Retail Sales Associate FTR (Salina - #12)

Goodwill Industries•Salina, KS

21h•$0 - $12•Onsite

About The Position

The Retail Sales Associate supports the day-to-day operation of a Goodwill store by performing cashier and clerk duties and helping advance Goodwill Industries of Kansas’s mission to transform lives and communities through education, training, and employment. The role provides customer service, maintains a clean and attractive store, handles sales transactions, stocks and rotates merchandise, sorts and inspects clothing and other donated goods, and assists donors. It may also involve administrative and record-keeping duties when the store manager or assistant manager is absent. The associate works with individuals who have disabilities or barriers to employment and participates in supporting their goals. The position requires following company procedures for cash handling, employee purchases, safety, security, ethics, and confidentiality. Work includes standing or sitting for extended periods, handling merchandise and donations, and moving containers and rolling racks. The role reports to the District Manager, Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, and Team Leader and does not supervise others. The job is located at 2640 S. Planet Ave., Salina, Kansas 67401.

Requirements

No minimum qualifications are set.
Ability to provide courteous customer service and maintain helpful relations with customers and coworkers.
Ability to sort, pair, and inspect merchandise, including shoes, and keep simple records and count items.
Ability to follow company procedures for cash handling, employee purchases, safety, security, ethics, and confidentiality.
Ability to stand or sit for extended periods while working with footwear.
Physical ability to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds daily and sometimes more than 100 pounds; carry or move up to 50 pounds daily and sometimes up to 100 pounds.
Ability to handle donations weighing from about 1 pound to more than 40 pounds and move containers and merchandise as required.

Responsibilities

Keep the store clean and attractive, including shelves, floors, and restrooms.
Provide courteous customer service, greet customers, and answer questions about basic store operations and merchandise.
Operate the cash register, make correct change, bag merchandise, and follow cash-handling and check-cashing procedures.
Sort, pair, inspect, and rotate clothing, textiles, shoes, wares, and other merchandise; identify items that are saleable or should be discarded or salvaged.
Hang clothing and place merchandise on the sales floor; remove unsaleable items and pull merchandise as instructed.
Assist with receiving donations, including removing donations from a donor’s vehicle when needed.
Answer the telephone and refer questions beyond basic store information to the store manager.
Maintain familiarity with merchandise and its location and work toward store goals as instructed by the store manager.
Perform administrative and record-keeping duties when the store manager or assistant manager is absent, including preparing store reports, making daily deposits, and maintaining employee purchase forms.
Follow safety, fire-prevention, security, ethical, and confidentiality policies; report safety violations.
Attend required meetings and support Goodwill’s mission and the accessibility of its services and facilities.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical and prescription plan, available the first of the month following employment.
Paytient Medical Assistance Plan, available the first of the month following employment.
Dental plan with orthodontia option, available the first of the month following employment.
Vision care plan, available the first of the month following employment.
Flexible spending accounts, available the first of the month following employment.
Group life and AD&D insurance, available the first of the month following employment.
401(k) plan, available the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
Paid time off and sick leave, accruing from the first day of employment.
Eight hours of paid volunteer time off per year.
Paid holidays.
Accident and critical illness coverage.
Employee Assistance Program.
Employee referral bonus.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Employee discount at Goodwill Industries of Kansas stores.