Store Clerk & Sorting Room Worker

Salvation Army; Johnson City (TN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army is seeking a store associate to assist customers, operate the cash register, and maintain orderly sales floors and donation areas. You will sort donated items, prepare them for display, and help ensure the security of cash and sales records.

The role requires basic math skills, ability to lift up to 50 lbs, and reliable English communication. Prior retail experience is favored, with responsibilities spanning customer service and merchandise presentation.

Qualifications

• Must read, write, and communicate in English.
• Experience in retail store preferred.
• Ability to operate a cash register and perform basic math.
• Able to lift and carry moderately heavy items (25–50 lbs).

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in purchasing items and ringing up sales.
• Maintain cleanliness and order of store displays and warehouse area.
• Sort and prepare donated items for display according to category and condition.
• Ensure cash drawer integrity and balance cash and receipts.

Skills

Cash handling

Customer service

Retail operations

English proficiency

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

This position is responsible for: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. Receives, sorts, and prepares donated items for display in the store; determines their suitability based on established standards; assists in maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of the warehouse area.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 printouts; ensures the security and accountability of all cash register funds and sales records by established operating procedures.· Places and arranges items in the store as directed; checks all store displays to ensure that they are maintained and displayed neatly and orderly; rotates and rearranges stock as directed; returns items to the proper location after customers have handled them.· Receives, inspects, and sorts donated items such as clothes, shoes, household items, bric-a-brack, etc., according to the category and condition.Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:Physical Requirements:Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to read, write, and communicate in the English language.Ability to operate a cash register. Ability to perform routine mathematical computations and count change.Work requires the ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull moderately heavy (25-50lbs.) materials, supplies, and equipment. Moderate mobility: duties are usually performed by a combination of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis.Working Conditions:Work is performed in a regular store environment with little or no physical discomforts associated with weather changes.· High School diploma or G.E.DAND· experience working in a retail store preferredOR· Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled