Donor Greeter

Horizon Goodwill Industries, Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Horizon Goodwill Industries, Inc in Oakland, MD is hiring a part-time Donor Greeter to welcome donors and process donations with care. You will educate the public about our mission, provide excellent service, and help maintain a clean, organized donation area.

The role emphasizes safety, item screening, and accurate donation tracking in a nonprofit setting. The position requires the ability to pass pre-screenings and to lift up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• Must pass pre-screenings such as background or drug screenings.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to fifty (50) lbs., with or without assistance.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist customers in the donation area with courteous service.
• Determine usable and saleable items per guidelines for donations.
• Accurately track donations according to management standards.
• Maintain proper staging of donated goods and assist with workstation maintenance.
• Provide donors with exceptional service and manage a clean donation area.
• Maintain store cleanliness and ensure orderly hangers and racks.
• Follow safety, security, and store policies, including opening/closing tasks.
• Receive and verify merchandise from warehouse and vendors.
• Participate in training and cross-training as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Donation handling

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Job description

Job Details

• Job Location: Oakland Retail Store - Oakland, MD 21550
• Position Type: Part Time
• Education Level: None
• Salary Range: $15.00 - $15.00 Hourly
• Travel Percentage: None
• Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services
• $15.00 Hourly Rate

Job Summary: The Donor Greeter will be responsible for acceptance of qualified donations at the designated store donation area. Will be responsible for providing a positive donor experience through great customer service, handling donations with care, and educating the public on our mission.

Essential Functions:

• Greet and offer assistance to all customers.
• Ability to demonstrate exceptional customer service and reject items that we cannot accept in a professional manner.
• Determine usable and saleable items as specified in guidelines for acceptable donations.
• Accurately track all donations according to standards set by management.
• Support processing by maintaining proper staging of donated goods, rerouting items to correct stations appropriately and assisting with maintenance of workstations.
• Provide donors with exceptional customer service including but not limited to, greeting within 10 seconds of arriving, evaluating donations, politely declining only items on our do not accept list, handling donations with care, and maintaining an organized and clean donation area.
• Maintain store cleanliness by sweeping, mopping, dusting, emptying trash cans, and insuring hangers and racks are orderly.
• Follow all required safety and security procedures.
• Maintain efficient product flow in line with company policies and procedures.
• Maintain compliance to all company policy and procedures as well as store policies to include but not limited to: opening and closing tasks, pricing, markdowns, and accurate, timely completion of required paperwork.
• Receive and verify merchandise incoming to the location from warehouse and vendors.
• Participate in training as required.
• Support store operations by participating in cross training as assigned by management.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

QualificationsMinimum Requirements:

• Ability to pass pre-screenings such as background or drug screenings.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to fifty (50) lbs., with or without assistance.

Potential Career Paths:

• Shift Manager
• Production Manager
• Store Manager