About this opportunity :

As a member of our Family Store Team, you will assist customers in donating, selecting, and purchasing store items; operate and maintain a cash register;

respond to customer’s questions; maintains the cleanliness and orderliness of the store displays; ensures the security of store items and the cash register.

Key responsibilities :

Store Clerk Responsibilities (75%)

• 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.

• Prepares, processes and maintains various sales records, tax forms and social service vouchers; prepares routine sales reports as directed.
• Maintains the neatness and security of the cash register area; ensures that forms, bags, etc. are adequately stocked.
• Assists customers by explaining store policy and responding to questions regarding the pricing and / or purchasing of items;

ensures that all customers visiting the store have a pleasant experience.

Assists customers who are donating items to The Salvation Army; directs customers to the proper loading / unloading area, may assist with hauling donations to the storage area;

prepares and provides tax receipts as needed.

Places and arranges items in the store as directed; checks all store displays to ensure that items are maintained and displayed in a neat and orderly manner;

rotates and / or rearranges stock as directed; returns items to the proper location after customer’s have handled.

may schedule and record donation pick-ups.

• Cleans all display racks and shelves; sweeps and mops floors; cleans windows and mirrors; ensures that the store is maintained in a clean and inviting manner.
• Opens and / or closes store doors in accordance with the store schedule.

Sorting Room Responsibilities (25%)

• Receives, inspects and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric-a-brack, etc. according to the category and condition.
• Selects items suitable for store display and distributes same to appropriate area 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 racks.
• Packs items in boxes and marks boxes, accordingly; assists in transporting boxes to appropriate storage area.
• Prepares non-suitable clothes for the bailer.
• Lifts and carries items to the appropriate destination for further processing, storage or displaying in store.
• Maintains warehouse area in a neat and orderly manner; cleans floors, tables and work areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What we are looking for in you :

High School Diploma or GED; any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions :

Ability to meet attendance requirements; Ability to operate a cash register; hand truck, and various general office equipment;

Ability to perform routine mathematical computations and count change; Ability to perform frequent walking and / or standing, kneeling, or squatting relieved by lesser periods of sitting or operating a vehicle.

Work is performed in a normal store environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision
• Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holiday Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans and more!

Last updated : 2024-05-07