Customer Engagement Associate- Chelsea

Housing Works; New York (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

PTO 30 days Year 1

Educational benefit

Job summary

Housing Works in New York, NY seeks a Customer Engagement Associate to deliver first-rate donor and customer service while supporting daily store operations and sales goals. You will work with management to train staff and volunteers, ensure register operations and merchandising standards, and craft engaging displays that showcase upcoming events and premium products.

The role emphasizes flexibility, teamwork, and a strong commitment to Housing Works' mission to end homelessness and HIV/AIDS,

Qualifications

• Commitment to excellent customer service.
• Experience/knowledge of thrift store environment preferred.
• Excellent communications skills (verbal & written), interpersonal and team oriented.
• Self-starting, self-motivating mindset.
• Strong interest in Housing Works mission to end homelessness and HIV/AIDS.
• Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages.
• Basic knowledge of Word, Excel, and web-based email.
• Schedule flexibility; weekends/holidays required.
• Ability to stand, walk, kneel, bend for long periods; lift up to 40 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Open/close the store in absence of Store Manager.
• Use Housing Works tools to ensure operations and standards.
• Ensure compliance with Housing Works policies and procedures.
• Review store environment to improve operations and merchandising.
• Direct daily focus with staff/volunteer deployment toward sales goals.
• Train and develop skills of employees and volunteers to standards.
• Ensure staff/train on register operations, visual merchandising, and store maintenance.
• Care for donations and merchandise; maintain interior fixtures.
• Merchandise retail space with displays and floor plans highlighting products.

Skills

Customer service

Thrift store experience

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Mission alignment

Math skills

MS Word/Excel/Email

Flexibility

Physical stamina

Job description

The Customer Engagement Associate works to provide first-rate customer and donor services, maximizing sales and to support the daily operations of the store.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for opening and closing of the store in the absence of the Store Manager.
• Utilize Housing Works’ tools to ensure store operations and standards are met.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all Housing Works’ policies and procedures.
• Constantly review store environment to improve operations and merchandising.
• Ensure that store uses daily focus with staff/volunteer deployment, sales goals, special promotions, and daily to-dos.
• Work closely with Management to train and develop skills of all employees and volunteers to ensure that all fully understand standards, organizational goals and direction.
• Ensure staff and volunteers have been thoroughly trained on register operations, visual merchandising techniques, and store maintenance standards.
• Demonstrate proper care, handling and maintenance of donations, store merchandise and all interior fixturing.
• Ensure store is merchandised in accordance with Housing Works standards. This would include but is not limited to creating exciting displays, displays that promote upcoming events, and execute floor plans that feature and highlight premium quality product

Job Requirements:

• Commitment to excellent customer service.
• Experience/knowledge of thrift store environment preferred.
• Excellent communications skills (both verbal and written), interpersonal and team oriented skills.
• Self-starting, self motivating mindset.
• Strong interest in the HW mission to end the dual crises of homelessness and HIV/AIDS.
• Basic mathematical skills to include adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and calculating percentages.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and web based email applications.
• Flexibility in schedule, weekends and holidays are required.
• Ability to stand, walk, kneel, and bend for long periods of time and lift up to 40 pounds

We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.

Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

About Housing Works:

Housing Works requires employees working in our Health Services division to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless approved for a legal accommodation. If you need an accommodation for any reason, including related to this job requirement, please contact Human Resources.

Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State’s first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org

Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.

This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works’ New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union ("RWDSU"). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a “CBA”) between Housing Works and the RWDSU.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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