Full-Time Store Clerk

Goodwill of Central Iowa; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a forward-thinking organization that values love, kindness, and respect. As a Full-Time Store Clerk, you will play a vital role in supporting the mission of making purposeful employment possible for all central Iowans. Your responsibilities will include providing excellent customer service, sorting donations, and maintaining an organized sales floor. Enjoy a competitive starting wage with additional weekend shift premiums and a supportive work environment that prioritizes your growth and development. This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference in your community while enjoying great benefits and a flexible schedule.

Benefits

Health benefits

PTO

403B

Lifestyle Spending accounts

Training and recognition programs

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Effective communication and basic math skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist customers courteously.
• Sort and organize donated merchandise.
• Operate cash register and handle cash safely.

Skills

Flexibility

Effective communication

Basic math skills

Point-of-sale (POS) system experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Military service or related employment

Tools

Cash register

Dolly

Pallet jack

Forklift

Job description

Work To Support Our Mission of Making Purposeful Employment Possible in Central Iowa

Being a part of the Goodwill of Central Iowa team gives you a lot to feel good about. Whether you are working in our retail stores, providing direct support and training to our participants, or continuing your career at headquarters in operations or administrative support, you are making a difference in your community.

Learn how we are all working together to make purposeful employment possible for all central Iowans.

Goodwill of Central Iowais looking for aFull-Time Store Clerktoaccept, sort, and merchandise donated goods, cashier, and deliver outstanding customer servicewith our values of love, kindness, and respect.

Successful candidates have:

• Flexibility and work positively on a team
• Effective communication and basic math skills -point-of-sale (POS) system experience is a plus!

Good values

Goodwill of Central Iowa

• A competitive starting wage of $15.00/hour
• Weekend Shift Premium of an additional $1.00/hour on Saturday and Sunday shifts!
• No retail holiday season! Shifts are scheduled Monday - Saturday: 8 am - 10 pm and Sunday : 11 am - 6 pm

OurStore Clerksserve as the first point of contact for Goodwill of Central Iowa’s (GCI) retail customers at both the sales floor or at the donation door. This position will provide excellent customer service and respond to customer needs in a timely manner; operate a cash register, select and rotate merchandise, clean and organize fixtures, and merchandise donated goods. Store Clerks will receive, sort and process donated goods from the donation door to the sales floor.

What you'll do here:

• Greet, assist, and engage with customers in a helpful and courteous manner
• Receive donations from the public
• Sort donations, stack and organize sorted merchandise, ensure quality of goods processed meets standards
• Work with supervisors to arrange and rotate items on the sales floor, keep merchandise organized and easily accessible to customers
• Practice safe cash handling and operate the cash register, including calculating and balancing cash register as scheduled
• Carryout general cleaning tasks, such as: sweeping, scrubbing, dusting, and mopping
• Use a dolly, wheeled cart, pallet jack, and possibly riding or walk behind forklift
• Meet daily production goals
• Other duties as assigned

What you’ll need:

• A high school diploma or currently attending high school or GED classes, or a minimum of four years of any combination of military service, high school, or related full-time paid employment
• Availability to work days, evenings, and weekends
• Ability to carry, lift, push or pull 40 pounds
• Ability to tolerate variations in work environment temperature
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Be at least 16 years of age
• Effective communication and basic math skills
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check and a dependent adult and child abuse background check
• Ability to carry, lift, push or pull up to 40 pounds regularly
• Ability to tolerate variations in work environment temperature
• Ability to be stationary or mobile for long periods of time

*This position requires a flexible schedule which includes days, evenings, and weekends to support business needs

Goodwill of Central Iowa is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability) and E-Verify Participant.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

If you are ready to work for an organization that brings out the best in people, apply today!

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Explore the Benefits of Working at Goodwill of Central Iowa

Great benefit opportunities for both part-time and full-time employees including health benefits, PTO, 403B, Lifestyle Spending accounts, training and recognition programs and more. Learn more about our benefit opportunities when you work for Goodwill of Central Iowa.

Goodwill of Central Iowa and our affiliates are Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employers (EOE/M/F/Vets/Disability) and E-Verify Participants.