Before you read further: 1. This job requires a car. We work at our customers' homes, not a central location. 2. This is a part time role. Hours are generally M-F 10:00-3:00.
Caring Transitions of Great Neck delivers professional, courteous, personalized services to help the elderly and their families in times of life changing events, such as moving from a long-time home, or helping to empty a home following the passing of a loved one. We manage relocations and downsizing, we conduct online auctions and estate sales, and we perform environmentally friendly clean-outs.
In this role, you will be assisting in clients’ homes. Our end goal is to move and resettle our clients comfortably in their new home, and completely empty out their old home, leaving it clean, broom-swept and ready for a new owner or tenant.
Caring Transitions is a national franchise brand, with over 400 locations around the US. We are the largest provider of senior relocation services in the country!
Duties include (but are not limited to):
Sorting and organizing client’s household belongings for packing, moving, selling, donation or disposal.
Online auction or estate sale preparation and setup:
Grouping items into lots
Staging and photographing lots
Writing descriptions of lots and uploading to our CTBIDS.com auction platform
Managing auction pick-ups and in-person estate sales
Packing and shipping purchased items to winning bidders
Carefully packing/boxing household items to be moved
Unpacking boxes and resettling clients in their new home:
Putting away clothing, linens, kitchen items, bathroom items to help the customer settle in
Making the bed, connecting the TV, hanging pictures, setting up their room as it was in their old home
Moving supplies/boxes within the customers’ homes
Light cleaning including sweeping and vacuuming
Interacting with customers and their families
Hours: Part-time, variable hours Monday-Friday and occasionally Saturdays. Shifts generally will not exceed 6 hours. There is no guarantee of work. Shifts become available when jobs are sold.
Starting Pay: $20/hour
Plusses+:
We reduce our client’s stress levels in otherwise highly stressful times
On-the-job training. No specific experience required.
Supportive and encouraging management.
Advancement opportunities.
No mandatory hours.
Interesting work. No two jobs, days or weeks are the same.
Required for the job:
Must have a valid driver’s license, a clean driving record and own reliable transportation
Must be comfortable driving in the NYC boroughs, and parallel parking (parking is reimbursed)
Must agree to background and driving record checks
Excellent attention to detail
Fluency in spoken and written English
Must be able to safely and repeatedly lift up to 35 pounds, stand and walk for extended periods, and perform physical tasks such as bending, reaching, and climbing stairs.
Must have a smartphone (for scheduling, time-keeping, project management and processing auction items)
What we look for in a candidate:
Patience, empathy and compassion – we work with a vulnerable clientele who are going through difficult times
Maturity; life experience
Comfortable speaking with people
Self-motivation and willingness to learn
A team player; works well with, and collaborates with others
Reliability, punctuality and integrity
Comfortable working in a dusty or dirty environment at times. N95 masks and gloves are provided.
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to make extra money while helping others, and who doesn’t require a consistent work/schedule. Life experience is helpful in this job, but no specific experience is required.
Join our innovative and hands-on team in Great Neck to give peace of mind to our elderly clients and their families!