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; prepares and packages purchased items; prepares and balances the cash drawer and runs routine register printouts; ensures the security and accountability of all cash register funds and sales records by established operating procedures.
- 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 purchasing of items; ensures that all customers visiting the store have a pleasant experience.
- Assists customers donating items to The Salvation Army; directs customers to the proper loading/unloading area; may help haul donations to the storage area; prepares and provides tax receipts as needed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Places and arranges items in the store as directed; checks all store displays to ensure that they are maintained and displayed neatly and orderly; rotates and rearranges stock as directed; returns items to the proper location after customers have handled them.
- Answers the store telephone tactfully and courteously; assists customers by responding to questions and providing directions and general information.
- Receives, inspects, and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric-a-brack, etc., according to the category and condition.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to read, write, and communicate in the English language.
- Ability to operate a cash register. Ability to perform routine mathematical computations and count change.
- Work requires the ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull moderately heavy (25-50lbs.) materials, supplies, and equipment. Moderate mobility: duties are usually performed by a combination of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis.
- Work is performed in a regular store environment with little or no physical discomforts associated with weather changes.
Employee Benefits:
Education & Experience:
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.
Licenses and Certifications:
None
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled