Store Associate

TSA The Salvation Army TSA; Peterborough; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

The Salvation Army Thrift Store in Peterborough, ON is seeking a part-time team member to support daily retail operations. You will greet customers and donors, process donations, and help maintain an attractive sales floor. The role requires friendliness, reliability, and adherence to health and safety policies.

Responsibilities include handling cash/debit transactions, stocking, pricing, merchandising, and supporting store targets while upholding the organization’s mission and values.

Qualifications

• Willingness to develop an understanding and support for The Salvation Army’s mission and purpose.
• Compliance with OH&S Act and health and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Greet and interact with customers/donors in a positive, friendly manner.
• Contribute to meeting store sales targets; provide efficient courteous customer service.
• Be knowledgeable about product pricing and insured sale items; protect donated goods.
• Maintain store opening/closing procedures as required.
• Process customer transactions with accuracy (cash/debit) and minimal shortages.
• Assist with donation processing, stock rotation, and merchandise displays.
• Maintain store safety and security; monitor activity in the store.
• Assist donors with contributions, unload donations, and sort stock as directed.

Job description

Who We Are

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. We continually adapt and innovate to meet emerging needs and live out our mission, vision and values of hope, service, dignity and stewardship. 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.

Mission Statement

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.

Job Description

POSITION PURPOSE SUMMARY

The role provides service to customers, sorting incoming product and assists in the ongoing retail operations of The Salvation Army Thrift Store.

Location

Location of the position will be at 81 George Street North, Peterborough, ON, K9J 3G3

ACCOUNTABILITIES

The incumbent may perform all, some, or similar range of duties.

1. Operations

• Greet and interact with customers/donors in a positive, friendly, and courteous manner.
• Contribute to meeting store sales targets; provide efficient courteous customer service; use tact when dealing with difficult customers.
• Be knowledgeable regarding product pricing and featured sale products; protect the integrity of all donated items.
• Maintain store opening and closing procedures as required.
• Responsible for accurate completion of all customer transactions including cash and debit sales with minimal voids, overages, or shortages.
• Adhere to store policy regarding cheques, credit cards, refunds, voids, and holds.
• Process raw materials by loading/unloading, sorting, packing, hanging, pricing, and storing donations.
• Possess knowledge of stock in order to respond to customer enquiries by phone/in person.
• Pay attention to store security, by monitoring activity within the store.
• Assist with store layout plans to attract customers, which would include window displays and merchandise displays; displays and merchandise displays; ensures attractiveness of the store through "Tidy Maintenance:".
• Contribute to the control of inventory by retrieving, sorting, hanging, and pricing as directed.
• Assist with donation turnover, replenish inventory levels on the sales floor and remove inventory from sales floor as directed.
• Handle the merchandise in a safe and organized manner; assist in stock rotation; bagging textiles to be recycled and placing metal recycling in the appropriate location.
• Assist donors with their contributions, unload donations and place stock in appropriate location.
• Maintain the proper sorting and processing of goods, ensure compliance with quality standards; that all products are priced correctly as per store policy.
• Perform other duties as required.

2. Health and Safety

• Contribute to the safety of staff and customers (e.g., snow removal, clear fire exits, clean spillage; no obstacles inside/outside the store).
• Maintain an attractive organized and safe appearance of the store, tidy up and restock shelves, clean, sweep, dust, and mop as necessary; on a rotational basis clean the lunchroom, washroom, and other common areas.
• Work in compliance with OH&S Act and Regulations and abide by The Salvation Army's health and safety policies and procedures.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

CRITICAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Clarification of Information. Conducts Routine Interactions.

Internal: Store Manager, Corps Officer(s), volunteers, staff

External: Guests, vendors

MANAGERIAL/TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Reports directly to the Store Manager.

Direct reports: None.

FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

• Moderate material responsibilities.
• Uses or maintains organization assets in accordance with established guidelines.
• Does not process any financial transactions with no budget responsibilities.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• This is a permanent part-time position.
• Work schedule may vary from week to week and will include weekdays and/or Saturdays.
• This job requires the ability to stand for long periods with frequent twisting, bending, crouching, and reaching is required; the ability to lift/move 30 pounds.
• The incumbent must take the following precautionary measures in addition to health and safety rules and regulations such as universal precautions, i.e., wearing gloves when working with unknown contents.
• All Salvation Army NRO employees are required to wear safety shoes at all times in all Store and DRC locations.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Willingness to develop an understanding and support for the mission and purpose of The Salvation Army in Canada and its implications as related to position responsibilities.
• Work in compliance with OH&S Act and Re