Retail Donation Attendant

MERS Goodwill; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Employee store discount

Paid holidays

Flexible schedules

Career growth

Job summary

MERS Missouri Goodwill in Lawrence, KS is seeking a friendly Retail Donation Attendant for the Lawrence Store - 31st team. This hourly, part-time role pays $15.50 per hour with a monthly bonus potential of up to $250 and no travel required.

Responsibilities include greeting donors, processing donations with care, sorting items, maintaining clean store areas, and upholding safety and dress code standards. The ideal candidate communicates well, stays organized, and supports a mission-driven

Qualifications

• No degree required; HS Diploma/GED preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, customers, and management.
• Must be organized and able to interact with diverse workforce.

Responsibilities

• Provide positive customer service interactions, including greetings and donations assistance, and offer tax receipts.
• Handle donations with care and respect.
• Sort donated goods into categories: sales floor, seasonal, online, outlet, and trash according to guidelines.
• Notify management of hazardous, valuable, or inappropriate donations.
• Maintain high quality and quantity standards while working efficiently.
• Stock, straighten, rotate, and keep the store area clean and orderly.
• Uphold store cleanliness standards by sweeping, dusting, mopping, and shining surfaces.
• Build positive relationships with team members and leadership; collaborate across teams.

Skills

Communication

Organized

Basic math

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Required Travel: 0%
Position Type: Hourly Part-Time
Hourly Rate: $15.50
Bonus Potential: Up to $250/month

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professional Retail Donation Attendant to join our Lawrence Store - 31st team! The ideal candidate will support our mission, "Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!" and embody our core values of diversity, integrity, passion, professionalism, respect, and responsibility.

If you're seeking an opportunity that empowers you to achieve new goals while pursuing a mission-driven career, then this is the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• No degree is required. High School Diploma/GED Preferred.
• The ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, customers, and management.
• Must be organized and capable of interacting with a diverse work population.
• Necessary math skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide positive customer service interactions, including greetings, assisting donors with their donation drop off, and offering thanks and any donation incentive and tax receipt.
• Handles all donations with care and respect.
• Sorts donated goods and purchased goods into categories: sales floor, seasonal, online sales, outlet, and trash, according to established guidelines.
• Notifies management of hazardous, valuable, or inappropriate merchandise/materials being donated.
• Maintains high quality and high quantity standards while working quickly and steadily.
• Stocks straighten, rotate, and maintain the cleanliness of the entire store area efficiently and to standard.
• Upholds store cleanliness standards by sweeping, dusting, mopping, and shining surfaces.
• Establishes and maintains positive and professional relationships with team members and leadership and works cross-functionally with other teams to increase communication.
• Utilizes safe work practices through awareness and observation and contributes to ensuring the workplace is hazard-free by removing obstructions and keeping aisles and designated walkways debris-free.
• Maintain a professional appearance always, adhering to MERS/Goodwill's dress code.
• Safeguards agency assets, including cash, donated items, and purchased items, from harm, damage, or theft. Reports any incidents of theft or unauthorized possession of agency assets.
• Must adhere to all MERS/Goodwill policies, Goodwill Retail procedures, and safety and security regulations.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Monthly Bonus Up to $250.00
• Individual and family medical benefits for full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week.
• Individual and family dental and vision benefits on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours week.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement + Employer Match after one year of employment for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 401(A) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• PTO Accrual up to 15 days based on hours worked.
• Employee store discount
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Schedules
• Career Growth Opportunities

MERS Missouri Goodwill is an equal-opportunity employer. MERS Goodwill does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other non-merit factor.

MERS Missouri Goodwill requires various background and records checks upon employment.