Donation Services Associate - Part-Time, Daily Pay Eligible

Goodwill of Colorado; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay eligibility

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Jury duty leave

Bereavement leave

Job summary

Goodwill of Colorado is seeking a Part-Time Associate I, Donation Services to welcome donors and process donations at retail centers and stand-alone donation centers. The role involves outdoor work in all weather, providing friendly service and helping load donations from vehicles when needed.

The position emphasizes care for donated items, safety, and teamwork with staff and drivers, with a flexible schedule including weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• A High School diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• One (1) year of retail experience is preferred.
• Must be able to make decisions by following Goodwill standards and guidelines.
• Must have basic computer skills to be able to log into a computer system to order supplies and to send and receive email.
• Must be able to work in various weather conditions with varying temperatures.
• Must be able to use safety equipment to assist with lifting heavy objects such as a dolly or pallet jack.
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with customers, managers, supervisors, staff, and peers.
• Must be able to work a varied schedule to include weekends, evenings, and holidays with occasional overtime as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provides excellent customer service, greeting customers in a timely manner, answering product questions as needed.
• Assists every customer by unloading donations from vehicle or other areas.
• Ensure that donated items are handled with care and sorted into appropriate bins or production areas.
• Inspect all donations within assigned areas and make decisions on quality to sort appropriately for the sales floor or to be shipped to other locations.
• Ensures a safe, organized, and clean environment is maintained for both customers and fellow employees within the donations entrance and parking lot areas.
• Maintain remote donation centers, sheds, and/or trailer if applicable, following appropriate opening and closing procedures when working at a remote site.
• Ensure supplies are kept well stocked at remote site as necessary.
• Tracks and reports on donation levels daily to ensure trailers do not become over stocked when working in remote donation center locations.
• Timely communication when donation warehouse and/or trailer(s) are becoming full and a truck is needed.
• Follows all retail center/donation center policies and procedures.
• Assist drivers in loading and unloading donations onto the truck when necessary.
• Follows all safety processes and procedures to help provide a safe working environment for employees and customers.
• Crosstrain in other departments or areas; act as a back-up for other areas as required.
• May be required to report to the store ADC or stand-alone center when necessary.
• Job duties may extend beyond the tasks listed and may include additional responsibilities as required.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Goodwill of Colorado is seeking a Part-Time Associate I, Donation Services to welcome donors and process donations at retail centers and stand-alone donation centers. The role involves outdoor work in all weather, providing friendly service and helping load donations from vehicles when needed.

The position emphasizes care for donated items, safety, and teamwork with staff and drivers, with a flexible schedule including weekends, evenings, and holidays.