Cashier Trainee - Foley Retail (40 hour/week)

Goodwill Gulf Coast•Foley, AL

3d•$17 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

The Cashier Trainee supports the organization’s mission services operation by helping generate funding through donated-goods retail sales. The role greets customers, processes transactions accurately, and provides friendly, attentive service that makes customers feel welcome and appreciated. The position also assists with sales-floor operations and housekeeping, including handling merchandise, retrieving carts, maintaining dressing rooms, cleaning store areas, and following company policies and procedures. These are temporary positions for up to 90 days, intended to become regular positions after 90 days if performance, work ethic, and cultural fit meet expectations. Applicants must be available to work all required shifts Sunday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Requirements

Ability to interact cordially and productively with a variety of people.
Ability to count money quickly and accurately.
Ability to market Goodwill and explain its mission to the general public.
Ability to take initiative and work well with little supervision.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with and among employees.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends, and availability for all required shifts Sunday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Ability to function in a hectic work environment with occasional periods of high stress.
Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 75 pounds with assistance occasionally.
Ability to use fingers, hands, and wrists repetitively.
Ability to bend, stretch, stoop, stand, walk, and twist frequently.
Ability to push wheeled equipment weighing 50 to 150 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Prior work experience in the service industry.

Responsibilities

Provide welcoming donor and customer service, including answering the phone within three rings, greeting customers within 10 seconds, providing information, thanking customers, and inviting them back.
Acknowledge customers and employees within a 10-foot radius.
Operate the cash register, receive payments, and record sales and other transactions.
Balance cash drawers at the end of each shift; after one week of training, ensure cash discrepancies do not exceed $5 over or short.
Encourage customers to donate through the change round-up program.
Check and clean dressing rooms.
Retrieve shopping carts from the parking lot.
Place apparel and other merchandise on the proper racks and shelves, and remove empty hangers from sales-floor racks.
Leave the workstation clean and empty at the end of each shift.
Pull and rotate merchandise as instructed by a supervisor or manager.
Assist with putting merchandise carts on the sales floor and transferring racks from the back room to the sales floor.
Maintain the appearance of the sales floor and assist with daily cleaning of floors, fixtures, and restrooms.
Follow company policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.