Donation Attendant - Escondido Store

The Salvation Army Southern California • Escondido, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Donation Attendant supports The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center’s retail operation by helping create a positive experience for donors and supporting the program through the handling of donated goods. The role maintains the donation area, receives and sorts donations, assists with loading, completes required paperwork, and secures the donation trailer or pod. Work schedules are determined by management to ensure adequate store coverage; full-time associates may be scheduled for any full-time shift, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must pass a background check, including Criminal History and Sex Offender Registry checks.
• Ability to read and write and understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, fellow store employees, customers, and donors.
• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist intermittently or continuously.
• Ability to grasp, push, and pull objects, including carts, racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks, and hand trucks.
• Ability to move products weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to perform repetitive-motion tasks.
• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be flexible to support adequate store coverage; full-time associates may work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and clean the area in and around the donation trailer or pod at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Receive donated items from donors and provide receipts.
• Maintain reports and paperwork as instructed by the supervisor.
• Separate and sort donated materials into the proper containers and stack materials as instructed by the supervisor.
• Assist TSA PA/Drivers with loading donations onto trucks as necessary.
• Inform the supervisor when supplies such as brooms, receipts, totes, or carts are running low.
• Secure and lock the donation trailer or pod at the end of each shift.

Benefits

• Opportunity for career growth
• Paid time off
• Employee store discounts
• Work perks discounts for amusement parks, museums, services, and more
• Employee referral bonuses
• Medical, dental, and vision
• Retirement plan
• Legal advice through MetLife
• Pet insurance
• AFLAC
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED