Store Clerk & Sorting Room Worker (8047)

The Salvation Army; Warrenton (VA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday PTO

Health Insurance

Vision discounts

Dental discounts

Supplemental Insurance

Voluntary Life Insurance

Job summary

The Salvation Army Warrenton Family Store in Warrenton, VA is seeking a full-time Store Clerk. You will assist customers with donations, help them select and purchase items, operate the cash register, balance the cash drawer, and ensure a pleasant shopping experience.

The role also covers Sorting Room duties including receiving, sorting, and pricing donated items and maintaining the warehouse area. Responsibilities include processing sales records, generating routine reports, answering phones,

Qualifications

• Experience working in a retail store is preferred.
• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Rings up sales and handles cash register duties, including receipts, cash drawer, and bank deposits.
• Assists customers with donations, selecting, and purchasing store items; answers questions and guides customers.
• Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of store displays and ensures security of cash and sales records.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: PMC-Warrenton Family Store - WARRENTON, VA 20816, Job Category: Store, Schedule/Hours: Full-Time

This position is responsible for:

The Store Clerk function may include a regular shift as part of the daily workload. 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.

The Sorting Room function entails receiving, sorting, pricing, and preparing 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.

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.


• 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.


• 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.


• 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:

Work requires the ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull heavy materials, supplies and equipment frequently. Heavy mobility duties are usually performed by combinations of standing, walking, climbing ladders or steps, bending, reaching, or transporting merchandise on frequent change basis relieved by fewer periods of sitting.

Work is performed in a stock room, warehouse, or store environment where there are discomforts associated with changes in weather. There are occasional discomforts associated with noise, crowds, dust, lint, chemical odors, and the like.

Employee Benefits:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off


• Health Insurance, Vision & Dental discounts


• Supplemental Insurance Available


• Voluntary Life Insurance & more!

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.

Licenses and Certifications:

None.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

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