Store Clerk-NE_Thrift Store Department

Overview

The Salvation Army, an internationally recognized non-profit, faith-based organization, has a job opening for a Part Time Store Clerk for the Alexander City Service Center, located in Alexander City, Alabama.

• Assist store customers in donating, selecting, and purchasing store items; operate and maintain a cash register; respond to customers’ questions; maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the store displays; ensure the security of store items and the cash register.
• Ring up sales, collect monies, count change, and prepare receipts; prepare and package purchased items; balance the cash drawer; run routine register print-outs; prepare and deliver bank deposits; ensure security and accountability of all cash register funds and sales records according to established operating procedures.
• Prepare, process, and maintain various sales records, tax forms, and social service vouchers; prepare routine sales reports as directed.
• Maintain neatness and security of the cash register area; ensure forms, bags, etc. are adequately stocked.
• Explain store policy and respond to questions regarding pricing and purchasing; ensure that all customers visiting the store have a pleasant experience.
• Assist customers who are donating items to The Salvation Army; direct customers to the proper loading/unloading area; may assist with hauling donations to the storage area; prepare and provide tax receipts as needed.
• Place and arrange items in the store as directed; check all store displays to ensure items are neat and orderly; rotate and/or rearrange stock as directed; return items to proper locations after customers have handled them.
• Answer the store telephone in a tactful and courteous manner; respond to questions and provide information; may schedule and record donation pickups.
• Clean all display racks and shelves; sweep and mop floors; clean windows and mirrors; maintain the store in a clean and inviting manner.
• Open and/or close store doors in accordance with the store schedule.

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.

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.

All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

To apply, please select the “Apply Now” icon at the bottom of this posting.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled