Sales Associate/Sorter

Sales Associate/Sorter Job Description

Position: South Thrift Store Sales Associate/Sorter 
Full-time/Part-time: Looking to fill 1 PT, 24 - 32 hours a week, working Monday - Friday, between the hours of 8 am - 4:30 pm with closing flexibility and on alternating Saturdays between 8:45 am - 5:15 pm.

Department: Thrift Store
Reports to: Thrift Store Manager
FLSA Classification: Non-exempt

Starting Hourly Wage: $15/hour

Summary
New Life Center Sales Associate/Sorter is responsible for ensuring a positive shopping experience for all customers. This will be accomplished by providing a warm welcome to the store; maintaining a clean well-organized, well-stocked sales floor; locating desired items on the sales floor; fast friendly and accurate processing of purchases; assisting in other areas of the store and warehouse, as needed. The Sales Associate/Sorter will be cross-trained in all areas of the production and retail environment to include, but not limited to providing excellent customer service, cash-handling procedures, processing donated goods, sorting, pricing and stocking.

Essential Responsibilities

Essential Function 1: Sales Associate

• Be the face of the Thrift Store through providing great customer service, answering customer questions, and driving sales through pushing promotions and sales.
• Ensure the accuracy of the cash drawer at beginning and end of day.
• Process customer transactions and collect payment.
• Maintain assigned areas of the store to ensure areas are clean, organized, and customer friendly.
• Stock sales floor with priced merchandise and clothing.
• Clean and maintain fitting room.

Essential Function 2: Sorter

• Provide friendly service to donors by assisting them with unloading their donated goods; offer tax receipt.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of the production area.
• Sorts through donations, evaluate the quality, and determines the price of donated goods. 
• Determine quality and value of donated goods to price items accurately and consistent with store guidelines.
• Provides direction to Staff or Volunteers on stocking shelves or racks and locating items on the sales floor.
• Ensure the sales floor is stocked, organized, and attractive to shoppers.
• Answer customer questions and assist customers as needed.
• Assist Warehouse Staff with organization of donated goods in appropriate places.

Position Reports to Morgan Kasin, Thrift Store Manager

Morgan joined New Life Center’s thrift store team in 2017. After managing our north store for a short time, Morgan transitioned to our south location when it opened in 2022. Years of experience working in retail equipped her for this position. Morgan oversees staff, volunteers, training, scheduling, and product pricing.

This job description identifies the major responsibilities of this job. It does not include all aspects of the position such as the potential additional duties assigned by the Executive Director, the requirement for flexibility in helping others, or the highly valued team-oriented approach used for the overall benefit and success of New Life Center.

Personal

• Personal, evident, and growing relationship with Christ
• Compassionate heart for those in need
• Willingness to serve others
• Desire to see the lost be transformed through the love of Christ

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.

Work Environment

• This position functions in a thrift store and warehouse setting where medium duty equipment such as forklifts are in use; appropriate safety considerations will be required to avoid injury.
• Ability to lift loads up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.

Skills

• Customer service orientation.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to organize and prioritize duties.
• Professional personal presentation.
• Demonstrated work ethic with consistent attendance and punctuality.
• Adapts positively to continuous change, maintaining flexibility.
• Positive and friendly disposition.

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