Donation Attendant - Escondido Store

Salvation Army Careers • Escondido, CA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

The Donation Attendant works at The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center’s retail operation, supporting the Adult Rehabilitation Program and providing a positive experience for donors. The role involves maintaining the donation area, receiving and sorting donated items, assisting with loading donations, and completing related paperwork. Employees must be flexible to support store coverage; full-time associates may be scheduled for shifts that include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 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 such as carts, racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks, and hand trucks.
• Ability to move product 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 help ensure adequate store coverage; full-time associates may be scheduled for 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 donation receipts.
• Maintain reports and paperwork as instructed by the Supervisor.
• Separate and sort donated materials into the proper containers and stack them 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

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

What This Job Offers

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