Store Clerk (8502)

Paycom - ATS; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army Lafayette Store in Lafayette, LA is seeking a store associate to assist customers, process transactions, and keep the sales area clean and organized. You will ring up purchases, handle cash securely, issue receipts, and balance the till at shift end.

Responsibilities also include assisting with donations, answering questions about pricing and store policies, and ensuring every customer has a pleasant shopping experience in a friendly, retail environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ring up sales, handle cash, prepare receipts, and balance the cash drawer.
• Prepare and file sales records, tax forms, and social service vouchers; prepare routine sales reports.
• Maintain neatness and security of the cash register area; ensure stock and supplies are available.
• Explain store policy and assist customers with pricing and purchases to ensure a pleasant experience.
• Assist donors by directing to loading/unloading areas and providing tax receipts as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

English literacy

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Cash register

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: ALM-Lafayette La Family Store - Lafayette, LA 70501, Job Category: Store, Schedule : Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:30 pm.

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 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.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Ability to meet attendance requirements.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.
• 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 relieved by lesser periods of sitting or operating a vehicle.
• Ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull light (less than 25 pounds) materials, supplies and equipment.
• Work is performed in a normal store environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather, with occasional discomforts associated with dust, noise, crowds, chemical odors and the like

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU

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

License & Certifications

• None.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled