Thrift Store Donations-Materials Manager

Position: Thrift Store Donations Manager

Responsible To: Thrift Store Manager

Hours: Requires flexibility but typically Tuesday-Saturday

Part Time: 25-30 hours per week

Salary: $17/hour

Paid vacation and sick leave, 403b retirement plan

This position primarily serves the Project Safe Athens Thrift Store location with limited time supporting the Danielsville store.

Responsibilities:

• Commit to Project Safe’s mission and values, consistently modeling them as a collaborator and incorporating those values into work
• Represent Project Safe well to the community, customers and partner agencies
• Promote an environment where ideas for improving profits or customer relations is encouraged
• Communicate regularly with the Store Manager regarding the needs of the stores
• Field, schedule and fulfill donation pickup requests, acting as primary contact and laborer in conjunction with store manager to maintain the flow of goods throughout the stores
• Treat donors with courtesy and respect, building positive relationships and acting as an ambassador for Project Safe
• Lead training volunteers and/or interns to help with donation pickups
• Assess donated items for value/ pricing; alert Project Safe staff of available desired items necessary for clients
• Clear stores of unwanted/unsellable items by determining the “best next destination” such as recycling, landfill or appropriately donating to other nonprofits or programs.
• Assist PSI clients/ customers/ staff/ donors with loading and unloading of furniture
• Deliver hard to recycle materials to ACCs CHarM (light bulbs, batteries, hazardous waste, hardcover books)
• Assist with monthly textile recycling pickups
• Manage in-store recycling, garbage removal, and items left on sidewalk at both locations
• Maintain fuel/ fluids and regular maintenance for store pickup vehicle

Assist with:

• Assist with register operation when needed to ensure that store can be open during business hours
• Ensure that cash registers are balanced and that errors are kept to a minimum
• Receive donations at store, ensure that donors have receipts and that donations are sorted and priced for sale
• Support the practice of clients with vouchers receiving items at no cost
• Answer business line, make referrals, and plan weekday in-kind donation pickups

Qualifications:

• Ability to lift/ maneuver 75 lbs safely, stand for long periods, and be physically active
• Ability to assess conditions of donated good across for valuation and pricing
• Knowledge of recycling protocol & guidelines and hard-to-recycle/ specialty items
• Ability to maintain cordial, professional relationships with donors, including timely follow-up to all donations requests, as well as interns, volunteers and other staff
• Ability to work independently
• Exemplary customer service and good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work on Saturdays and possible weekend off-site events as necessary
• Clean and safe driving history, and ability to operate a box truck

Please submit a cover letter and resume to the Executive Director, Joan Prittie, at jprittie@project-safe.org. No phone calls, please.

Pay: $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 25.0 – 30.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17