Store Clerk

THE SALVATION ARMY•Wheeling, WV

5d•$10 - $10•Onsite

About The Position

The Store Clerk assists customers in donating, selecting, and purchasing items at The Salvation Army family store. The position operates and maintains the cash register, responds to customer questions, and helps keep store displays clean, orderly, and secure. Work may also be performed in the warehouse, depending on the schedule. The role includes handling sales and cash, preparing sales records and reports, assisting customers who donate items, arranging and pricing merchandise, and maintaining a clean and inviting store environment. This is a part-time position of up to 28 hours per week at the Wheeling, West Virginia family store.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to lift and carry and/or push or pull materials, supplies, and equipment weighing over 50 pounds frequently.
Ability to perform frequent standing, walking, climbing ladders or steps, bending, reaching, and transporting merchandise.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a retail store.
Equivalent combinations of training and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Responsibilities

Assist customers with purchases by operating the cash register, collecting payment, counting change, preparing receipts, and packaging items.
Prepare and balance the cash drawer, run routine register print-outs, prepare and deliver bank deposits, and safeguard cash funds and sales records.
Prepare, process, and maintain sales records, tax forms, social service vouchers, and routine sales reports.
Answer the store telephone courteously, respond to customer questions, and provide directions or general information; schedule and record donation pick-ups when needed.
Explain store policies and pricing or purchasing information, and help ensure customers have a pleasant store experience.
Assist customers donating items by directing them to loading and unloading areas, helping move donations to storage when needed, and preparing tax receipts.
Keep the cash register area neat and secure and ensure forms, bags, and other supplies are stocked.
Place and arrange merchandise, maintain orderly displays, rotate or rearrange stock as directed, and return handled items to their proper locations.
Clean display racks, shelves, windows, and mirrors; sweep and mop floors; and maintain a clean and inviting store.
Assist with pricing and tagging merchandise according to established procedures.
Help customers carry purchased or donated items into or out of the store.
Open or close store doors according to the store schedule.