Full-Time Donations (Clerk 2) Waunakee

District Council of Madison Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul•Waunakee, WI

6m•$19 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

Full-time/Non-Exempt | Flexible Schedule 36-40 hrs./week | Starting at $18.62/hour with an increase to $19.39/hour at six months | Operating Hours: Monday-Saturday 9am-7:30pm, Sunday 9am-5:30pm If you feel fulfilled by giving back to our community, you can feel confident that St. Vincent de Paul is a great place to work! We are an organization dedicated to serving our community, and we are looking for a candidate who is passionate about our core values. Come work in a fun, rewarding, and compassionate environment! Job Summary In this full-time role, you will be a key member of the Waunakee St. Vincent de Paul thrift store team, which is tasked with delivering excellent service to our customers, donors and clients. Fundamental duties include processing donations and assisting donors. This is an essential position that allows us to contribute to the many services SVdP provides! What You’ll Do Receive and process donations based on SVdP Take/Do Not Take guidelines and loading items onto a semi-trailer or into the stock room as appropriate Assist donors with unloading donations and loading purchased merchandise into customer vehicles Provide customer and donor assistance throughout the store by answering questions, anticipating customer needs, offering help and encouraging sales Restock and rotate merchandise on the sales floor, accurately price and mark down items as needed and pull and sort product in accordance with company guidelines and safety protocols Communicate the needs of the donation area and furniture department to store management, including donor/customer issues, supplies needed and other departmental needs Keep accurate counts of incoming product and maintain a clean and organized donation area and stock room Assist managers in ensuring safety guidelines are being adhered to and notify management of potential issues, hazards and unsafe practices Readily handle multiple job functions by prioritizing tasks and possessing good decision-making skills Help maintain cleanliness of the store by performing cleaning duties on a rotating assignment list Support the effort to create a more inclusive and equitable organization Adhere to Safeguarding Policy by ensuring timely completion of mandatory training and staying updated on relevant training modules What You Can Bring Weekend availability Demonstrated success working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment Ability to perform any duties assigned by management to help the overall performance of the Waunakee SVdP store Demonstrated ability to prioritize daily and immediate tasks Flexibility with job changes: willing and able to do other tasks when requested What You’ll Love! Variety in your work: fun finds, vintage furniture and unique pieces Being part of a diverse community within our organization and Dane County Full-time benefits, including health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long/short-term disability and a generous paid time off program Daily assignments will rotate based on staffing and operational needs. An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Requirements

Weekend availability
Demonstrated success working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
Ability to perform any duties assigned by management to help the overall performance of the Waunakee SVdP store
Demonstrated ability to prioritize daily and immediate tasks
Flexibility with job changes: willing and able to do other tasks when requested
Employee must have the ability to maintain professional, patient and courteous interactions with a diverse base of customers, donors, clients and other SVdP staff
Employee must frequently stand, walk, talk and hear, use hands to handle or touch product, tools, or controls.
Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds without assistance, and lift/move up to 50 pounds with assistance from equipment or another person.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Employee must be able to follow instructions and work autonomously on assigned job duties
Employee must be able to work assigned shifts consistently and reliably

Responsibilities

Receive and process donations based on SVdP Take/Do Not Take guidelines and loading items onto a semi-trailer or into the stock room as appropriate
Assist donors with unloading donations and loading purchased merchandise into customer vehicles
Provide customer and donor assistance throughout the store by answering questions, anticipating customer needs, offering help and encouraging sales
Restock and rotate merchandise on the sales floor, accurately price and mark down items as needed and pull and sort product in accordance with company guidelines and safety protocols
Communicate the needs of the donation area and furniture department to store management, including donor/customer issues, supplies needed and other departmental needs
Keep accurate counts of incoming product and maintain a clean and organized donation area and stock room
Assist managers in ensuring safety guidelines are being adhered to and notify management of potential issues, hazards and unsafe practices
Readily handle multiple job functions by prioritizing tasks and possessing good decision-making skills
Help maintain cleanliness of the store by performing cleaning duties on a rotating assignment list
Support the effort to create a more inclusive and equitable organization
Adhere to Safeguarding Policy by ensuring timely completion of mandatory training and staying updated on relevant training modules