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 Job Title: Shipping Support Staff (Ashland, KS)

Organization: For nearly 30 years, the Godly Play Foundation has been cultivating a network of adults around the globe committed to nurturing the spiritual lives of children. Through storytelling resources, training, mentoring, and research, we help leaders in churches, schools, hospitals, and social service agencies build spaces for children to explore their spiritual lives through story, wondering, and play. Godly Play is a Montessori-inspired and unique approach to Christian education grounded in the belief that children have innate spiritual experiences and connections with God. We see the work of children’s spiritual formation to be about the nurtured exploration of their relationship with God.

Team: We are a small staff of eight across the United States. We are a flexible and innovative team, and, in all our work, we intentionally collaborate with each other taking a team-approach to serving our mission. As a small team, we work together to contribute to a wide range of mission-centered work through our shared commitment to Godly Play.

Role: This role is in-person in Ashland, KS.  Shipping Support Staff supports the operations of Godly Play Resources, a division of Godly Play Foundation.  This member of the team primarily completes tasks related to receiving, inventory management, and shipping.

Reports to: Shipping Coordinator

DUTIES

Inventory Support

• Assist with loading and unloading deliveries

• Count and put away inventory

• Assemble and package prints and groups of materials for shipping

• Ensure safety and organization in warehouse by maintaining clear walkways, de-cluttering package detritus, breaking down boxes and placing them in the dumpster, etc.

• Assist with quarterly inventory counts

• Assist with maintaining a clean office space

Shipping Support

• Pull customer orders in accordance with a packing list

• Carefully package customer orders to prevent breakage in transit

• Label customer orders for shipment

• Drop off orders at the Post Office or prepare them for UPS pickup

• Other tasks as assigned by the Shipping Coordinator

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Attention to detail and ability to recognize SKU numbers and discern variants, such as differences in color and size)

• Active listening

• Computer literacy

• Ability to handle physical demands of the role, which will include near-constant movement (standing, walking, kneeling, bending, pushing, pulling, reaching)

• Ability to safely lift and carry. The team member in this role will regularly lift packages and containers averaging 25lbs, and may occasionally be tasked with heavy lifting.  Candidates must be able to lift up to 50 lbs safely.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• The ideal candidate will have some practical experience with or awareness of Godly Play.

• Experience with one or more of our existing platforms is a plus. The Godly Play Resources tech stack includes:

  • Google Workspace 

  • Shopify

  • InFlow Inventory 

  • Quickbooks Online

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Conditions of Employment:

Successful completion of background check

Pay and Benefits:

• Part-time non-exempt position (12 hours per week, with potential for more hours during busy times)

• Hourly pay for this role is $15 per hour

• Schedule flexibility: The set weekly schedule for this role will be determined in consultation with the hire and is flexible within regular business hours.

• Godly Play Foundation has a generous PTO and Holiday policy for all team members.

How to Apply:

Send cover letter and resume (PDF) to Aimee Rose Formo, aimee@godlyplayfoundation.org by May 30th, 2025.