Donation Attendant - PT

goodwilltacomajobs; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

401(k)

Vacation

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Childcare benefits

Parental leave

Merchandise discounts

Career growth

Job summary

Goodwill North Tacoma is seeking a Part Time Donation Attendant to help process and sort donated items, greet donors, issue receipts, and maintain a clean donation area. You’ll work as part of our production team, assist with unloading/loading trucks, and support the donation center’s daily operations.

This role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and a positive attitude. Benefits include insurance, retirement plan, paid holidays, sick leave, and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Desire to succeed and show up to every shift.
• Ability to be part of a team as well as work individually.
• Has a positive attitude.
• Exceptional analytical, judgment, decision-making and communications skills.
• Superior coaching, leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build understanding.

Responsibilities

• Accepting donations from donors and issues receipts as necessary.
• Keeps donation area both inside/outside areas clean, neat and free of debris at all times.
• Training on Gaylord and pallet use will be provided.
• Assists in the unloading/loading of trucks and/or trailers.
• Must possess exceptional customer service skills, greets donors and carries donations from the donor's vehicle to the center and gives donor a receipt if requested.
• Exercises good judgement in determining which donations are acceptable while communicating that decision to the customer effectively and politely as possible.
• Maintains all required records and delivers them to supervisors or drivers as scheduled.

Skills

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Analytical skills

Communication

Leadership

Physical stamina

Job description

Our vision is that every person has the opportunity to learn, work, and thrive in all aspects of life.

To achieve our vision, we are committed to dismantling racism and advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion so we can help people reach their fullest potential through our education, job placement, and career pathway services. We do our work with great gratitude for the community donations, purchases, and partnerships that make our mission possible.

Right now our North Tacoma, WA store is seeking a Part Time Donation Attendant!

Salary: $17.13 Per Hour

Position Summary

As a member of the Goodwill production team you will be responsible for processing and sorting the donations provided by our community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Donation Attendant responsibilities include the following and other duties as assigned:

• Accepting donations from donors and issues receipts as necessary
• Keeps donation area both inside/outside areas clean, neat and free of debris at all times
• Training on Gaylord and pallet use will be provided
• Assists in the unloading/loading of trucks and/or trailers

Customer Service

• Must possess exceptional customer service skills, greets donors and carries donations from the donor's vehicle to the center and gives donor a receipt if requested.

Determining Acceptable Donations

• Exercises good judgement in determining which donations are acceptable while communicating that decision to the customer effectively and politely as possible.

Record Keeping

• Maintains all required records and delivers them to supervisors or drivers as scheduled.

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements

• Desire to succeed and show up to every shift
• Ability to be a vital part of a team as well as work individually
• Has a positive attitude
• Exceptional analytical, judgment, decision-making and communications skills
• Superior coaching, leadership and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build understanding

We Have You Covered! Benefits Offered

• M/V/D & Life Insurance for you and your dependents
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Vacation (1-4 Years: 80 hours annually)
• 10 paid Holidays annually
• 8 days prorated sick leave annually
• Access to Childcare Benefits through WeeCare
• Parental leave covered by sick/vacation hours
• All employees receive merchandise discounts
• We strongly believe in promoting from within, and have multiple avenues for career growth

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Language Skills

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Not required for this position.

Computer Skills

Not required for this position.

Other Skills and Abilities

Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of a Donation Attendant.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Not required for this position.

Other Qualifications

Self-motivated; resourceful, creative; high integrity; problem solver; looks to resolve issues; positive can-do approach; and ability to build effective working relationships.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Goodwill gladly considers requests for accommodation and, if the requested accommodation is reasonable, will make such reasonable accommodations as will enable an otherwise qualified person with a disability to perform the essential functions of this position.

At Goodwill we are committed to creating and sustaining a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion. We embrace our employees' differences, and believe in meeting the members of our workforce and their communities where they are. Since our doors first opened in 1921, we have been changing lives by offering a hand up, not a hand out. We invite you to join us for our next 100 years of service to our neighbors.

Our Mission is to help people reach their fullest potential through individual education, job placement and career pathway services made possible by community donations, purchases and partnerships.

At Goodwill, we welcome people with diverse backgrounds, including persons with disabilities or other disadvantages. In fact, a substantial portion of our employees have a disability and/or economic disadvantage and we strongly encourage such persons to apply.

This organization participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a service that verifies authorization to work in the U.S. through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Social Security (SSA). For further information on E-Verify contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.