Mission-Driven Retail Associate | Flexible Part-Time

salvarmycareers; Michigan; On-site; USD 16,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Accrued sick and vacation time after

voluntary life insurance after 90 days

Job summary

The Salvation Army Thrift Store in Comstock Park, MI is hiring a friendly Retail Associate to deliver great customer service, assist donors, process donations, and help create a welcoming shopping experience on the sales floor and donation areas. This part-time position offers 25 hours per week with evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.

Pay is $14.00 per hour, plus accrued sick and vacation time after 90 days and voluntary life insurance after 90 days.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide friendly customer service.
• Ability to process donated merchandise.
• Reliable attendance and punctuality.
• Basic communication and teamwork skills.
• Basic math and computer skills.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to stand and walk for most of the shift.
• Ability to bend, reach, and lift or move merchandise.
• High school diploma or currently pursuing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a friendly, professional demeanor with customers, donors, co-workers, leadership, and field personnel.
• Provide excellent customer service on the sales floor, at the donation area, and during all assigned store activities.
• Operate the Point-of-Sale system accurately, complete sales transactions, manage assigned cash drawer, and follow Salvation Army cash handling policies.
• Implement store opening and closing procedures as assigned.
• Assist donors with donations, provide receipts, collect required donor information, track donations according to center policy, and courteously communicate when items cannot be accepted.
• Sort, process, hang, tag, price, and prepare donated merchandise according to store production goals and assigned timelines.
• Identify and set aside items for eCommerce sales as assigned.
• Stock, straighten, clean, organize, and maintain the sales floor, work areas, donation area, and storage areas to support a safe and positive customer and donor experience.
• Move priced merchandise to the sales floor, display areas, stock areas, or designated shipping locations as assigned.
• Assist with receiving, loading, unloading, sorting, and moving donations or merchandise, including Salvation Army trucks, as assigned.
• Complete bank runs and other assigned duties in accordance with Salvation Army policy.
• Follow all Salvation Army policies regarding merchandise handling, pricing, sales, donor service, safety, dress code, and workplace conduct.
• Must be available for a flexible schedule, including early shifts, late shifts, Saturdays, some holidays, and temporary assignments to other stores if the need arises.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Friendly customer service

Donations processing

Attendance & punctuality

Basic communication

Teamwork

Basic math

Computer skills

Flex schedule

Standing/walking

Education

High school diploma or currently pursuing

Tools

Point-of-Sale system

Computer skills

Job description

The Salvation Army Thrift Store in Comstock Park, MI is hiring a friendly Retail Associate to deliver great customer service, assist donors, process donations, and help create a welcoming shopping experience on the sales floor and donation areas. This part-time position offers 25 hours per week with evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.

Pay is $14.00 per hour, plus accrued sick and vacation time after 90 days and voluntary life insurance after 90 days.