Cashier & Sorting Room Worker (7235)

THE SALVATION ARMY•Clarksville, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for assisting store customers in donating, selecting, and purchasing store items; operating and maintaining a cash register; responding to customers’ questions; maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of the store displays; and ensuring the security of store items and the cash register. Additionally, this role involves receiving, sorting, and preparing donated items for display in the store, determining their suitability based on established standards, and assisting in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the warehouse area.

Requirements

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.
Ability to perform frequent walking and/or standing, kneeling, or squatting relieved by lesser periods of sitting.
Physical ability to lift, carry, and/or push/pull light objects (less than 25 lbs.).
High School diploma or G.E.D.
Experience working in a retail store preferred OR Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

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; ensures the security and accountability of all cash register funds and sales records established operating procedures.
Receives, inspects, and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric-a-brack, etc., according to the category and condition.
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.
Maintains the cleanliness and orderliness of the store displays.
Ensures the security of store items and the cash register.
Assists store customers in donating, selecting, and purchasing store items.
Operates and maintains a cash register.
Responds to customers’ questions.
Receives, sorts, and prepares donated items for display in the store.
Determines suitability of donated items based on established standards.
Assists in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the warehouse area.