Sales Associate​/Material Handler - Santa Monica

Sales Associate / Material Handler – Santa Monica – Salvation Army ARC

Base pay range: $17.81/hr – $17.81/hr pay rate: $17.81 PH.

The Salvation Army (TSA) Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) is a no-fee program to assist men & women on the path to complete our rehabilitation program. We value and appreciate the contributions of our employees which support the mission.

Become part of the dedicated Retail Team at the Salvation Army! Together we can continue to serve and impact our local community, through the commitment to "Do The Most Good" at our Santa Monica Thrift Store, which supports the Adult Rehabilitation Program. This is an opportunity to promote a positive shopping/donor experience, enhance customer service, problem‑solving and teamwork skills, while contributing to the success of our Program and its participants.

• Opportunity for career growth
• Paid time off
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Referral Bonuses

• Ensuring all customers and donors’ needs are met by a genuine greeting and giving prompt, courteous assistance.
• Stocking priced items ready to be merchandised on the sales floor.
• Assisting in the maintenance of the store and donation area, to keep it clean, neat, and organized. Perform cleaning duties as assigned by management.
• Following all POS/Cash Register policies in accordance with TSA policies and procedures.
• Maintaining safety and compliance standards.
• Attending required monthly store meetings.
• Receiving, unloading, and stocking incoming inventory items accurately and efficiently.
• Providing quality assurance by inspecting products for defects and damages.
• Courteously assisting the donor in the removal of all donated items from the donor’s vehicle and providing a receipt.
• Separating and sorting all donated material into the proper containers, and properly stacking material as instructed by management.
• Performing other written and/or verbal duties as may be assigned by management.

• High School diploma/GED required.
• Must be able to accurately handle POS/cash register operations and cash transactions.
• Must pass a background check, which will include criminal history and sex offender registry.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, fellow store employees, customers, and donors.

• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
• Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as files, file cabinet drawers, clothing carts, merchandise carts, rolling clothing racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks and carts, hand trucks and miscellaneous carts.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform various repetitive motion tasks.
• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Our stores operate 7 days per week. Work schedules are determined by management and employees must be flexible to always ensure adequate store coverage. Part‑time associates may be scheduled to work any part‑time shift including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

• Entry level

• Part‑time

• Distribution and Supply Chain
• Truck Transportation

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