Donation Attendant Gaithersburg PT

Goodwill-of-Greater-Washington-; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Same-day pay

PTO

Holiday pay

Life Insurance

Dental/Vision

Pet insurance

Employee discounts

EAP

401(k) match

Job summary

Goodwill of Greater Washington is seeking donation attendants to represent the organization as ambassadors while assisting donors and handling donations at our Gaithersburg location. This role involves customer-facing duties, lifting donations, and maintaining a clean donation area.

You will work with a team to ensure smooth operations, provide receipts, and uphold safety standards. Relevant experience and a helpful attitude are valued for a positive community impact.

Qualifications

• Previous customer service experience.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend basic instruction in English for safety purposes and communication with management.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally with associates and customers.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and climb for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Provides excellent customer service to all guests.
• Greet donors and safely unload donations from vehicles.
• Accurately record donations.
• Independently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Safely operate manual and/or power equipment (location dependent).
• Keep donation area clean and free of debris.
• Complete donor receipts and provide a copy.
• Sort donated items into designated categories.
• Follow safety and security practices and report hazards.

Skills

Action oriented

Customer focus

Composure

Time management

Job description

Overview

Donation attendants are true Goodwill Ambassadors. Enjoy an active and dynamic position assisting donors of household goods. If you enjoy being around other people, working outdoors, and representing an organization that makes a positive impact on our community, then welcome home.

Goodwill offers exciting opportunities for professional growth, and robust benefits, including the option for same day pay, accrued personal time off (PTO), premium pay for working certain holidays, basic life insurance, individual and family dental and vision benefits, pet insurance, generous employee discounts, and access to an employee assistance program (EAP). 403(b)/401(k) plan with match available after 1 year.

Responsibilities

Essential Competencies:

Action Oriented Customer Focus Composure Time Management

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external guests.
• Creates a welcoming atmosphere by greeting donors and safely unloading donations from vehicles.
• Accurately record donations.
• Ability to independently lift up to a maximum of 50 pounds.
• Ability to safely operate manual and or power equipment (depending on location).
• Responsible for keeping donation area clean and free of debris.
• Completes donor receipts and offers the donor a copy.
• Sorts donated items into designated categories.
• Follows prescribed safety and security practices including reporting safety, security hazards and injuries to the General Manager, Store Manager, or Assistant Manager.
• Maintains a clean, neat uniform and appearance.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists truck and driver helper load/unload donations into company vehicles.
• Performs general housekeeping duties as needed.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Previous customer service experience.
• Ability to provide exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend basic instruction in English for safety purposes and communication with management.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally with associates and customers.
• Ability to perform continuous walking, stooping, standing, bending, lifting, kneeling and climbing for prolonged periods of time (up to 7 hours – per 8 hour shift)
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of six months of previous work experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Previous experience working in a warehouse environment.
• Previous pallet packing and forklift experience.
• Basic computer skills.
• Multilingual with proficiency in English.