What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Store Processor position at The Salvation Army Central Territory?
Retail Store Processor
Location: Loves Park, IL
Pay: $15.00 per hour
Job Type: Part-time
Schedule: 24 hours per week, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled
Benefits:
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays, prorated by scheduled hours
- Optional voluntary life insurance
- 403(b) retirement savings plan
- Access to additional voluntary benefit options
- Employer funded pension plan for eligible employees
About the Role
At The Salvation Army Thrift Store, your work helps turn donations into funding for programs that support people in our community. We are looking for a motivated, dependable Retail Store Processor to process and prepare donated goods, keep the store organized, and help meet production goals.
What You’ll Do
- Sort, tag, and price merchandise
- Help track and report production numbers
- Move processed merchandise to sales floor
- Provide friendly, helpful service to donors
- Receive trucks and assists to load, unload and move product to the correct departments
- Maintain clean work and storage spaces
- Work together with team members to meet daily production goals for merchandise processing and store stock
Training Provided
- Paid training on store procedures
- Ongoing coaching and support from store leadership
- Opportunity to build retail and customer service skills
Why Join Us
- Mission-driven work that supports programs in your community
- On-the-job training
- Team-oriented environment
- Employee Discount, Employee Assistance Program, and more!
Qualifications:
Qualifications-
Required
- Ability to process donated merchandise
- Reliable attendance and punctuality
- Basic communication and teamwork skills
- Basic math and computer skills
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
- Ability to stand and walk for most of the shift
- Ability to bend, reach, and lift or move merchandise throughout the day
- High school diploma or currently pursuing
Preferred
- Previous retail or thrift store experience
The Salvation Army is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates who are back-to-work, US Veterans, people with disabilities, people who have been impacted by the justice system, and/or people without a college degree are encouraged to apply.