Gift Shop Associate

Children's Museum of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

The Children's Museum of Houston invites applicants for a Part-Time Gift Shop Associate in Houston, TX. You will greet visitors, provide friendly service, and handle sales transactions at the register, ensuring accuracy and security of cash handling during peak times.

You'll maintain store appearance, stock shelves, assist with pricing, assist in inventory, and help with occasional café duties. This seasonal position requires flexibility, reliability, and the ability to stand for long periods

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience operating a cash register or POS system.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift items up to 25 lbs.
• Flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly customer service and greet visitors.
• Process sales transactions accurately at the register.
• Maintain clean, organized, and in-stock merchandise shelves.
• Assist with stocking, pricing, and inventory tasks.
• Support café operations as needed.
• Train new employees in gift shop duties.
• Count and secure cash at close and protect store assets.

Skills

Register experience

Light lifting

Stand for extended time

Shop/store conditions

Flexible schedule

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Gift Shop Associate

Part Time Houston, TX, US

13 days ago Requisition ID: 1186

Attention: This posting is for seasonal only. SUMMARY OF POSITION

We are seeking dynamic and motivating people to work at the Children's Museum of Houston's gift shop. The associate will be responsible for ensuring the visual appearance of the store high standards of customer service and accurate cash handling.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Customer service: greeting each visitor, offering help, and completing sale transactions.
• Register operations: opening, closing, customer transactions, securing money at closing in safe.
• Freight: stocking, pricing, putting overstock in stockroom. Doing a daily pull. Keeping stockrooms clean and in order.
• Store appearance: dusting daily, vacuuming when needed, straightening, fronting and facing merchandise, and keeping items stocked.
• Markdowns: recording on markdown sheet, adjusting inventory in POS, tallying the cost of items.
• Café backup: helping in the café as needed (registering, running food, cleaning, taking orders)
• Count sheets: counting inventory when asked to ensure accurate level.
• Train new employees in all aspects of the gift shop.
• Turn in all paperwork nightly (sign-off sheet, packing slips, coupons, etc.)
• "Sell" to the visitor, not merely a "hi may I help you" and ignore them when they say "no, just looking"
• Year-end inventory
• Other duties as assigned/needed

Please note that duties in addition to the ones you have listed above may be assigned.

The list above contains the Essential Functions of the job & may not be altered without changing the basic purpose and objectives of the position:

EDUCATION REQUIRED

High school diploma or equivalent.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Register experience
• Frequent light lifting, 40% to 70% of the time over 5lbs. to 25lbs.
• Ability to stand for extended time
• Inside Gallery Shop conditions for the majority of work time
• Available to work late on Thursday for Free Family Night, some holidays, and weekends - a very flexible schedule.

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Manual Effort Applied Percent of On-the-Job Time

(Check one) Manual Effort is Applied (Check one)

__ Negligible Lifting up to 1 lb __ Rare Up to 15% of work time

__ Very Light Lifting over 1 lb & up to 5 lbs __ Occasional Over 15% & up to 40%

_X Light Lifting over 5 lbs & up to 25 lbs __ Frequent Over 40% & up to 70%

__ Average Lifting over 25 lbs & up to 60 lbs __ Continuous Over 70% of work time

__ Heavy Lifting over 60 lbs

** Must be able to stand for long periods.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Inside of Greater Houston Metropolitan Area

_X_No travel required

___Travel is a routine, regular part of job; less than 25% of working time

__ Travel time is equal to or greater than 25% and less than 50%

__ Travel time is equal to or greater than 50%

Outside of Greater Houston Metropolitan Area

__ No travel required

__ Travel is a routine, regular part of job; less than 25% of working time

__ Travel time is equal to or greater than 25% and less than 50%