Store Associate- Allen East

Overview

Sales Associate — Allen East

Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc. exists to help persons with disabilities and other barriers to employment get jobs so that each can experience dignity, purpose, and self-sufficiency. Goodwill does this by helping people build skills, find jobs, and reach their goals in life through a donated goods business, workforce development and other social enterprise models. Here are our core beliefs:

• We believe each person has unique abilities and can make a meaningful contribution in life.
• We believe jobs are transformational to individual lives and communities.
• We believe in a hand up, not a handout.

Goodwill prides itself on an engaging and welcoming work environment, where we demonstrate our core values of Respect, Commitment, Improvement, and Integrity on a daily basis.

Goodwill Dallas achieves its mission by helping people build skills, find jobs, and ultimately reach their goals in life, through two closely integrated programs:

• The Donated Goods Program provides direct employment through the recycling and reselling of material donations across 18 stores and a 175,000 sq. ft. warehouse.
• The Workforce Development Program assists clients with assessments, education, job readiness training, coaching and career placement.

Goodwill’s unique approach includes: a fair chance and opportunity, a person-centered, holistic approach, and multiple paths to success in a safe, supportive environment. The Donated Goods Program provides employment by offering work through the recycling and reselling of material donations in stores throughout the community, while keeping millions of pounds of reusable items out of our landfills. Every dollar that is generated from retail stores is invested back into creating employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and disadvantaged conditions.

There are over 220,000 individuals with disabilities in the north Texas region. Only 90,000 have jobs. Last year, Goodwill Dallas placed over 1,000 individuals with jobs - earning more than $22 million in wages. Since 1923, Goodwill Dallas has served over 100,000 individuals in the North Texas community.

Goodwill Dallas is a 501(c)3 organization providing direct employment across eight counties, 18 stores, 6 stand-alone donation centers, and 1 regional hub. The organization is governed by a 56-member Board of Directors and employs over 600 staff.

As a Sales Associate at Goodwill Industries of Dallas, your role will be tailored to a specific specialization aligned with your talents, skills, and organizational needs. Specialization includes Accessories Grader, Cashier, Donation Attendant, Linens Grader, Material Handler, Miscellaneous Grader, Rack Roller & Shoe Grader.

• Perform other duties and projects as required by management.

• High School diploma or GED, preferred.
• Demonstrates experience in areas of customer service interaction preferred.
• Ability to speak, read and write the English language.
• Reliable transportation and communication required.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following:

• Live the Values
• Results Driven
• Customer Focus
• Communication
• Job Skills Knowledge

• High level of attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on several projects at once.
• Strong sense of internal and external customer service.
• Good interpersonal skills: able to work well with a wide range of people.
• Basic math and reading skills.
• Self-directed with ability to work independently on a regular basis.
• Ability to clearly and professionally communicate with donor customers, supervisor, truck drivers and other employees.
• Ability to work as part of a team, working professionally with other company employees.
• Willingness to follow instructions from Supervisor.
• Ability to complete daily activities reports using fax and/or computer equipment.
• Good time management skills and demonstrate adherence to timelines and schedules.
• Good decision making skills.

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