Do you have a passion and drive to apply your talents to make a difference? The Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity (GMHFH) ReStore in Milton is seeking a part-time, 25 hours per week, Associate to support its mission of helping local families build strength, stability, and self-reliance through affordable homeownership.

Summary:

Habitat ReStore Associates provide excellent customer service and ensures customers and donors have a safe, positive, and rewarding experience. They assist in pricing, merchandising, and maintaining the sales floor; cashiering, moving, and loading donations; and other duties as assigned.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Clean, sort, price, and store donations according to the price guide and refer to the Production Supervisor if guidance is needed.
• Assist in keeping the loading dock area clear and in safe condition and keep the back room free of clutter.
• Promptly assist donors who come to drop off donations and accept or reject them based on whether the items are in good, sellable condition.
• Assist in unloading scheduled pick ups alongside the truck drivers on scheduled days, as well as any other specialty pickups throughout the week.
• Greet any donors and customers and thank them for contributing to our cause and answer any questions they may have.
• Operate the Point-of-Sale cash register system and help customers complete their purchases. While on the register, always stay within sight of the register area and front door.
• Help to complete the daily checklist for opening and closing the store.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Help customers carry purchases to their vehicles.
• Sort clothing donations and prepare them for the sales floor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications

Desired Education and Experience

• Previous experience working in a retail environment.
• High school diploma preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Able to communicate well with other staff, volunteers, and any type of visitor to the ReStore.
• Dependable and able to stick to a schedule.
• Excellent customer service skills to respond to any questions or concerns.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize different tasks.
• Flexibility to switch to different tasks quickly.
• Able to work as part of a team and complete tasks as they are assigned.
• Light arithmetic skills to accurately work on the register.

Physical Requirements Necessary to Perform This Job

Must be able to:

• Stand for long periods behind a register, traverse stairs, and navigate a busy sales floor.
• Lift, pick up, carry, place down, and bring upstairs at least 25lbs.
• squat to pick up items from the floor and perform repetitive data entry on register and pricing motions.

Tools and Equipment to be Used

Must be able to:

• Answer a phone, use a weight lifting device such as a hand truck, operate a register system including using an iPad and giving change for purchases, write receipts for donors, and use a pricing tool to price merchandise

Work Environment

• The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions in a variety of environments including a busy sales floor, back warehouse, and outside area. This position is exposed to a moderate amount of dust and moving vehicles including but not limited to cars, trucks, and forklifts.