Liquor Store Clerk - North 22nd Street, Philadelphia

THE POSITION

Join our team for a rewarding and fun career at the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB)! Are you passionate about providing excellent customer service in a dynamic, high‑energy environment? Do you enjoy working with people and helping them find the perfect product? The PLCB is offering a fantastic opportunity to work in a customer‑focused retail role, with all the perks of full‑time state employment!

Our Fine Wine & Good Spirits (FW&GS) Store in Philadelphia is looking for a Full‑Time Sales Team Lead (Liquor Store Clerk
2) – apply today!

As a Sales Team Lead, you will serve as a lead worker for a shift and guide a team of clerks. This Shift Lead position is also responsible for working in collaboration with the FW&GS management team.

• Shift Leadership:
  Manage daily store functions, oversee and train lower‑level clerks, ensuring they follow store procedures and policies.
• Customer Service:
  Positively engage with shoppers, provide product guidance, and help resolve concerns.
• Store Readiness:
  Unload shipments, stock shelves, assemble product displays, and maintain store cleanliness.
• Sales Operations:
  Use cash registers, scan products, accurately handle cash, and address pricing issues.
• Report Preparation:
  Complete shift reports including accounting, inventory management, and cash management reports.

• Free, secure, onsite parking.
• Full‑time employment.
• Work hours will vary, totaling 75 hours biweekly.
• This is an itinerant position, requiring travel as needed.
• Telework:
  This position is not eligible for telework.
• Salary:
  Starting salary for new Commonwealth employees is fixed at the minimum salary listed and is not negotiable.

• Minimum Experience:
  
  Six months as a Liquor Store Clerk 1 or Intermittent Liquor Store Clerk (Commonwealth job titles or equivalent Federal Government job titles, as determined by the Office of Administration); or six months of retail sales work.
• Other Requirements:
  Meet the PA residency requirement; be able to perform essential job functions.
• Legal Requirements:
  Pass a background investigation. Applicants with a felony conviction within the last ten years are not permitted to work for the PLCB per section 210(c) of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code; other criminal convictions will be reviewed on a case‑by‑case basis.

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• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center.
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information; otherwise your score may be lower than deserved or you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.