Cashier & Sorting Room Worker (8881)

The Salvation Army•Madisonville, KY

About The Position

This position assists store customers with donating, selecting, and purchasing store items. It operates and maintains a cash register, responds to customer questions, keeps store displays clean and orderly, and helps ensure the security of store merchandise and the cash register. The position also receives, sorts, and prepares donated items for store display, determines suitability according to established standards, and helps maintain a clean and orderly warehouse area. The schedule is 28 hours per week. The job requires frequent walking and/or standing, with kneeling or squatting and shorter periods of sitting. Duties involve combinations of sitting, standing, and walking, typically within the same building, and handling light objects weighing less than 25 pounds.

Requirements

Ability to meet attendance requirements.
Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
Ability to operate a cash register.
Ability to perform routine mathematical computations and count change.
Ability to perform frequent walking and/or standing, kneeling, or squatting, with lesser periods of sitting.
Physical ability to lift, carry, and/or push or pull light objects weighing less than 25 pounds.
High school diploma or GED, or an equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a retail store.

Responsibilities

Assist store customers in donating, selecting, and purchasing store items.
Operate and maintain a cash register.
Respond to customers’ questions.
Maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of store displays.
Ensure the security of store items and the cash register.
Receive, inspect, and sort donated items such as clothing, shoes, household items, and bric-a-brac according to category and condition.
Select items suitable for store display and distribute them to the appropriate area for further sorting and pricing.
Discard items according to established procedures.
Hang clothes on hangers and place them on clothes racks.
Help maintain orderliness and cleanliness in the warehouse area.