Sorting Room Worker & Relief Store Clerk (8231)

Paycom; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

The Salvation Army in Jackson, MS is seeking a part-time Store Associate to support daily operations at the Family Store. You will handle donations, pricing, stocking, and customer service, ensuring a clean, organized display and accurate cash handling.

Responsibilities include sorting donated items, tagging, assisting customers, ringing up sales, preparing receipts, and helping with opening/closing procedures to create a welcoming shopping experience for all visitors.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; retail experience preferred.
• Ability to operate a cash register and handle cash accurately.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive, sort, price, and prepare donated items for display.
• Assist customers with donations, selections, and purchases.
• Operate and balance cash register; process transactions and deposits.
• Maintain neat store and warehouse areas, and assist with stock/display planning.
• Open/close store per schedule and ensure a welcoming environment.

Skills

Cash handling

Customer service

Retail merchandising

Team player

Education

High School diploma or G.E.D.

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: ALM-Jackson Ms Family Store - Jackson, MS 39206, Job Category: Store, Schedule/Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 28 hours per week

This position is responsible for:

Receives, sorts, prices and prepares donated items for display in the store; determines suitability and pricing of items based on established standards; assists in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the warehouse area. Assists store customers in donating, selecting, and purchasing store items; operates and maintains a cash register; responds to customers' questions; maintains the cleanliness and orderliness of the store displays; ensures the security of store items and the cash register.

Key Responsibilities:

• Receives, inspects and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric-a-brack, etc. according to the category and condition.
• Selects items suitable for store display and distributes same to appropriate area for further sorting and/or pricing; discards items in accordance with established procedures.
• Tags items with specially coded tickets and/or prices in accordance with established procedures.
• Hangs clothes on hangers and places same on clothes racks.
• Packs items in boxes and marks boxes accordingly; assists in transporting boxes to appropriate storage area.
• Prepares non-suitable clothes for the bailer.
• Lifts and carries items to the appropriate destination for further processing, storage or displaying in store.
• Maintains warehouse area in a neat and orderly manner; cleans floors, tables and work areas.
• Assists in pricing and tagging items in the store in accordance with established procedures.
• Assists customers purchasing items from The Salvation Army by ringing-up sales utilizing a cash register; collects monies, counts change and prepares receipts; prepares and packages purchased items; prepares and balances the cash drawer and runs routine register print-outs; prepares and delivers bank deposits; ensures the security and accountability of all cash register funds and sales records in accordance with established operating procedures.
• Prepares, processes and maintains various sales records, tax forms, and social service vouchers; prepares routine sales reports as directed.
• Maintains the neatness and security of the cash register area; ensures that forms, bags, etc. are adequately stocked.
• Assists customers by explaining store policy and responding to questions regarding the pricing and/or purchasing of items; ensures that all customers visiting the store have a pleasant experience.
• Assists customers who are donating items to The Salvation Army; directs customers to the proper loading/unloading area, may assist with hauling donations to the storage area; prepares and provides tax receipts as needed.
• Places and arranges items in the store as directed; checks all store displays to ensure that items are maintained and displayed in a neat and orderly manner; rotates and/or rearranges stock as directed; returns items to the proper location after customer's have handled.
• Answers the store telephone in a tactful and courteous manner; assists customers by responding to questions and providing directions and/or general information; may schedule and record donation pick-ups.
• Cleans all display racks and shelves; sweeps and mops floors; cleans windows and mirrors; ensures that the store is maintained in a clean and inviting manner.
• Opens and/or closes store doors in accordance with the store schedule.

Employee Benefits:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:

• High School diploma or G.E.D. and experience working in a retail store preferred, OR any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Ability to operate a cash register.
• Ability to perform routine mathematical computations and count change.
• Ability to perform frequent walking and/or standing, kneeling, or squatting
• Ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull light (less than 25 pounds) materials, supplies and equipment.

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled