Donation Assistant/Attendant

Arc Thrift Stores; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Arc Thrift Stores in Fort Collins is seeking a Donation Attendant to prepare donated merchandise for pricing, remove trash, and stock the floor with priced items. You will also assist customers on the sales floor and help the pricing team reach sales goals.

The role emphasizes teamwork, strong customer service, and the ability to work at a steady pace while maintaining accuracy and safety in a busy retail production environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to identify saleable merchandise.
• Ability to prepare merchandise for pricing.
• Ability to work as a team in a production environment and communicate with co-workers.
• Good customer service skills.
• Ability to work quickly without making excessive mistakes.
• Ability to organize one’s work station.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to work 40 hours per week and meet the schedule demands of a production/retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Selects items to be priced and removes trash from donated merchandise.
• Cleans merchandise as necessary.
• Sorts merchandise for the department pricer.
• Tags items before or after pricing depending on merchandise type.
• Stocks the sales floor with priced merchandise.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and organized work area.
• Assists the department pricers in achieving sales and production goals.
• On the sales floor, assists customers in their shopping experience.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Store Manager/Assistant Manager.

Skills

Identify saleable merchandise

Prepare merchandise for pricing

Teamwork in production environment

Customer service skills

Fast work with accuracy

Organize work station

Problem solving in varied situations

Adhere to 40-hour schedule

Job description

• Selects items to be priced. Removes and discards trash from donated merchandise.
• Cleans merchandise as necessary.
• Sorts merchandise for the department pricer.
• Depending on the type of merchandise either tags the items before or after pricing.
• Stocks the sales floor with priced merchandise.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and organized work area.
• Assists the department pricers in achieving sales and production goals.
• When on the sales floor assists customers in their shopping experience.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Store Manager/Assistant Manager.

Description

Job Title Donation Attendant

Sep-24

FLSA Status – Non-Exempt

Summary

• Selects items to be priced. Removes and discards trash from donated merchandise.
• Cleans merchandise as necessary.
• Sorts merchandise for the department pricer.
• Depending on the type of merchandise either tags the items before or after pricing.
• Stocks the sales floor with priced merchandise.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and organized work area.
• Assists the department pricers in achieving sales and production goals.
• When on the sales floor assists customers in their shopping experience.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Store Manager/Assistant Manager.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skill and Ability

• Ability to identify saleable merchandise.
• Ability to prepare merchandise for pricing.
• Ability to work as a team in a production environment and communicate with co-workers.
• Good customer service skills.
• Ability to work quickly without making excessive mistakes.
• Ability to organize one’s work station.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to work 40 hours per week and meet the schedule demands of a production/retail environment.

Education And/or Experience Required

• Some retail or production experience is desired but not required.

Physical Demands

• Works inside in a production and retail environment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak, hear, stand and move throughout the store.
• Use upper body strength to frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to dust from donations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications, working environment, and physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.