CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE TRAINEE

Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and Phi; Brick Township (NJ); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Discounts

PTO/Holidays

Job summary

Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and Phi is seeking a Store Associate at the Brick, NJ location. The role involves processing transactions, handling money, and encouraging Round-Up donations while maintaining a clean, organized sales floor.

You will be cross-trained as Donation-Utility Associate and Barcoder to support personal growth and store productivity. Regular attendance and flexible scheduling (including weekends) are required, with uniforms and professional appearance essential.

Qualifications

• Customer service ability to meet customer needs and resolve issues in a friendly and efficient manner.
• Honesty and integrity in the workplace.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Ability to communicate instructions in English.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends and long hours.

Responsibilities

• Process register transactions and handle money. Count a drawer and request Round-Up donations.
• Achieve 40% Round-Up transaction average monthly.
• Greet customers, keep store clean and organized, and assist at the register.
• Cross-train as Donation-Utility Associate and Barcoder for growth.
• Open/close procedures and stock shelves with merchandise.
• Maintain a neat sales floor and dressing rooms; set prices as directed.
• Use phones, paging systems, and make routine announcements.

Skills

Customer Service

Honesty/Integrity

Reliability

Enthusiastic

Accuracy

Communication in English

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Brick Store - Brick, NJ 08723
Salary Range: $16.00 - $16.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage: None

Specific Duties

• Follow all Goodwill policies and safety procedures. Must possess professional etiquette.
• Successfully process register transactions, handle money, count down a drawer, and ask every customer for a Round-Up donation. Must achieve 40% Round-Up transaction average every month.
• Engages customers successfully using the following steps: a. Greet every customer 5 feet from you b. Focus on your customer c. Maintain a clean, neat, and organized store d. Walk, Talk, and Show e. Thank your customer for supporting our free job training and education initiatives f. Listen and respond appropriately to all customer concerns g. Engage customers at the register h. Effectively manage your register line i. Use good phone etiquette and answer within 3 rings j. Provide short, clear, timely announcements.
• Will receive cross-training as Donation-Utility Associate and Barcoder to promote individual employee growth and maintain company productivity.
• Train to complete opening and closing procedures as necessary.
• Must stock and maintain sales floor with newly processed merchandise.
• Maintain a clean, organized sales floor by recovering standards through sizing of merchandise and organization of wares and furniture.
• Maintains sales floor by recovering sales floor and dressing rooms.
• Establish or identify prices of goods via the type of merchandise, identifying markings, or asking for help from an on-site manager or supervisor.
• Ability to utilize systems, including phones and paging systems and make regularly scheduled announcements.
• Maintains interior and exterior of store in a neat, clean, and orderly manner (includes vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, mopping floors, washing windows, etc.).
• Must maintain a clean and neat personal appearance at all times. Must wear company issued uniform.
• Regular attendance is required.
• All other essential duties as assigned.

Benefits Overview

• Full-time employees, after satisfying the new hire waiting period, are eligible for Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, PTO/Holidays, Discounts, Credit Union, Voluntary Benefits, and Mylo.
• Part-time employees scheduled to work between 30 and 37.5 hours per week, after satisfying the new hire waiting period, are eligible for Medical, Prescription, PTO, Discounts, Credit Union, Voluntary Benefits, and Mylo.
• Part-time employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week, after satisfying the new hire waiting period, are eligible for PTO, Discounts, Credit Union, Voluntary Benefits, and Mylo.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Customer Service Ability to meet customer needs, understand their concerns, and resolve issues in a friendly and efficient manner.
• Honesty/Integrity Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Sound and Timely decisions Using knowledge and experience to make sound decisions that will impact business goals and strategies; creates an environment where other Leaders and/or Team Members are empowered to make decisions.
• Reliability The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Enthusiastic Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
• Accuracy Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Ability to communicate and understand instructions, both verbal and written, in English.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule on short notice, including night, weekends and occasionally long hours.
• Ability to meet physical demands of position.
• Vision corrected to within normal limits.
• Ability to function in a hectic work environment with occasional periods of high stress.