Employment Opportunities

  • I need a reliable and honest person to cook meals for my daughter who has a CSF leak and can't cook for herself. It should take approx 4 hours per week (could be more or less time). The meals are very basic; plain chicken, ground beef, two side dishes, and boiled eggs. Meals can be prepared in your home and packaged up and then delivered to my daughter (15 minutes from church). All food and packaging will be provided. Paying $25.00 per hour.

    If interested, please contact Susan Louck at susanlouck100@gmail.com.

  • The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 15.75 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Alexandria has a charming waterfront and is a unique and historic place to live and work.  About one-quarter of the City’s square miles have been designated as a national or local historic district.  We proudly embrace our rich history and seize the endless opportunities that lie ahead.   If you are interested in working for the vibrant City of Alexandria, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Laborer II position.

    What we do and how we do it is driven by our 4 Guiding Principles:

    • Aligning the work we do with our strategic plan

    • Executing against our strategy and ensuring accountability for our results

    • Promoting and encouraging a culture of leadership and ownership at all levels of the organization

    • Promoting a culture of service excellence, creativity and entrepreneurship

    An Overview

    Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you have experience performing minor maintenance repairs? Are you committed to getting the job done? If you answered yes to these questions, the City of Alexandria's Department of General Services has a great career opportunity for you.  Each member of our team is accountable for the outstanding delivery of services to our user-agencies.  The Laborer II will assist the Support Services Supervisor as a member of the team that performs support services functions for the City which includes setting up rooms and outdoor venues for meetings, receptions and other events.  

    What You Should Bring

    The ideal candidate should be able perform heavy physical labor safely and efficiently. The ability to work cooperatively with colleagues, customers, vendors and the public is an essential function of this position.  You will also need to possess the stamina to move and/or haul items around the City safely and efficiently.   

    The Opportunity – Examples of Primary Job functions

    • Assists the Support Services Supervisor as a member of the crew that performs maintenance functions;

    • Operates a non-CDL stake-body, utility body truck, or similar vehicle to deliver supplies and equipment to designated locations. Responsibilities include moving and/or removing furniture within various spaces across the city, assisting with the pickup and delivery of items as needed, and operating material handling equipment such as pallet jacks, carts, dollies, as well as forklifts and motorized pallet jacks when required.

    • Ensures the safe loading of equipment and operates a vehicle equipped with a 10,000 lbs. GVW trailer efficiently and responsibly.

    • Assist with physical inventory, cycle counts and spot checks;

    • Assists in setting up rooms for meetings, receptions, and various events, ensuring arrangements meet required standards while maintaining excellent customer service. Provides support for Citywide Meetings and Special Events, both during business hours and afterhours, as needed.

    • Assists with emergency weather response operations as needed, including loading trucks with bagged or bulk de-icing materials during snow operations. Operates a snowplow with a salt spreader and performs manual snow removal, such as shoveling, when not operating the plow truck. Utilizes various equipment such as chainsaws, leaf blowers, snow blowers, snow brushes, and other similar tools as required.

    • Respond, manage, and document and create customer service requests; 

    • Communicates successfully with customers as needed through various methods, including in-person interactions, phone calls, emails, and other appropriate channels. 

    • Manage and oversee vendors as needed;   

    • Performs related work as required.

     Examples of Secondary Job functions

    • Replenish janitorial materials, such as soap, toilet paper etc.

    • Cleans and maintains facilities & grounds by emptying garbage cans, cleaning up minor spills that occur, cleaning parking lots, gardens, interior common areas, and removing and securing surplus supplies and equipment;            

    • Change lights within facilities & Grounds clean & maintain water fountains

    • Performs other related work as required.

    About the Department

    The Department of General Services mission is to provide exceptional management of the City’s real estate, facilities and other support services for all our customers, internal and external. The Department of General Services staff strives to provide our customers with unmatched services by proactively managing the City’s assets to support the delivery of services to the City of Alexandria, responding to service requests in a timely manner, listening to our customers, and ensuring that our customers are satisfied with the resolution.

    Minimum & Additional Requirements

    Completion of high school or vocational school courses; ability to perform heavy manual labor in all types of weather; some knowledge of construction or maintenance activities and the equipment and tools of the trade; and one year experience in any trade; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

    Preferred Qualifications

    Minimum four (3) years of experience in facilities, roadway, bridge or grounds maintenance is preferred.  Experience operating tools, equipment and vehicles properly and safely are a must.  Valid Driver's License issued by the applicant state of residence. Ability to use common hand tools, power tools, and small engine equipment; ability to follow oral instructions; ability to safely drive and park a 1-ton truck with trailer attached; ability to perform heavy manual labor daily.  Must possess the ability to lift objects over 44 pounds with or without accommodations; ability to stand for long periods of time; ability to pull, push, reach above shoulders, repeated bending, crawling and climbing; frequent walking indoors and outdoors; ability to perform work in adverse work conditions.

    Notes

    This position requires the successful completion of pre-employment background checks including but not limited to drug testing, criminal background and medical screening- Fit for Duty.

    Outside of general business hours the Laborer II will be required to work evening and weekend hours on a rotational bases. 

    The Department of General Services (DGS) is a first response department and as such all DGS employees are deemed essential or emergency personnel and maybe required to report to work when the City government is open with liberal leave or closed during emergencies.

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  • CALLING
    At Family Research Council (FRC), we seek to approach all things from a biblical worldview. This includes how each of us approach our work, as if we are doing it unto the Lord (Col. 3:23). We want our work here to be more than simply the product of a job, we want it to be fully in step with God’s calling. Our personal calling should reflect our higher calling as servants of Jesus Christ in all things. We seek to serve both our constituents and our colleagues in manner that brings glory to God (1 Cor 10:31), using the talents He’s gifted us with toward this end. Therefore, we seek colleagues who share this calling, and its vision of higher service to Christ and to others.

    FRC Staff are expected to:
    • Pray regularly for the organization
    • Participate in monthly staff chapel meetings
    • Conduct themselves in a manner that aligns with FRC’s statement of faith and is not contrary to FRC’s mission and vision
    • Pursue personal spiritual growth with other believers in their community.

    JOB SUMMARY
    The Marketing Manager is responsible for daily contact between the organization, outside vendors, and other departments within FRC. The coordinator will develop and implement marketing strategies of the FRC brand. The coordinator will assure consistency of branding and promotional language for FRC materials, oversee the content and editorial quality of FRC’s marketing communications, and evaluate marketing trends for the organization. The Marketing Manager will also assist the Vice President for Development and Marketing with marketing and promotional related projects.


    ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
    • Maintain marketing-related vendor relationships.
    • Organize FRC’s presence at select conferences, including logistics, exhibit look and feel, products to display/giveaway
    • Facilitate advertising buys for all kinds of media (radio, TV, Print, social media, etc.) for the organization and manage ad campaigns and relationships with advertising outlets.
    • Develop marketing plans for new FRC products, and FRC events.
    • Stay informed of potential new areas for increasing FRC’s audience, including conferences, trade shows, publications, etc.
    • Develop and enhance methods to articulate FRC’s unique vision
    • Write and facilitate production of advertising, including print, audio, and video (in cooperation with other Brand Advancement staff and partners)
    • Write copy for marketing of FRC products to internal lists, radio programs and other internal outlets.
    • Maintain and manage the FRC store, including its marketing plan.
    • Serve as a liaison for Brand Advancement to Development’s direct marketing efforts to help maintain brand consistency.

    OTHER FUNCTIONS
    • Coordinate media strategy with the Vice President for Brand Advancement, as well as other departments to facilitate background research and execution of ideas.
    • Assist the radio team in marketing efforts for the daily radio show.
    • Serve as a liaison to the CS operations pertaining to marketing efforts including: telephone operators and scripting, fulfillment functions, CC processing and related vendors.

    The above description is not intended to be an “all-inclusive” list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described. Rather, it is intended only to describe the general nature of the job. The incumbent in this position is expected to perform other duties as assigned.


    INTERACTION/COMMUNICATION
    Internal: Internal communications are with all FRC departments
    Nature of Communication: Information gathering and sharing, advising, persuading, and reporting.
    External: Marketing vendors, media, advertising, publishing.
    Nature of Communication: Evaluation of vendors, information gathering and sharing.


    DECISION-MAKING:
    • Utilizing analytical and critical reasoning in the facilitation of information, and the evaluation of questions and appropriate responses.
    • Prioritize job responsibilities and daily workflow.
    • Schedule workload
    • Make decisions in the absence of the supervisor, as directed.


    FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
    Responsible for collecting and maintaining financial information related to marketing projects.


    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
    Success in this position requires a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field and at least three years of directly related experience, or an equivalent combination of training or experience. The incumbent in this position must be detail oriented, have verifiable project management experience, be productive under pressure, and be able to multi-task. The incumbent must also possess strong organizational, interpersonal, and administrative skills. This position also requires strong wrting ability, computer skills, project management software experience, and excellent oral communication skills. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a knowledge and interest in conservative, pro-family public policy issues; a willingness to work hard; and an enthusiasm for FRC’s mission.

    Please contact Aron Railey at acr@frc.org if interesed.

  • We live in the Crystal City area right off the metro and have one cat. We need someone to come once a day to charge her litter box and feed her when we go out of town.

    If interested, please contact Dawn Harrington at hahahahappydawn@outlook.com.