Donation Center Associate (full-time)- Coal City

Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana, Inc.; Coal City (IL); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana, Inc. is hiring a Donation Center Associate in Coal City, IL.

This full-time hourly role supports store management across operations at the donation site and may encompass duties as Textiles or Wares Producer, Donation Door Attendant, eCommerce Producer, or e-Books Producer. You will assist in processing donations, sorting items for quality, and ensuring the backroom stays clean and organized.

Qualifications

• Degree and Credential Requirements - NONE!

Responsibilities

• Donation Door Attendant: Accepts donations, maintains a clean donation door, sorts items, and ensures orderly backroom operations.
• Textiles or Wares Producer: Sort textiles/wares for quality, tag and hang items, produce based on speed targets (85 textiles/hr, 100 wares/hr), and use pallet jack/conveyor.
• eCommerce Producer: Identify valuable items for ClickGoodwill, tag and itemize merchandise, pack for pallets, and ship totes to ClickGoodwill to meet weekly targets.

Job description

Position Status: Full-time Hourly Rate: $16 Location/Address: 155 E Division Street, Coal City, IL 60416

Job Summary

The Donation Center Associate assists the store management team in reaching the operational goals of the site by functioning in various capacities within the retail donation location. The titles of the various jobs this position may be called upon to learn and work include: Textiles or Wares Producer, Donation Door Attendant, eCommerce Producer, or e-Books Producer.

Example Duties and Activities

Donation Door Attendant:

Accepts donations from customers and maintains a clean and clear donation door. Quickly and accurately sorts products and distributes them to appropriate areas. Maintains an efficient working area by ensuring the backroom is clean and organized (all boxes labeled, everything in its place, and a place for everything). Loads and unloads trucks as needed and regularly uses heavy equipment, including a pallet jack, double stacker, floor scrubber, and hydraulic lift.

Textiles or Wares Producer:

Sorts product to identify quality and value (checks for holes, missing buttons, defective zippers, or stains and cleans as needed) and properly barbs, tags, and hangs textiles or wares. Sort textiles (curating for quality). Produces 100 items per hour for wares/85 items per hour for textiles adhering to Goodwill’s pricing standards and updating daily production tracking sheet. Occasionally uses a pallet jack and regularly uses a conveyor belt.

eCommerce Producer:

Develops a keen eye to identify and secure items of value for ClickGoodwill. Stays informed of the market value of merchandise through eBay and other Internet shopping sites to properly tag, itemize, and secure items in totes for ClickGoodwill and educates team of eCommerce high ticket items. Properly, efficiently and carefully pack curated products onto pallets, wraps, and ships totes to ClickGoodwill to meet the store budget regarding totes shipped per week.

Required Competencies

Degree and Credential Requirements- NONE! We value candidates who can demonstrate capability and articulate how prior experiences will help them contribute. We believe in continuous learning and professional development. Customer Focus - Has the ability to see, comprehend and relate with customers in an impartial, unbiased yet effective and balanced manner; builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the products and services offered by the organization; provides excellent service to internal and external customers. Teamwork - Works well with others and makes valued contributions to the outputs of others in order to assist the team or project to achieve the required outputs. Ethical - Adheres to procedures and protocol, including maintaining confidentiality in passwords, logging on and off procedures, and adherence to Goodwill’s values. Attention to Detail - Attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks, including safety awareness. Time Management - Manages one's own time and the time of others effectively.

Preferred Competencies

Technical Knowledge – Has familiarity with computers and relevant software including basic computer and Internet navigation skills. Communication Skills - Articulates thoughts and expresses ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend customers' needs. Delivers information in person, in writing, and in a digital world. Mathematical Aptitude - Develops and applies mathematical thinking in order to solve a range of problems in everyday situations. Critical Thinking - Uses judgment and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Other Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Hard to Very Hard Physical Work - Is able to spend time in excess of 8 hours sitting, standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. Uses hands to grasp, carry, feel, or touch products and machinery. Has the ability to move and lift 10-50 pounds. Can manage frequent exposure to moderate noise and temperature variations.

Benefits:

If you are hired on full-time or eventually move to full-time status, our full-time employees may participate in a comprehensive benefits program that includes:

• Continuing education and leadership development as well as tuition reimbursement
• Discount programs including 20% discount off Goodwill retail stores immediately upon hire
• Comprehensive health plan
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Sabbatical and parental leaves
• Life, dental and vision insurance
• Short- and long-term disability plans
• Nationally recognized preventive health and wellness program
• Section 125 pretax health spending account, dependent care spending account, and premiums
• Retirement planning options with generous company % match
• Free mental health support services with up to 15 free counseling sessions for you and your family members
• Free nurse health coaching services on-site
• Daily pay options available

Mission and Values:

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Goodwill Legacy Group is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled employer Retail1 Goodwill of Central Illinois was founded in 1934 and is recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization by the Internal Revenue Service. We serve 21 counties within Central Illinois and operate retail stores in Peoria, East Peoria, Pekin, Peru, Washington, Canton, Galesburg, Kewanee, Macomb and Morris. We also operate attended donation centers in Peoria, Bartonville, Chillicohe, Morton, Minooka, and Ottawa. Additionally, we offer Employment Services Center in Peoria, Galesburg and Pekin and a veterans’ home in Peoria. Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois employs more than 400 people. All the proceeds from Goodwill stores goes toward fulfilling our mission of “helping communities prosper by transforming donations into life and job skills training and employment services.” We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Goodwill Legacy Group participates in E-Verify. All individuals hired will be required to complete the federal employment eligibility verification process. Please review the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work here. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. To check the status of your application, login to your account and you will see your status by job or email the Applications team at [e-mail]