Retail Sales Associate (Emporia #22)

Goodwill Industries•Emporia, KS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Goodwill Industries of Kansas has been a trusted resource and advocate for people with disabilities and barriers to employment for over 60 years. Our mission is to transform lives and communities through the power of education, training, and employment. We are seeking a Retail Sales Associate to play a key role in furthering our vision and mission in our retail operations. This position provides assistance in the day-to-day duties of a cashier or clerk for a Goodwill store, fulfilling Goodwill’s mission statement.

Requirements

No minimum qualifications set.
Work with individuals who have disabilities and or barriers to employment and participate in the achievement of their goals.
Demonstrate a positive, role model.
Display commitment and involvement towards Goodwill's mission.
Teamwork
Accuracy
Customer Service
Quality
Fashion Sense
Ethics and Trust
Product Knowledge
Oral Communications
Safety and Security
Sorts clothing and textiles items.
Hangs clothing and puts out wares or other saleable items.
Visually inspects clothing and performs stock rotation.
Cleans store which includes wares shelves, floor, restrooms, etc.
Responds to customer requests in person or on the phone.
Assists with receiving donations.
Operates cash registers, makes change and bags merchandise.
To help keep the store clean and attractive.
To provide excellent customer service at all times.
To ring sales on the cash register, make correct change, and bag merchandise.
To change hanging merchandise as needed.
To pull merchandise as instructed.
Sorts clothing and textiles items.
Hangs clothing items as soon as quality has been established.
Visually inspects clothing racks on sales floor.
Cleans wares shelves.
Answers telephone.
Answers customer questions about basic store operations, such as hours open, merchandise available, but refers other requisitions to store manager.
Assists individuals making donations of a variety of miscellaneous items contained in bags, boxes, on hangers, or loose or donated as single items.
Maintains helpful and courteous relations with all persons who come into the store and co-workers.
To be familiar with the merchandise and its location.
Observes company rules and regulations regarding cash handling procedures, check cashing procedures, employee purchases, etc.
Observes safety and security precautions at all times in accordance with company rules and regulations.
Possess skills to sort, pair, and inspect shoes.
Discard unrepairable or outdated shoes.
Must be able to count and keep simple records.
Follows all safety policies and fire prevention procedures.
Adheres to all safety policies and reports violations.
Adheres to all ethical standards and confidentiality of records.
Responsible for safety and well-being of all employees.
Supports mission statement and activities of other departments.
Supports the accessibility of our services and facilities free of architectural, attitudinal, environmental, financial, communication, transportation, employment and other barriers to person with disabilities and barriers to employment.
Must greet customers.

Nice To Haves

Perform all administrative and record keeping duties as required in store manager’s and/or assistant manager’s absence, including but not limited to preparing store report, making daily deposit, maintaining employee purchase forms.
May box shoes package for store delivery.
Will need to stand or sit for extended periods of time while working with footwear.
May need to carry loads up to 25 pounds.
Attend required meetings as required.

Responsibilities

Sorts clothing and textiles items.
Hangs clothing and puts out wares or other saleable items.
Visually inspects clothing and performs stock rotation.
Cleans store which includes wares shelves, floor, restrooms, etc.
Responds to customer requests in person or on the phone.
Assists with receiving donations.
Operates cash registers, makes change and bags merchandise.
Helps keep the store clean and attractive.
Provides excellent customer service at all times.
Rings sales on the cash register, makes correct change, and bags merchandise.
Changes hanging merchandise as needed.
Pulls merchandise as instructed.
Performs administrative and record keeping duties as required in the store manager’s and/or assistant manager’s absence, including but not limited to preparing store reports, making daily deposits, and maintaining employee purchase forms.
Sorts clothing and textile items, bending or stooping to reach into bags or boxes to remove individual textile items.
Manually removes hangers, straight pins, and labels from textile items when required.
Visually and tactilely inspects items and judges whether or not an item is salable using established criteria.
Places unsalable items (salvage) into appropriate containers.
Reaches into carts as deep as 36 inches.
Lifts textile items as high as 48 inches onto a table.
Sorts number and quality of textile items as specified by departmental procedure and policy.
Hangs clothing items as soon as quality has been established, visually inspecting the item to determine the appropriate type of hanger.
Reaches with one arm to obtain the correct plastic hanger (9-15 inches long).
Places the item on the hanger as required by departmental procedure.
Manually buttons, zips, or otherwise fastens the item as appropriate.
Turns around to place the hung item on a rack approximately 60 inches high.
Visually inspects clothing racks on the sales floor and judges which racks are too full.
Stands beside racks that are 50 to 60 inches long.
Reaches with arms to remove clothing items on hangers that are soiled, torn, or unsaleable.
Manually removes hangers from clothing items and places the hanger into a container approximately 12 to 24 inches from the floor.
Stands in front of a bin table approximately 40 inches high.
Sorts through clothing items in carts, plastic bags, or other containers.
Moves containers weighing as much as 25 pounds to the salvage area as far as 75 feet.
Pushes a rolling rack (approximately 60 inches high and 72 inches long) of hanging clothing items as far as 50 feet to the sales floor.
Reaches with arms to remove clothing items on appropriate racks on the sales floor as determined by company policy and procedure.
Cleans wares shelves (approximately 60 inches high and, in sections, 4 feet wide).
Dusts shelves, manually removes broken, soiled, or otherwise unsaleable items and places them in trash containers (barrels 36 inches high or boxes 12-24 inches high).
Moves containers to the area designated for trash in production, which may be as far as 75 feet from the sales floor.
Reaches into carts or boxes 12 to 40 inches from the floor.
Manually removes wares and electrical items weighing less than 1 to 15 pounds.
Places items on shelves from floor level to 60 inches high.
Places ties, belts, and purses on specially designed fixtures according to departmental policy and procedure.
Pushes empty carts back to the production area as far as 75 feet from the sales floor.
Answers telephone.
Answers customer questions about basic store operations, such as hours open and merchandise available, but refers other requisitions to the store manager.
Assists individuals making donations of a variety of miscellaneous items contained in bags, boxes, on hangers, or loose or donated as single items.
Accepts donations handed by the donor or walks to the donor’s vehicle and removes donations from the vehicle.
Maintains helpful and courteous relations with all persons who come into the store and co-workers.
Is familiar with the merchandise and its location.
Maintains store goals as instructed by the store manager.
Observes company rules and regulations regarding cash handling procedures, check cashing procedures, employee purchases, etc.
Observes safety and security precautions at all times in accordance with company rules and regulations.
Possesses skills to sort, pair, and inspect shoes.
Discards unrepairable or outdated shoes.
May box shoes or package for store delivery.
Follows all safety policies and fire prevention procedures.
Attends required meetings as required.
Adheres to all safety policies and reports violations.
Adheres to all ethical standards and confidentiality of records.
Responsible for the safety and well-being of all employees.
Supports mission statement and activities of other departments.
Supports the accessibility of our services and facilities free of architectural, attitudinal, environmental, financial, communication, transportation, employment, and other barriers to persons with disabilities and barriers to employment.
Must greet customers.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical and Prescription Plan - available first of month following employment
Paytient Medical Assistance Plan - available first of month following employment
Dental Plan with Ortho Option - available first of month following employment
Vision Care Plan - available first of month following employment
Flexible Spending Accounts - available first of month following employment
Group Life and AD&D - available first of month following employment
401(k) Plan - available first of month following 90-days employment
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Leave - accrual begins first day of employment
Paid Volunteer Time Off - 8 hours per year
Paid Holidays
Accident and Critical Illness
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus
Tuition Reimbursement Program
20% Discount at Goodwill Industries of Kansas Stores