Thrift Sales Associate

Atlanta Mission; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Atlanta Mission in Athens, GA is seeking a part-time Retail Associate to support store operations, provide Christ-centered customer service, and maintain store appearance. You will handle cash register transactions, assist with displays, and ensure a welcoming environment for donors and shoppers.

The role offers part-time scheduling (up to 25 hours per week) with weekday and Saturday availability. Prior retail experience and a friendly, service-oriented approach are valued in this

Qualifications

• Two to three years experience in retail preferred.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Ability to operate a cash register and handle payments.
• Strong customer service orientation and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assist Retail Management in building a welcoming Christ-centered environment.
• Provide friendly customer service throughout shopping experience.
• Process register transactions accurately (cash and card).
• Maintain store appearance, restocking, and cleanliness per standards.
• Support in setting up or changing store displays to entice customers.
• Communicate daily events and issues to management as required.
• Attend trainings and store meetings to stay compliant with policies.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

English proficiency

Retail operations

Team collaboration

Tools

Cash register

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Athens Thrift Store - Athens, GA 30607Position Type: Part TimeSalary Range: $11.00 HourlyJob Shift: DayJob Category: Nonprofit - Social Services

Do you feel called to serve in a Christian Ministry?

Do you want to serve where you make a difference in the lives of others?

Are you looking for a life-changing work experience?

If so, consider joining us at the Atlanta Mission, where we provide life-transforming experiences for everyone that joins our team: employees, clients, donors, and volunteers. We serve over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to experience and witness radical life transformations.

As a Part-time Associate, you will serve within our ministry by carrying out all retail operations in the store, including, but not limited to, creating a Christ-centered environment, register operations, customer service, store appearance and displays, and employee interactions.

Schedule:

Part-Time | Up to 25 hours per week

Availability:

Monday–Saturday flexibility, with Saturdays required. Weekly schedule will vary based on business needs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist the Retail Management team in the building of the team, by being an example of “revealing Christ” to all staff, donors, and customers.
• Provide a friendly and joyful welcoming to all customers when they enter the store and throughout their shopping experience.
• Assist the Retail Management team in register transactions including handling of cash and credit card payments and any non-cash purchases, in order to ensure the accuracy and security of all transactions.
• Work with the Retail Management team to establish and maintain customer service standards in order to ensure compliance with the company mission statement and to provide a pleasant shopping experience for each customer.
• Work with store staff in maintaining the physical appearance of the store on every shift, including, but not limited to: communicating and restocking of janitorial and restroom supplies, removing safety hazards, picking up store merchandise and restoring to proper place, cleaning parking lot, sidewalks, windows and doors, store floors, break room(s), restrooms and other public areas, to ensure the safety and health of customers and employees.
• Maintain and clean out fitting rooms on a regular basis.
• Assist store staff, in stocking store shelves and clothing racks, in order to provide customers with maximum shopping opportunities.
• Under the direction of the Retail Management team, assist store staff, as needed, to set up or change store displays in order to provide a pleasant shopping environment and to entice customers to shop new areas or items within the store.
• Communicate, daily, all events related to customer service issues or problems, register mistakes, employee issues or accidents, and general store operations to the manager, in order to ensure all issues are handled properly and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Attend as required, or requested, all training events provided by the company and all store meetings as scheduled by the manager in order to keep current on any policy changes, new procedures, and other information essential to performing the job.

QualificationsYou will uphold the following Christ-centered values:

• Humbly Serve: You strive to live, Love and Lead like Jesus
• Faithfully Steward: You honor and wisely use the time, talent and treasures that God has provided
• Courageously Innovate: You are driven towards excellence, you continuously learn, adapt and improve
• Joyfully celebrate: You intentionally appreciate and recognize all that God is doing in and through all the stakeholders of Atlanta Mission.
• Strength in Unity: You embrace God’s desire for oneness and kingdom-focused unity.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:

• Must have a commitment to Atlanta Mission Stores’ mission.
• Must be a people person with a pleasant and willing attitude and have a servant’s heart.
• Experience in retail operations preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) with an excellent command of the English language.
• Excellent math and money handling skills.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to operate a cash register and credit card machine.
• Ability to operate general office machines, copier, fax, printers, scanners.

Planning & Organization

• Must be detail-oriented and have solid organizational skills.
• Must be a problem solver and be able to work with a minimum of supervision and take initiative.
• Excellent time management skills
• Must possess a demonstrable level of skill and proficiency in planning so to meet established goals.

Education & Experience

• Two to three years experience in retail or related experience preferred.

Physical & Environmental Demands

• Stand 3/4 of the time
• Walk 3/4 of the time
• Sit 1/4 of the time
• Use hands to type – computer keyboard or register 3/4 of the time
• Use hands to handle documents and merchandise 3/4 of the time
• Talk or hear All Day

Moderate physical activity on a daily basis, with occasional strenuous activity. Able to lift at least 50 pounds. Use hands to lift, sort, clean, organize throughout a standard work day. Store is a well-lit, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor retail and office setting with adequate ventilation.