Sorting Room Worker & Relief Store Clerk (7361)

THE SALVATION ARMY•Gulfport, MS

1d•$10 - $0•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for assisting store customers in donating, selecting, and purchasing store items. The role involves operating and maintaining a cash register, responding to customer inquiries, and ensuring the cleanliness and orderliness of store displays. Additionally, the position is responsible for the security of store items and the cash register. It also involves receiving, sorting, pricing, and preparing donated items for display, determining their suitability and pricing based on established standards, and assisting in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the warehouse area.

Requirements

Ability to meet attendance requirements.
Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.
Ability to operate a cash register.
Ability to perform routine mathematical computations and count change.
Ability to perform frequent walking and/or standing, kneeling, or squatting relieved by lesser periods of sitting or operating a vehicle.
Ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull light (less than 25 pounds) materials, supplies and equipment.
High School diploma or G.E.D.
Experience working in a retail store preferred, OR any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

Assists customers purchasing items from The Salvation Army by ringing-up sales utilizing a cash register; collects monies, counts change and prepares receipts; prepares and packages purchased items; prepares and balances the cash drawer and runs routine register printouts; prepares and delivers bank deposits; ensures the security and accountability of all cash register funds and sales records in accordance with established operating procedures.
Prepares, processes and maintains various sales records, tax forms, and social service vouchers; prepares routine sales reports as directed.
Maintains the neatness and security of the cash register area; ensures that forms, bags, etc. are adequately stocked.
Places and arranges items in the store as directed; checks all store displays to ensure that items are maintained and displayed in a neat and orderly manner; rotates and/or rearranges stock as directed; returns items to the proper location after customer's have handled.
Receives, inspects and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric-a-brac, etc. according to the category and condition.
Tags items with specially coded tickets and/or prices in accordance with established procedures.
Hangs clothes on hangers and places same on clothes racks.
Maintains warehouse area in a neat and orderly manner; cleans floors, tables and work areas.