What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Associate position at The Salvation Army USA Central Territory?
Retail Associate - The Salvation Army Thrift Store
Location: Ankeny, IA
Pay: $18 per hour
Job Type: Part-time
Schedule: 25 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
The Salvation Army Mission:
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Job Objective:
Support daily store operations by providing excellent customer and donor service, accurately handling sales transactions, assisting with merchandise production and pricing, maintaining a clean and organized shopping and donation experience, and helping move donated goods from receiving through processing and onto the sales floor.
Essential Functions:
This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of the position. Other job-related responsibilities and tasks may be assigned. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
- Maintain a friendly, professional demeanor with customers, donors, co-workers, leadership, and field personnel.
- Provide excellent customer service on the sales floor, at the donation area, and during all assigned store activities.=
- Operate the Point of Sale system accurately, complete sales transactions, manage assigned cash drawer, and follow Salvation Army cash handling policies.
- Implement store opening and closing procedures as assigned.
- Assist donors with donations, provide receipts, collect required donor information, track donations according to center policy, and courteously communicate when items cannot be accepted.
- Sort, process, hang, tag, price, and prepare donated merchandise according to store production goals and assigned timelines.
- Identify and set aside items for eCommerce sales as assigned.
- Stock, straighten, clean, organize, and maintain the sales floor, work areas, donation area, and storage areas to support a safe and positive customer and donor experience.
- Move priced merchandise to the sales floor, display areas, stock areas, or designated shipping locations as assigned.
- Assist with receiving, loading, unloading, sorting, and moving donations or merchandise, including Salvation Army trucks, as assigned.
- Complete bank runs and other assigned duties in accordance with Salvation Army policy.
- Follow all Salvation Army policies regarding merchandise handling, pricing, sales, donor service, safety, dress code, and workplace conduct.
- Must be available for a flexible schedule, including early shifts, late shifts, Saturdays, some holidays, and temporary assignment to other stores if the need arises.
- Other duties as assigned.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. The Salvation Army is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified job applicants, job candidates, and employees with disabilities to ensure they enjoy equal access to all employment opportunities and benefits of employment as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. EEO is the Law.
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