Store Clerk/Sorting Room Worker (2388)

Schedule: 8 hours/day, 5 days/week, some Saturdays (40 hours per week)

This position is responsible for:

Assists customers purchasing items from The Salvation Army by ringing-up sales utilizing a cash register; collects monies, counts change and prepares receipts. Receiving, sorting, and preparing donated items for display in the store; determining suitability of items based on established standards; assisting in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the sorting room area. 

Key responsibilities:

• Assists customers purchasing items from The Salvation Army by ringing-up sales utilizing a cash register; collects monies, counts change and prepares receipts; prepares and packages purchased items; prepares and balances the cash drawer and runs routine register printouts; prepares and delivers bank deposits; ensures the security and accountability of all cash register funds and sales records in accordance with established operating procedures.
• Receives, inspects and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric-a-brac, etc. according to the category and condition.

• Selects items suitable for store display and distributes same to appropriate areas for further sorting and/or pricing, discards items in accordance with established procedures.

• Tags items with specially coded tickets and/or prices in accordance with established procedures.

• Hangs clothes on hangers and places same on clothes rack

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to operate a cash register.
• Ability to perform routine mathematical computations and count change.

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.

• Physical ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull light objects (less than 25 lbs.).

• Moderate mobility: Duties are usually performed by combinations of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis. 

• Distance of travel is usually within the same building.

• Work is performed in a warehouse environment where there are physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Life Insurance and more

• High School diploma or G.E.D. AND
• Experience working in a retail store preferred, OR
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled

Salary : $14