Retail Associate

Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA; Thomson (GA); On-site; USD 1,653,120 - 2,066,400; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill Industries of Middle GA and the CSRA is seeking an enthusiastic instructor to teach work-related skills to program participants and job seekers. You will greet customers, support merchandise selection, and help with donations while modeling a strong work ethic.

This role requires the ability to lift up to 50 lbs, flexibility for evenings and weekends, and a commitment to our SOAR values in daily interactions with customers and teammates.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to push, pull and lift 50 lbs. with or without accommodations.
• Flexible, rotating schedule including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Be an instructor in the subject of work to all who come to Goodwill for training or job placement assistance.
• Greet and assist customers in merchandise selection.
• Operate store cash register in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure good customer relations.
• Rotate merchandise from sales floor as instructed and record rotation numbers.
• Assist in display and merchandise presentation of sales floor.
• Pre-sort donations into proper work stations.
• Determine quality of merchandise and prepare merchandise for sales floor.
• Assist truck drivers in loading and unloading trailers.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Physical stamina

Flexible schedule

Job description

Goodwill Industries of Middle GA and the CSRA believes work plays a critical role in the ability of individuals to achieve desirable life outcomes. At Goodwill, we believe lives, families, and communities are built one career at a time by helping people develop their God-given gifts through education, work and career services. Everything at Goodwill, from the donations to the revenue those donations generate, stays in the community.

What You Will Be Doing

• Be an instructor in the subject of work to all who come to Goodwill for training or job placement assistance. In that, work ethic is more caught than taught you will teach others by your own work ethic and passion for quality.
• Greet and assist customers in merchandise selection.
• Operate store cash register in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure good customer relations.
• Rotate merchandise from sales floor as instructed. Properly record rotation numbers.
• Assist in display and merchandise presentation of sales floor.
• Pre-sort donations into proper work stations.
• Determine quality of merchandise and prepare merchandise for sales floor.
• Assist truck drivers in loading and unloading trailers.

Qualifications

Who we are looking for:

• Persons with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Persons with the ability to push, pull and lift 50 lbs. with or without accommodations and work at least 8 hours per scheduled workday.
• Persons with the ability to work a flexible, rotating work schedule to include evenings and weekends as assigned.
• Persons that will embrace our SOAR Values:
• Values I am proud to be Goodwill. Service - I will practice hospitality. Ownership - I will go above and beyond with every job I do. Accountable - I will keep my commitments. Respect - I will base my interactions with others on honesty and integrity.