CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE TRAINEE PART TIME

Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and PhiAtlantic Highlands, NJ
Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time position at the Atlantic Highlands Store. The role involves customer interaction, processing transactions, maintaining the store's appearance, and stocking merchandise. Employees will receive cross-training in other roles to promote growth and productivity. The position requires regular attendance and the ability to perform various essential duties.

Requirements

  • Must possess professional etiquette.
  • Ability to meet customer needs, understand their concerns, and resolve issues in a friendly and efficient manner.
  • Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
  • Ability to make sound decisions that will impact business goals and strategies.
  • Ability to be dependable and trustworthy.
  • Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
  • Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
  • Ability to communicate and understand instructions, both verbal and written, in English.
  • Must be able to work a flexible schedule on short notice, including night, weekends and occasionally long hours.
  • Ability to meet physical demands of position.
  • Vision corrected to within normal limits.
  • Ability to function in a hectic work environment with occasional periods of high stress.

Nice To Haves

  • Will receive cross-training as Donation-Utility Associate and Barcoder to promote individual employee growth and maintain company productivity.

Responsibilities

  • Follow all Goodwill policies and safety procedures.
  • Process register transactions, handle money, and count down a drawer.
  • Engage customers successfully using specific steps including greeting, focusing on the customer, maintaining a clean store, walking, talking, showing, thanking customers, listening and responding to concerns, managing the register line, and using good phone etiquette.
  • Provide short, clear, timely announcements.
  • Stock and maintain the sales floor with newly processed merchandise.
  • Maintain a clean and organized sales floor by recovering standards through sizing of merchandise and organization of wares and furniture.
  • Recover sales floor and dressing rooms.
  • Establish or identify prices of goods via the type of merchandise, identifying markings, or asking for help from an on-site manager or supervisor.
  • Utilize systems, including phones and paging systems and make regularly scheduled announcements.
  • Maintain the interior and exterior of the store in a neat, clean, and orderly manner (includes vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, mopping floors, washing windows, etc.).
  • Maintain a clean and neat personal appearance at all times.
  • Wear company-issued uniform.
  • Attend regularly.
  • Perform other essential duties as assigned.
  • Complete opening and closing procedures as necessary.
  • Achieve 40% Round-Up transaction average every month.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Prescription
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability
  • PTO/Holidays
  • Discounts
  • Credit Union
  • Voluntary Benefits
  • Mylo
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