Job Overview
Employment Type
Hourly
Part-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $16.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Training and Development
flexible scheduling
Job Description
Goodwill is a well-established nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals through work opportunities and skills development, particularly focusing on people facing barriers to employment. Serving the communities of Kern, Kings, and southern Tulare counties, Goodwill operates with a strong mission to enable every person in these areas the chance to fulfill their highest potential through the power of meaningful work. The organization upholds its values of accountability, integrity, dignity, diversity and inclusion, ingenuity, and opportunity, aiming to create an inclusive and supportive environment for all stakeholders.
Goodwill's Retail Services Department plays a vital role in the organization's operational mode... Show More
Goodwill's Retail Services Department plays a vital role in the organization's operational mode... Show More
Job Requirements
- Minimal ability to read and write
- Ability to lift and carry up to 70 pounds
- Ability to perform physical activities including bending, carrying, climbing, crawling, crouching, kneeling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching above shoulder level, reclining, sitting, standing, stooping, talking, throwing, turning and twisting body, walking
- Ability to maintain near, midrange, far vision and color vision
- Ability to handle dust, electric shock exposure occasionally and fumes or gases
- Ability to work indoors frequently and outdoors occasionally
- Punctual and regular attendance
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
- Must maintain strict confidentiality
- Ability to follow safety procedures and participate in safety training
Job Qualifications
- Minimal ability to read and write
- Prior customer service experience is a plus
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions tactfully and courteously
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions, exercise judgment and use initiative
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills for interaction at all organizational levels
- Ability to operate basic office equipment including computer, phone, cell phone, tablet, fax and copy machine
- High level of integrity and business ethics
Job Duties
- Complete opening activities including door and cone placement, prepare water cooling stations, set up donation drive through, move gaylords and other materials
- Move, sort, select and properly display merchandise, safely handle up to 70 pounds
- Tag and hang textiles, price wares including shoes and furniture, distribute products on sales floor
- Receive and process donated goods, direct donors and issue receipts or printed information
- Maintain records of daily activities, donation counts and processing counts in an accurate and legible manner
- Perform housekeeping duties to maintain cleanliness of donation area, bathrooms and store interior and exterior
- Cover coworkers break times cooperatively and work as part of a team
- Prepare salvage items including sorting, boxing and wrapping furniture and large items
- Assemble boxed furniture for sales floor placement
- Assist in pricing items following company policies
- Complete closing activities including door and cone retrieval, clean water stations, donation drive teardown and sales floor recovery
- Comply with Safety and Loss Prevention policies and procedures
- Provide positive customer service including assisting donors and customers, interact pleasantly on sales floor
- Ensure safe work conditions, report hazards and unsafe practices promptly
- Maintain strict confidentiality
- Attend meetings and training as required
- Perform other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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