hour Part-Time

Salvation Army Careers•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) is a no-fee program that assists men and women in completing its rehabilitation program. The Tutt Thrift Store supports the Women's Rehabilitation Program. The Sales Associate / Material Handler helps provide a positive shopping and donor experience and contributes to the store and program through customer service, merchandising, donation handling, and teamwork. This part-time role includes serving customers and donors, stocking merchandise, maintaining store and donation areas, operating the point-of-sale register according to Salvation Army policies, receiving and processing inventory and donations, inspecting products, and performing other duties assigned by Management. Stores operate seven days per week, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Management determines schedules, and associates must be flexible to ensure store coverage.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Ability to accurately operate a point-of-sale/cash register and handle cash transactions.
Must pass a background check, including Criminal History and Sex Offender Registry checks.
Ability to communicate effectively with Management, fellow store employees, customers, and donors.
Ability to work a flexible part-time schedule, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
Ability to grasp, push, and pull objects, including carts, racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks, and hand trucks.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform repetitive-motion tasks.

Responsibilities

Greet customers and donors genuinely and provide prompt, courteous assistance to meet their needs.
Stock priced items so they are ready for the sales floor.
Help keep the store and donation area clean, neat, and organized, and perform cleaning duties assigned by Management.
Follow all point-of-sale and cash-register policies and procedures.
Maintain safety and compliance standards.
Attend required monthly store meetings.
Receive, unload, and stock incoming inventory accurately and efficiently.
Inspect products for defects and damage as part of quality assurance.
Assist donors courteously with removing donated items from their vehicles and provide receipts.
Separate and sort donated materials into the proper containers and stack materials as instructed by Management.
Perform other written or verbal duties assigned by Management.