Job Title: Store Associate - Part-Time 29 hours

Reports To: Store Manager 

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Summary 

Do you want to work for a company where your work has meaning? At Father Joe’s Villages, we’re looking for compassionate, mission-driven individuals to join our team and help us end homelessness one life at a time. Our work is driven by our C.R.E.E.D which is the foundation for our interactions with clients, volunteers, other staff members and the community at large: 

Our Values 

Compassion-Concern for others and the desire to assist.

Respect-An act of giving particular or special regard.

Empathy-Understanding and being aware of and sensitive to the feelings, thoughts, and the experience of others without judgment.

Empowerment-Helping others to help themselves.

Dignity-All people are considered worthy of our esteem. 

This position meets ales goals, assists in opening and closing the retail store as well as provide customer service and replenish merchandise.

Competitive Rewards

• Flexible Work Arrangements*

• Medical & Dental Insurance

• Wellness Program

• Paid Time Off

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Retirement Savings Plan

• Onsite Childcare

• Father Joe’s desires to continually have staff visible to our clients on site. In order to enhance this visibility, all employees are offered one complimentary meal on site during their shift at the Village.

• Leadership Training Program for Supervisors

• Casual Dress Code for most positions

• Mother-Baby Friendly Workplace

*Some programs allow a flexible work schedule to accommodate educational or other personal interests.

Essential Functions

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

• Achieve store sales performance goals.
• Provides customer services and processes daily sales transactions.
• Sorts and prices merchandise.
• Replenishes stock on the sales floor.
• Assists and processes donations.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
•  At least 6 months of cash register/point of sale experience in a retail or fast food environment. 
• Basic user of MS Office.
• Participate in an annual Tuberculosis screening and/or other screenings when necessary. Reasonable accommodations may be granted where appropriate.

Work Environment 

Work is in a controlled environment and involves some exposure to moderate risk of accident.

Physical Demand

• Bending and Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders or stairs using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Heavy Carrying/Lifting: Physically transporting, raising items from a lower to a higher position, or moving objects horizontally weighing 45 pounds and over from one location to another. 
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on one or both knees.
• Mobility Requirement: Ability to get from one office location to another.
• Reaching above shoulder: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Repetitive motion: Substantial movements of the wrists, hands, fingers, and/or upper body for sustained periods of time, including using extremities to drag, push, pull or grasp.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot, particularly for long distances.
• Visual Requirement: Able to see and read computer screens, detect color coding, etc.
• Hearing Requirement: Able to detect specific noises, proper equipment operation.