Sales Associate (casual)
About The Position
The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world. For more than 130 years, The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda. Building on our roots as a world-wide Christian church, each year we help more than 2 million people, providing necessities such as food, clothing and shelter. In addition, we support people experiencing unemployment, addiction and family challenges. As a faith- and values-based organization, we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life - there is a place for everyone to belong here.
Requirements
- Completed Public School, and/or High School.
- More than three months but less than one year of prior related experience, including life skills, and general familiarity with customer service and cash handling.
- High attention and accuracy when operating Squirrel Till.
- Able to lift up to 25 pounds regularly.
- Ability to stand for long periods.
- Universal precautions.
- Ability and willingness to undergo applicable screening and background checks successfully that are satisfactory to The Salvation Army, in its sole discretion (i.e., The Salvation Army Abuse Registry) and provide an original copy of a Background Check screening.
- Willingness to work within the mission, vision & values of The Salvation Army.
- Use a client-centered approach by consistently demonstrating compassion, respect and empathy.
Responsibilities
- Provides service to customers.
- Sorts incoming products.
- Assists the Manager in the maintenance of all store operations.
- Maintains customer service standards.
- Implements store layout plans to attract customers including merchandise displays.
- Ensures attractiveness of the store through “Tidy Maintenance.”
- Replenishes inventory levels based on Managers directions.
- Processes donated household items by unloading, sorting, packing, storing and loading donated items.
- Sorts donated clothing by judging the condition of the items.
- Routes donated items to the appropriate destination (store distribution, recycling, rag out, trash).
- Hang and price good condition clothing.
- Contributes to the control of inventory by retrieving, sorting, and pricing as per directions.
- Protects the store from inventory shrinkage by close visual monitoring.
- Takes responsibility for the accurate completion of all customer transactions including visa, debit, etc.
- Contributes to the safety of staff and customers (e.g. snow removal, clear fire exits, no obstacles inside/outside store, cleans spillage and maintains store cleanliness).
- Attends staff meetings.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Reasonable accommodation upon request.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
