Store Clerk (8129)

The Salvation Army; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Aflac and Voluntary Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan and more!

Job summary

The Salvation Army store in Greenville is seeking a Store Associate to assist customers with purchases, donations, and store operations. You will ring up sales, handle cash, and balance the cash drawer while maintaining a clean, organized, and welcoming store environment.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED, strong customer service skills, and the ability to communicate effectively in English. Prior retail experience is preferred but not required; training provided.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent experience.
• Strong customer service skills and professional communication in English.
• Ability to operate a cash register and perform basic math.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers by ringing up sales, handling cash, giving receipts, and balancing the drawer.
• Explain store policies and answer pricing questions to ensure a positive customer experience.
• Assist with donations, loading areas, and tax receipts as needed.
• Answer phone inquiries and provide directions or information.

Skills

Customer service

English communication

Cash handling

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Cash register

Job description

About this opportunity:

This position 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:

• 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 printouts; prepares and delivers bank deposits; ensures the security and accountability of all cash register funds and sales records in accordance with established operating procedures.
• 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, assists with hauling donations to the storage area; prepares and provides tax receipts as needed.
• Answers the 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 pickups.
• Maintains the neatness and security of the cash register area; ensures that forms, bags, etc. are adequately stocked.
• 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.
• 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.

What are we 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 experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Knowledge of effective customer service techniques.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language effectively.
• Ability to operate a cash register, perform routine mathematical computations and count change.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to perform continuous walking, stooping, standing, and some climbing. Ability to perform frequent walking and/or standing, kneeling, or squatting relieved by lesser periods of sitting.
• Duties are usually performed standing. Standing may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of sitting. Moderate physical effort required associated with sitting, walking, standing, lifting, bending, reaching, twisting, pushing, pulling, and carrying light to heavy objects (up to 50 lbs.)
• Work is sometimes performed in a normal store where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits:

• Aflac and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan and more!

Why Work for us

The Salvation Army offers a broad range or career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the "Most Good" for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans. Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work in this opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do...We are...

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

Application Submittal Period: September 18, 2026 – October 2, 2026.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.