Clothing Donation Attendant

The Samaritan Inn•McKinney, TX

55d

About The Position

The Clothing Donation Attendant plays a key frontline role in supporting the mission of The Samaritan Inn by carefully evaluating, sorting, and merchandising donations of clothing as directed by store management. This position ensures quality control, safe handling, and effective placement of clothes to the sales floor while providing excellent service to clientele, when applicable. Working as part of a dynamic team, the Clothing Donation Attendant may also provide customer experience support when called upon by store management.

Requirements

Basic communication, reasoning, and math skills.
1-3 years of experience working with clothing in a retail or warehouse setting.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Experience with donation sorting, warehouse, retail, or customer service work.
Familiarity with clothes handling or logistics in a nonprofit or resale environment.
Strong work ethic and reliability.
Excellent communication and customer service skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
Flexible, with the ability to adapt to changing schedules and needs.
Attention to detail and safety conscious.
Problem-solving and time management skills.
Requires ability to stand for 6-8 hours per day with frequent walking, bending, squatting, pulling and pushing.
Required to carry items up to 50 pounds for distances up to 25 feet.

Responsibilities

Sort clothing donations into appropriate categories (sellable or salvage) and sub-categories (women’s, men’s, children, accessories).
Merchandise quality donations (sellable) to sales floor and dispose of damaged or unsellable goods (salvage) appropriately.
Ensure efficient processing of clothing directly to the sales floor, including organization, tagging, displaying, rotating, and disposing of items per store standards.
Monitor clothing inventory and supply levels, managing stock to support sales goals and customer satisfaction.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of backroom workspace areas; report any unsafe conditions.
Follow all safety regulations and procedures.
Provide courteous, professional customer service when merchandising on the sales floor.
Attend team meetings and perform other duties as assigned.