Lost & Found Coordinator

Department: Aviation Department
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Salary: $25.00 - $27.57 Commensurate with Experience
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Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

- Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
- Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development
- Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services
- Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems
- Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY
Provides customers service and processing of lost and found items for the Aviation Department at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

- Collect and process left-behind items from various areas around the Airport, to include but not limited to: Ground Transportation, TSA Checkpoints, various areas of the Terminal, International Arrivals, and CLT offices/departments.

- Record keeping of articles that are lost, found, and claimed.

- Inspect left-behind articles to investigate potential owner of property.

- Create and monitor lost/found claims.

- Perform follow-up of items and inquiries by way of in-person, written, phone and/or email communication(s).

- Prepares and documents articles claimed to be shipped.

- Prepares and records monthly donations of lost items.

- Other duties, as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Associates degree plus one year of experience

High school diploma/GED plus three years of experience required, preferably in the area of customer service and/or inventory management.

Experience with detailed recordkeeping preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:

Computer programs including MS Office and database entry and tracking.

Skill in :

Communicating effectively orally and in writing.

Efficiently manage multiple priorities and tasks.

Effective organizational and detail-oriented skills.

Ability to:

Provide first-rate customer service and represent the Airport in a positive manner

Prepare and effectively maintain logs and database with accuracy

Work independently with minimal supervision, and as a part of a team.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is relative free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards and is generally sedentary. Incumbents may be required to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

ADA and Other Requirements

Positions in this class typically require grasping, stooping, squatting, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

Physical Requirements:

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing, or walking extended periods of time

Moderate lifting and carrying items up to 25 lbs.; some crouching, stooping, squatting, crawling, reaching, pushing, and pulling when performing tasks

Adequate vision, hearing, and speech required

Sensory Requirements:

Concentrated and attentive use of one or more senses (visual, audio, and other sensory modalities) for proof reading, data entry, tabulating data

Ability to operate in an environment with frequent interruptions from people and or noises, which in return could result in some level of stress, fatigue, or strain

Comprehensive of written information in work related documents

Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email [email protected].

The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request, auxiliary aids, written materials in alternate formats, language access, and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request, please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.

BENEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

Click   here   to learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.

The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.