ReStore Associate

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHICAGO; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Free uniforms

401(k)

401(k) matching

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Habitat for Humanity Chicago is seeking a part-time ReStore Associate to work on the front lines with donors and customers. You will screen and receive donations, detail and stage merchandise, operate the cash register, and assist customers throughout shifts.

The role emphasizes safety, efficiency, teamwork, and excellent service in a fast-paced store environment. This position requires lifting up to 50 pounds, with duties including loading, unloading, and processing donations.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift and position up to 50 pounds.
• Part-time role with 18‑24 hours per week, may include weekends.

Responsibilities

• Screen and receive donations at loading door and process them to the appropriate area.
• Detail, clean and organize donations for pricing and merchandising.
• Assist customers at the register and provide friendly, helpful service.
• Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized ReStore environment.
• Support volunteers and coordinate loading duties with store team.

Skills

Physical strength

Customer service

Teamwork

Cash handling

Safety awareness

Tools

Cash register

Job description

Benefits:

Employee discounts

Free uniforms

401(k)

401(k) matching

Flexible schedule

Position Summary: The ReStore Associate is a cross functional part‑time position working as a front‑line associate with both donors and customers of Habitat for Humanity Chicago ReStore. Weekly duties will primarily consist of screening and receiving incoming donations (both at the loading door and via scheduled truck collections), detailing furniture and processing home improvement product, moving merchandise to the floor, loading customer purchases, cleaning the facility, helping customers and operating the cash register.

This position requires significant strength and labor. The ideal candidate can safely lift and position up to 50 pounds. The job entitles bending, kneeling and reaching, often in awkward or tiring positions. This role is in a fast‑paced environment and requires adaptability, multi‑tasking and ability to engage with the public. At all times, this position requires attention to safety, efficiency, teamwork and customer service.

Key Responsibility: Loading (45-55%)

Screening incoming donations at the loading door to ensure receipt of product in good condition and in line with guidance for acceptable items.

Safely and efficiently transferring donations to appropriate area for processing. demonstrates responsibility for items entering and exiting the ReStore dock.

Detail, clean and organize donations to ready for pricing.

Move processed merchandise to the floor for sale and help with floor staging.

Transfer designated sold items to the sold bay and safely load them into customer vehicles.

As needed, provide coverage support on the ReStore truck to pick‑up off‑site donations, and unload the truck back at the store.

Ensure safety standards are always met in receiving and processing.

Assist and coordinate ReStore volunteers helping with loading duties.

Other duties as assigned by the Store Manager or Assistant Managers

Key Responsibility: Processing (20-30%)

Dust, clean and detail donated furniture to present quality product to customers

Clean, process and test home improvement products (appliances, lighting, plumbing)

Help organize, price and merchandise building materials

Assist and coordinate ReStore volunteers helping with processing duties.

Key Responsibility: Providing Customer Service Support (20-30%)

Perform retail sales duties as required including but not limited to operating the cash register at the point of sale.

Be familiar with ReStore’s products and procedures to respond to customer inquiries and graciously provide customer service.

Be familiar with ReStore’s mission supporting the programs of Habitat Chicago.

Key Responsibility: Facility Maintenance (5-10%)

Help maintain a clean, organized, and sustainable working environment which attracts, retains, develops and motivates staff and volunteers.

As needed, empty trash and recycling bins, sweep floors, address spot clean‑ups requiring urgent attention.

Key Responsibility: Teamwork (All Times)

Maintain a “team first” outlook, supporting the success of the team and the mission in attitude, ideas, and actions; lead by example and with active, creative input for growing and improving the organization

Contribute enthusiastically to all organizational events, helping as necessary with set up/take down, management, networking, various tasks, etc.

Engage with all members of the team, program participants, and core volunteers.

Position Details

Hours: Part-time, approximately 18- 24 hours per week, may include working weekends

Environment: The Habitat Chicago ReStore is located at 6057 S. Western in Chicago. It is accessible by car or by public transit.

Conditions: Ability to safely lift and position up to 50 pounds. The job entitles bending, kneeling and reaching, often in awkward or tiring positions. 100% of the time is fast‑paced environment engaging donors, inspecting and auditing donations, and processing them to their assigned locations

Compensation: $17.05

FLSA Status: This position is non‑exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The incumbent is eligible for overtime pay or compensatory time according to HFH Chicago policy. Further, the employee must submit timesheets that accurately reflect all hours worked.

Training: The position will begin with an onboarding period to become familiar with the organization's work and policies; the new hire will be trained on the specifics of the role through a combination of in‑person, online and written training and will be expected to take the initiative to review materials as needed and seek understanding of new developments in order to perform her/his responsibilities.