on HPC properties
  • Conducting twice-weekly apartment checks and nightly curfew checks
  • Assisting with preparing apartments for move-ins, the orientation process, and move-out procedures
  • Scheduling and leading weekly community meetings
  • Completing other duties as discussed during the initial interview

 

If this opportunity speaks to your heart, we would love to walk with you as you take this next step in service.